michaelb

Hi. I'm Michael Bedingfield. I've been exploring the natural areas around southern Tuggeranong since I moved here in 1992. I became interested in the local native plants when seeing the rich native floral diversity. Since then I've drawn many of them, joining Friends of Grasslands to share this interest. Later I began to document and photograph these plants, on Tuggeranong Hill Nature Reserve, the lower slopes of Mount Rob Roy Range, and the Murrumbidgee River Corridor. I also began photographing and drawing the local animals as well, large and small. Earlier in my life I had worked as a computer programmer and systems analyst in the Public Service. Then in 2014, Aaron Clausen and Michael Mulvaney asked me to help them in developing and administering the Canberra Nature Map website and the NatureMapr network. It has been a very rewarding experience.

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michaelb is a moderator for the following locations:

Melrose  |  Old Tuggeranong TSR  |  Pine Island to Point Hut  |  Point Hut to Tharwa  |  Rob Roy Range  |  Tuggeranong Hill

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Chelodina longicollis (Eastern Long-necked Turtle) at Point Hut Pond - 5 Feb 2024 by michaelb
Amata (genus) (Handmaiden Moth) at Namadgi National Park - 28 Jan 2024 by michaelb
Diplodium reflexum (Dainty Greenhood) at Namadgi National Park - 28 Jan 2024 by michaelb
Hypericum perforatum (St John's Wort) at Tharwa, ACT - 28 Jan 2024 by michaelb
Phalaris aquatica (Phalaris, Australian Canary Grass) at Urambi Hills - 24 Jan 2024 by michaelb
Omphalotus nidiformis (Ghost Fungus) at Greenway, ACT - 20 Jan 2024 by michaelb
Euphorbia ophthalmica (Caustic Weed, Rock Spurge) at Greenway, ACT - 18 Jan 2024 by michaelb
Osphranter robustus (Wallaroo) at Melrose - 14 Jan 2024 by michaelb
Hypericum perforatum (St John's Wort) at Tuggeranong Hill - 7 Jan 2024 by michaelb
Hypericum perforatum (St John's Wort) at Tuggeranong Hill - 7 Jan 2024 by michaelb
Hypericum perforatum (St John's Wort) at Conder, ACT - 7 Jan 2024 by michaelb
Hypericum perforatum (St John's Wort) at Conder, ACT - 7 Jan 2024 by michaelb
Stemonitis sp. (genus) (A slime mould) at Pollinator-friendly garden Conder - 14 Dec 2023 by michaelb
Notamacropus rufogriseus (Red-necked Wallaby) at Tharwa, ACT - 12 Dec 2023 by michaelb
Hypericum perforatum (St John's Wort) at Tharwa, ACT - 12 Dec 2023 by michaelb
Ardices canescens (Dark-spotted Tiger Moth) at Conder, ACT - 29 Nov 2023 by michaelb
Hypericum perforatum (St John's Wort) at Urambi Hills - 27 Nov 2023 by michaelb
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Pollinator-friendly garden Conder - 22 Nov 2023 by michaelb
Vombatus ursinus (Common wombat, Bare-nosed Wombat) at Tuggeranong, ACT - 11 Nov 2023 by michaelb
Hypericum perforatum (St John's Wort) at Forde, ACT - 4 Nov 2023 by michaelb
Eryngium ovinum (Blue Devil) at Mulligans Flat - 4 Nov 2023 by michaelb
Myriophyllum crispatum (Water Millfoil) at Mulligans Flat - 4 Nov 2023 by michaelb
Cercopidae (family) (Unidentified spittlebug or froghopper) at Bonner, ACT - 4 Nov 2023 by michaelb
Hackelia suaveolens (Sweet Hounds Tongue) at Bonner, ACT - 4 Nov 2023 by michaelb
