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I’d never heard of nurdles before – it’s a beautiful sounding word but unfortunately has sinister connotations. Nurdles are small plastic resin pellets (usually under 5 mm diameter) used as the main raw product in the manufacture of plastic products. They are one of the main sources of marine debris. Nurdles resemble fish eggs, absorb toxins [...]
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We spotted this huge green treefrog yesterday, here at the Portland Roads Beach Shack. He was perched in a tree just near the path to our house. He sat perfectly still while we photographed him. Notice that he has ear patches rather than holes. That is Seamus’ arm behind him holding down the tree branch [...]
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This is the place (www.portlandroadsbeachshack.com.au) we are looking after. We have the cottage halfway up the hill, and this is where the visitors stay. The Beach Shack accommodates up to 4 people with a double and two single beds. It is self contained with a bathroom and cooking facilities for self-catering. The living area is on [...]
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I’ve just put the last 2 days of birds nests. Plus below that the original nest. They often build their nests under verandahs – it’s thought that they consider humans less dangerous than other animals, so do build under eaves and verandahs. And often build a new nest next to the old one, then use [...]
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