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On my Thursday walk to the shops there were four swamp hens grazing on the greenery near the path. Always a pleasure to see.
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Warming seas can threaten the hidden relationship that supports seagrass meadows
"Seagrasses are often overlooked, but they are among the most important coastal habitats on Earth."
"Our findings highlight an important idea: the impacts of climate change on seagrasses can’t be understood by looking at the plants alone. The microbial communities living in the sediment can also influence how these plants respond to warming. "
"This has important implications for conservation and restoration. Around the world, seagrass meadows are declining due to coastal development, pollution and climate change. "
https://theconversation.com/warming-seas-can-threaten-the-hidden-relationship-that-supports-seagrass-meadows-278070
#seagrass #marine #ecosystems #FossilFuels #climate #HotOcean #marinas #pollution #runoff #MicrobialCommunities #LakeMacquarie #NSW #coast #erosion #ZosteraMuelleri #conservation #biodiversity -
Warming seas can threaten the hidden relationship that supports seagrass meadows
"Seagrasses are often overlooked, but they are among the most important coastal habitats on Earth."
"Our findings highlight an important idea: the impacts of climate change on seagrasses can’t be understood by looking at the plants alone. The microbial communities living in the sediment can also influence how these plants respond to warming. "
"This has important implications for conservation and restoration. Around the world, seagrass meadows are declining due to coastal development, pollution and climate change. "
https://theconversation.com/warming-seas-can-threaten-the-hidden-relationship-that-supports-seagrass-meadows-278070
#seagrass #marine #ecosystems #FossilFuels #climate #HotOcean #marinas #pollution #runoff #MicrobialCommunities #LakeMacquarie #NSW #coast #erosion #ZosteraMuelleri #conservation #biodiversity -
Warming seas can threaten the hidden relationship that supports seagrass meadows
"Seagrasses are often overlooked, but they are among the most important coastal habitats on Earth."
"Our findings highlight an important idea: the impacts of climate change on seagrasses can’t be understood by looking at the plants alone. The microbial communities living in the sediment can also influence how these plants respond to warming. "
"This has important implications for conservation and restoration. Around the world, seagrass meadows are declining due to coastal development, pollution and climate change. "
https://theconversation.com/warming-seas-can-threaten-the-hidden-relationship-that-supports-seagrass-meadows-278070
#seagrass #marine #ecosystems #FossilFuels #climate #HotOcean #marinas #pollution #runoff #MicrobialCommunities #LakeMacquarie #NSW #coast #erosion #ZosteraMuelleri #conservation #biodiversity -
Warming seas can threaten the hidden relationship that supports seagrass meadows
"Seagrasses are often overlooked, but they are among the most important coastal habitats on Earth."
"Our findings highlight an important idea: the impacts of climate change on seagrasses can’t be understood by looking at the plants alone. The microbial communities living in the sediment can also influence how these plants respond to warming. "
"This has important implications for conservation and restoration. Around the world, seagrass meadows are declining due to coastal development, pollution and climate change. "
https://theconversation.com/warming-seas-can-threaten-the-hidden-relationship-that-supports-seagrass-meadows-278070
#seagrass #marine #ecosystems #FossilFuels #climate #HotOcean #marinas #pollution #runoff #MicrobialCommunities #LakeMacquarie #NSW #coast #erosion #ZosteraMuelleri #conservation #biodiversity -
Warming seas can threaten the hidden relationship that supports seagrass meadows
"Seagrasses are often overlooked, but they are among the most important coastal habitats on Earth."
"Our findings highlight an important idea: the impacts of climate change on seagrasses can’t be understood by looking at the plants alone. The microbial communities living in the sediment can also influence how these plants respond to warming. "
"This has important implications for conservation and restoration. Around the world, seagrass meadows are declining due to coastal development, pollution and climate change. "
https://theconversation.com/warming-seas-can-threaten-the-hidden-relationship-that-supports-seagrass-meadows-278070
#seagrass #marine #ecosystems #FossilFuels #climate #HotOcean #marinas #pollution #runoff #MicrobialCommunities #LakeMacquarie #NSW #coast #erosion #ZosteraMuelleri #conservation #biodiversity -
RE: https://aus.social/@pelicangut/116411225671307261
Update: about half the Stoney Creek flying fox camp is back again. I guess it's better at Stoney Creek than wherever they went in the meantime.
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One of the dodgy smoke/vape joints in Toronto NSW has been shut down with a health dept closure order. Good. Keep going…
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The flying fox camp at Stoney Creek, Toronto NSW had decided they don't like the cold autumn nights and has moved on. Thousands gone, just like that.
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Another glorious Monday at Lake Macquarie. View from bus stop after buying groceries.
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If anyone on the western side of Lake Macquarie needs to know, the Blackalls Park bottle'o is open today.