Chrysocephalum apiculatum (Common Everlasting) at Bonner, ACT - 4 Nov 2023 by michaelb
Carex inversa (Knob Sedge) at Bonner, ACT - 4 Nov 2023 by michaelb
Holcus lanatus (Yorkshire Fog) at Bonner, ACT - 4 Nov 2023 by michaelb
Triptilodiscus pygmaeus (Annual Daisy) at Bonner, ACT - 4 Nov 2023 by michaelb
Rosa rubiginosa (Sweet Briar, Eglantine) at Bonner, ACT - 4 Nov 2023 by michaelb
Persicaria prostrata (Creeping Knotweed) at Bonner, ACT - 4 Nov 2023 by michaelb
Pultenaea procumbens (Bush Pea) at Bonner, ACT - 4 Nov 2023 by michaelb
Eleocharis sp. (Spike-rush) at Mulligans Flat - 4 Nov 2023 by michaelb
Clania lewinii (Lewin's case moth) at Mulligans Flat - 4 Nov 2023 by michaelb
Potamogeton sulcatus (Pondweed) at Mulligans Flat - 4 Nov 2023 by michaelb
Cacatua galerita (Sulphur-crested Cockatoo) at Bonner, ACT - 4 Nov 2023 by michaelb
Leptotarsus (Leptotarsus) sp.(genus) at Bonner, ACT - 4 Nov 2023 by michaelb
Exocarpos cupressiformis (Cherry Ballart) at Bonner, ACT - 4 Nov 2023 by michaelb
Hypericum gramineum (Small St Johns Wort) at Bonner, ACT - 4 Nov 2023 by michaelb
Pollanisus viridipulverulenta (Satin-green Forester) at Mulligans Flat - 4 Nov 2023 by michaelb
Macropus giganteus (Eastern Grey Kangaroo) at Evatt, ACT - 4 Nov 2023 by michaelb
Eucalyptus blakelyi (Blakely's Red Gum) at Evatt, ACT - 4 Nov 2023 by michaelb
Goodenia hederacea subsp. hederacea (Ivy Goodenia, Forest Goodenia) at Mulligans Flat - 4 Nov 2023 by michaelb
Hibbertia obtusifolia (Grey Guinea-flower) at Bonner, ACT - 4 Nov 2023 by michaelb
Bulbine bulbosa (Golden Lily) at Bonner, ACT - 4 Nov 2023 by michaelb
Eucalyptus blakelyi (Blakely's Red Gum) at Bonner, ACT - 4 Nov 2023 by michaelb
Chrysocephalum semipapposum (Clustered Everlasting) at Bonner, ACT - 4 Nov 2023 by michaelb
Oreomyrrhis eriopoda (Australian Carraway) at Bonner, ACT - 4 Nov 2023 by michaelb
Usnea sp. (genus) (Bearded lichen) at Mulligans Flat - 4 Nov 2023 by michaelb
Teloschistes sp. (genus) (A lichen) at Mulligans Flat - 4 Nov 2023 by michaelb
Craspedia variabilis (Common Billy Buttons) at Bonner, ACT - 4 Nov 2023 by michaelb
Isotoma fluviatilis subsp. australis (Swamp Isotome) at Bonner, ACT - 4 Nov 2023 by michaelb
Dillwynia sericea (Egg And Bacon Peas) at Mulligans Flat - 4 Nov 2023 by michaelb
Xerochrysum viscosum (Sticky Everlasting) at Bonner, ACT - 4 Nov 2023 by michaelb
Pimelea curviflora var. sericea (Curved Riceflower) at Mulligans Flat - 4 Nov 2023 by michaelb
Hydrocotyle laxiflora (Stinking Pennywort) at Bonner, ACT - 4 Nov 2023 by michaelb
Eucalyptus blakelyi (Blakely's Red Gum) at Bonner, ACT - 4 Nov 2023 by michaelb
Daviesia genistifolia (Broom Bitter Pea) at Bonner, ACT - 4 Nov 2023 by michaelb
Craspedia variabilis (Common Billy Buttons) at Bonner, ACT - 4 Nov 2023 by michaelb
Leptorhynchos squamatus (Scaly Buttons) at Bonner, ACT - 4 Nov 2023 by michaelb
Nassella trichotoma (Serrated Tussock) at Tharwa, ACT - 23 Oct 2023 by michaelb
Sus scrofa (Pig (feral)) at Tuggeranong Hill - 13 Oct 2023 by michaelb
Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum (Jersey Cudweed) at Theodore, ACT - 13 Oct 2023 by michaelb
Thelymitra sp. (A Sun Orchid) at Tuggeranong Hill - 13 Oct 2023 by michaelb