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CW: food, picnic, view
Caught the bus to Kooroora Bay and walked across the Fennell Bay Bridge to the Lions park for a picnic today. Glorious day, nice cooling breeze off the lake.
A simple CBF picnic comprising rice in tiffins, a few jars / cans, and pickled eggs. There was meant to be lettuce too but that stayed home (DW sighs).
Saw pelicans, swans, shags, seagulls from the picnic, and a white-bellied sea eagle from the bus.
Walked back to Toronto afterwards, where we found the crowd enjoying the foreshore. Nice lazy sunny holiday vibes.
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Oh goody, the school holiday random grass fires have started early. 😒
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Here's a view of the flying foxes along the side of Stoney Creek. The colony has expanded to near its limits now without crossing the creek or roads, must be many thousands in there now.
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The little red flying fox colony at Stoney Creek, Toronto NSW was very noisy this morning. It seemed like everyone was awake, some flying about, all chattering or screeching. Warm sunny morning?
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160 new homes slated for Lake Mac’s Garden Suburb https://www.allforgardening.com/1666404/160-new-homes-slated-for-lake-macs-garden-suburb/ #garden #GardenSuburb #LakeMacquarie
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CW: food, picnic, non-veg
After a visit to Bibina, armed with a canned picnic and some rice I brought in our tiffins, we caught the bus to Speers Point Park. Where we discovered that they were setting up for a concert, so all of the picnic tables away from the water had a great view of either black plastic wrapping a fence, or an armada of portaloos.
Undeterred, we set up at a waterside picnic table. In a stiff breeze. Those tablecloth weights earned their keep again.
Quite the stiff breeze, I reckon about 40 km/h with gusts up to 50. A picnic with beanies on. Pouring the wine was a challenge, a little flew onto the tablecloth. DW had the same challenge with the chilli oil on the bamboo shoot pickles. Some soaking will be required to clean the tablecloth and serviettes.
So much of a challenge that we pared lunch back to butter beans in tomato sauce from Greece, smoked sprats (sardines) from Lithuania, and chilli bamboo shoot pickles from China. The rest stayed in their jars.
Worth it for the view, especially when two white-bellied sea eagles glided over, a pelican hovered in the breeze with feet dangling, and a little black shag intrepidly landed in the rough water for a feed.
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Walking back from Bibina to a bus stop, we came across this lovely bunch of birds around a storm water channel. Right next to the very busy Hillsborough Road.
"Birds of a feather", etc.
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Tapatío is a delicious hot sauce made in California, to latinx tastes. I used to be able to pick it up from Coles supermarkets, but they've dropped that line. Boo.
But at least Bibina at Warners Bay still has it, along with a great range of El Yucateco hot sauces, and lots of the La Morena range of products, etc.
While we were there, we picked up some other essentials and some cans for a canned picnic.
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The most optimistic sign here in Toronto NSW. There's never a queue here. There's three opportunities to buy bánh mì on this street.
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Five Islands Bridge bird report for yesterday.
Northwards late morning:
• 2 pelicans each standing on a lamppost
• 2 pelicans each loafing on a lamppost, either side of the bridge
• 1 pelican spotted loafing on a lamppost near the jettySouthwards late afternoon:
• 3 pelicans each standing on a lamppost
• 1 pelican spotted loafing on a lamppost near the jetty -
Cane toads found in Lake Macquarie and Newcastle. Oh, joy.
"A cane toad has been safely located and removed from a Glendale property following reports made to Lake Macquarie City Council and the NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD).
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It comes days after two cane toads were found in the Waratah area."https://www.lakemac.com.au/News-articles/Cane-toad-hops-into-Glendale-prompting-biosecurity-reminder
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From Thursday's walk to get groceries: a swamp hen posing on an old railway track.
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Five Islands Bridge bird report for yesterday:
Northwards, from the bus:
• swans swimming in the bay on the lake
• 2 pelicans loafing on lampposts
• 1 pelican standing on a lamppostSouthwards, walking:
• 1 pelican standing on a lamppost, scratching
• 1 pelican loafing on a lamppost
• 1 white-bellied sea eagle circling -
A bit steamy out.
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https://www.connectcraft.au#connectivity #smallbusiness #insupport #centralcoast #Australia #nsw #TV #stereo #air-conditioning #optimisation #Gosford #LakeMacquarie #Wyong #Terrigal #itsupport #homeitsupport #speakers #soundsystem
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Five Islands Bridge bird report:
· 2 pelicans sitting on the bar of 1 lamppost
· 1 pelican standing on the lamp of another, scratching
· 2 black swans in Cockle Creek -
Odd thing I discovered this month, supermarkets around here no longer sell caraway seeds (nor aniseed). I ended up buying them from a Korean grocer, by happenstance. 🤷♂️
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Well, that was some rain; 80mm between the 9am's and nearly all of it overnight. Once again doubting the wisdom of a skylight and a TV in the same room, thank goodness for subtitles.