Pultenaea procumbens (Bush Pea) at Tuggeranong Hill - 13 Oct 2023 by michaelb
Vombatus ursinus (Common wombat, Bare-nosed Wombat) at Theodore, ACT - 13 Oct 2023 by michaelb
Craspedia variabilis (Common Billy Buttons) at Theodore, ACT - 13 Oct 2023 by michaelb
Isotoma fluviatilis subsp. australis (Swamp Isotome) at Theodore, ACT - 13 Oct 2023 by michaelb
Echium sp. (Paterson's Curse or Viper's Bugloss) at Tuggeranong Hill - 13 Oct 2023 by michaelb
Hypoxis hygrometrica var. villosisepala (Golden Weather-grass) at Tuggeranong Hill - 13 Oct 2023 by michaelb
Crataegus monogyna (Hawthorn) at Tuggeranong, ACT - 13 Oct 2023 by michaelb
Kunzea parvifolia (Violet Kunzea) at Tuggeranong, ACT - 13 Oct 2023 by michaelb
Bulbine bulbosa (Golden Lily) at Tuggeranong Hill - 13 Oct 2023 by michaelb
Mituliodon tarantulinus (Prowling Spider) at Pollinator-friendly garden Conder - 7 Oct 2023 by michaelb
Eucalyptus melliodora (Yellow Box) at Tuggeranong, ACT - 7 Oct 2023 by michaelb
Megachile ferox (Resin bee) at Pollinator-friendly garden Conder - 1 Oct 2023 by michaelb
Vombatus ursinus (Common wombat, Bare-nosed Wombat) at Gordon, ACT - 1 Oct 2023 by michaelb
Ardices canescens (Dark-spotted Tiger Moth) at Pollinator-friendly garden Conder - 1 Oct 2023 by michaelb
Gastrinodes bitaeniaria (Buff Bark Moth) at Conder, ACT - 1 Oct 2023 by michaelb
Pholodes sinistraria (Sinister or Frilled Bark Moth) at Pollinator-friendly garden Conder - 29 Sep 2023 by michaelb
Psephotus haematonotus (Red-rumped Parrot) at Conder, ACT - 23 Sep 2023 by michaelb
Scymnodes sp. (genus) (Unidentified Scymnodes ladybird) at Pollinator-friendly garden Conder - 23 Sep 2023 by michaelb
Lepidosaphes sp. (genus) at Conder, ACT - 23 Sep 2023 by michaelb
Ardices canescens (Dark-spotted Tiger Moth) at Conder, ACT - 20 Sep 2023 by michaelb
Eucalyptus melliodora (Yellow Box) at Tuggeranong, ACT - 19 Sep 2023 by michaelb
Carex appressa (Tall Sedge) at Conder, ACT - 17 Sep 2023 by michaelb
Therevidae (family) (Unidentified stiletto fly) at Conder, ACT - 17 Sep 2023 by michaelb
Cryptandra amara (Bitter Cryptandra) at Conder, ACT - 17 Sep 2023 by michaelb
Glycine clandestina (Twining Glycine) at Conder, ACT - 17 Sep 2023 by michaelb
Bursaria spinosa (Native Blackthorn, Sweet Bursaria) at Conder, ACT - 17 Sep 2023 by michaelb
Cryptandra amara (Bitter Cryptandra) at Conder, ACT - 17 Sep 2023 by michaelb
Wurmbea dioica subsp. dioica (Early Nancy) at Conder, ACT - 17 Sep 2023 by michaelb
Eucalyptus melliodora (Yellow Box) at Conder, ACT - 17 Sep 2023 by michaelb
Amyema miquelii (Box Mistletoe) at Conder, ACT - 17 Sep 2023 by michaelb
Senecio quadridentatus (Cotton Fireweed) at Conder, ACT - 17 Sep 2023 by michaelb
Grevillea rosmarinifolia subsp. rosmarinifolia (Rosemary Grevillea) at Conder, ACT - 17 Sep 2023 by michaelb
Macropus giganteus (Eastern Grey Kangaroo) at Conder, ACT - 17 Sep 2023 by michaelb
Agrotis munda (Brown Cutworm) at Conder, ACT - 15 Sep 2023 by michaelb
Chrysodeixis argentifera (Tobacco Looper) at Conder, ACT - 13 Sep 2023 by michaelb
Helicoverpa punctigera (Native Budworm) at Conder, ACT - 11 Sep 2023 by michaelb
Viburnum tinus (Laurustinus) at Conder, ACT - 10 Sep 2023 by michaelb

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