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23°C and we have a breeze! 💨
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28°C at 7 AM is… inauspicious.
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Stepping off the bus this morning, I nearly stepped on this dead rhinoceros beetle. It's about 35mm long, very shiny. I put it on a concrete wall where some kid can take it home to scare their younger sibling.
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18 incidents, from Newcastle to Wagga Wagga.
"Police asserted the two men worked together to steal from multiple elderly female victims inside shopping centre carparks […] one of the males approached the women claiming that there was an issue with their vehicle before asking them to raise the bonnet to inspect.
While that took place, the other man stole items such as wallets, purses, cash and cards from inside the vehicle."
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Boats on the lake. #LakeMacquarie #BelmontNSW #NewcastleAU
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It rained a little overnight and the grass around here is still wet, so the corellas are getting together on grass verges to have a wee sip and nibble together.
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It's good luck when a black (and purple) bird crosses your path, isn't it?
From Monday's walk to the supermarket. This is the third swamp hen to cross my path that morning.
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When I popped around to the local shops yesterday afternoon, this mob of corellas was waiting patiently for the Mr formerly known as Seed, now dispensing cheap white bread. It still brings all the parrots to the yard; they're like, it's better than nowt.
I love the one that's decided to become the xmas tree fairy.
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From Thursday's walk to get groceries, here's a swamp hen and chick grazing the greens along the old Toronto train line.
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When you run out of food above human height, your only choice is to go for the low hanging fruit.
Corellas picking over what's left on cyprus pines.
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On the walk in for groceries this morning, the wood ducks were all close to the road end of Mudd Creek. Mostly sheltering from the hot sun under trees, but a couple taking a wee cruise back up the creek.
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From the walk to the shops this morning, a buff-banded rail. We have a couple of these around but they are buggers. Once spotted, so are you and they run like hell. The best I could do was grainy distant shots through grass.
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Coming home yesterday, the cypress pines around the corner were again hosting some hungry little corellas.
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Some little white corellas bouncing around in wattle trees across the road from the bus stop.
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Always look in the stormwater drains. This great egret (white heron as we call it) stepped out of the drain under the Five Island Bridge to hunt in the water flowing into the lake.
Always look up too, especially at lamp posts next to water. Maybe don't stand under them though.
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A couple of these yachts don't seem to have this "mooring" thing down properly. Shouldn't they be mostly *above* water?
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Well I managed to finish my KAL Mobius Strip Cowl in the allotted time.
The hardest part was Kitchener stitching the tube.
My arthritic hand coped...lol...but my thumb is kind of sore.Skein Yarn Solstice Kit - Blackberry & Stone. https://skeinyarn.com/
Pattern is https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/velvet-mirror-cowl by Andrea Mowry.#solsticeKAL #Australia #LakeMacquarie #knitting #KAL #Cowl #handdyedYarn #handdyedYarnAustralian #neverNotKnitting @knitting #knittersOfTheWorld #knitting #knittingAddict #knittingLove #knit #knittersOfMastodon #fibreArts #crafts #handmade #cowl #knittersGonnaKnit #arthritis #arthriticPain
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An arthritis flare-up in my left hand, especially my thumb, had stopped my knitting for the past 5 weeks.
I started my cowl for Skein Yarn’s Accessories KAL on 1st June. The KAL finishes 31st July.
Last night I knitted a few rows without too much pain. Big question - can I do the remaining 49 rows then Kitchener the ends together by then?
(Yes, I'm using my beloved DPNs, I honestly don't like circular needles...lol).Skein Yarn Solstice Kit - Blackberry & Stone. https://skeinyarn.com/
Pattern is https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/velvet-mirror-cowl by Andrea Mowry.#solsticeKAL #Australia #LakeMacquarie #knitting #KAL #Cowl #handdyedYarn #handdyedYarnAustralian #neverNotKnitting @knitting #knittersOfTheWorld #knitting #knittingAddict #knittingLove #knit #knittersOfMastodon #fibreArts #crafts #handmade #cowl #knittersGonnaKnit #arthritis #arthriticPain
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The street chicken has been visiting my front yard a lot lately, setting off the cameras...
#chicken #camera #ringcamera #visitor #visit #Australia #LakeMacquarie #hen #fowl #animal #animals #birdsOfMastodon #bird #chickens
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The street chicken has been visiting my front yard a lot lately, setting off the cameras...
#chicken #camera #ringcamera #visitor #visit #Australia #LakeMacquarie #hen #fowl #animal #animals #birdsOfMastodon #bird #chickens
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The street chicken has been visiting my front yard a lot lately, setting off the cameras...
#chicken #camera #ringcamera #visitor #visit #Australia #LakeMacquarie #hen #fowl #animal #animals #birdsOfMastodon #bird #chickens