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.

Moderator locations

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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Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Pollinator-friendly garden Conder - 8 Dec 2023 by michaelb
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Pollinator-friendly garden Conder - 8 Dec 2023 by michaelb
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Pollinator-friendly garden Conder - 22 Nov 2023 by michaelb
Megachile ferox (Resin bee) at Pollinator-friendly garden Conder - 1 Oct 2023 by michaelb
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Conder, ACT - 20 Aug 2023 by michaelb
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Pine Island to Point Hut - 7 Aug 2023 by michaelb
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Conder, ACT - 2 Aug 2023 by michaelb
Hylaeus (Prosopisteron) littleri (Hylaeine colletid bee) at Conder, ACT - 27 Apr 2023 by michaelb
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Conder, ACT - 18 Mar 2023 by michaelb
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Conder, ACT - 24 Jan 2023 by michaelb
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Paddys River, ACT - 17 Jan 2023 by michaelb
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta (Blue Banded Bee) at Conder, ACT - 10 Jan 2023 by michaelb
Hylaeus (Hylaeorhiza) nubilosus (A yellow-spotted masked bee) at Conder, ACT - 9 Jan 2023 by michaelb
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Aranda, ACT - 30 Oct 2022 by michaelb
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Tennent, ACT - 1 Sep 2021 by michaelb
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Conder, ACT - 10 Aug 2021 by michaelb
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Stromlo, ACT - 20 Jan 2021 by michaelb
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Conder, ACT - 11 Jan 2021 by michaelb
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta (Blue Banded Bee) at Pollinator-friendly garden Conder - 10 Jan 2021 by michaelb
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Conder, ACT - 19 Apr 2020 by michaelb
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Tuggeranong DC, ACT - 15 Jan 2020 by michaelb
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Chakola, NSW - 26 Dec 2019 by michaelb
Lipotriches (Austronomia) phanerura (Halictid Bee) at Conder, ACT - 21 Dec 2019 by michaelb
Megachile lucidiventris (Resin bee, Megachilid bee) at Conder, ACT - 17 Dec 2019 by michaelb
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Tennent, ACT - 11 Nov 2019 by michaelb
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Tennent, ACT - 13 Apr 2019 by michaelb
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Tuggeranong DC, ACT - 3 Apr 2019 by michaelb
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Tuggeranong DC, ACT - 27 Mar 2019 by michaelb
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta (Blue Banded Bee) at Tuggeranong DC, ACT - 12 Mar 2019 by michaelb
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Theodore, ACT - 27 Feb 2019 by michaelb
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Banks, ACT - 16 Feb 2019 by michaelb
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Conder, ACT - 7 Jan 2019 by michaelb
Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Tuggeranong, ACT - 18 Dec 2018 by michaelb
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Conder, ACT - 15 Nov 2018 by michaelb
Exoneura sp. (genus) (A reed bee) at Tuggeranong DC, ACT - 1 Nov 2018 by michaelb
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Molonglo, ACT - 11 Sep 2018 by michaelb
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Coombs, ACT - 11 Sep 2018 by michaelb
Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Conder, ACT - 15 Jan 2018 by michaelb
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta (Blue Banded Bee) at Conder, ACT - 15 Jan 2018 by michaelb
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Rob Roy Range - 8 Jan 2018 by michaelb
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Conder, ACT - 30 Dec 2017 by michaelb
Hylaeus (Hylaeorhiza) nubilosus (A yellow-spotted masked bee) at Conder, ACT - 28 Dec 2017 by michaelb
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Tharwa, ACT - 26 Nov 2017 by michaelb
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Paddys River, ACT - 18 Mar 2017 by michaelb
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Point Hut to Tharwa - 7 Mar 2017 by michaelb
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Paddys River, ACT - 29 Jan 2017 by michaelb
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta (Blue Banded Bee) at Conder, ACT - 22 Jan 2017 by michaelb
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta (Blue Banded Bee) at Conder, ACT - 11 Jan 2017 by michaelb
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Paddys River, ACT - 4 Jan 2017 by michaelb
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Conder, ACT - 11 Dec 2016 by michaelb
Lipotriches (Austronomia) phanerura (Halictid Bee) at Greenway, ACT - 17 Nov 2016 by michaelb
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Conder, ACT - 10 Nov 2016 by michaelb
Lasioglossum (Homalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Furrow Bee) at Conder, ACT - 30 Oct 2016 by michaelb
Pseudoanthidium (Immanthidium) repetitum (African carder bee, Megachild bee) at Conder, ACT - 30 Mar 2016 by michaelb
Pseudoanthidium (Immanthidium) repetitum (African carder bee, Megachild bee) at Conder, ACT - 14 Mar 2016 by michaelb
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Kambah, ACT - 27 Jan 2016 by michaelb
Lipotriches (Austronomia) australica at Tharwa, ACT - 31 Dec 2015 by michaelb
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) hemichalceum (Halictid Bee) at Conder, ACT - 8 Dec 2015 by michaelb
Ceratina (Neoceratina) australensis (A small carpenter bee) at Conder, ACT - 23 Nov 2015 by michaelb
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) chapmani (Halictid bee) at Conder, ACT - 21 Nov 2015 by michaelb
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) chapmani (Halictid bee) at Conder, ACT - 10 Nov 2015 by michaelb
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) lanarium (Halictid bee) at Conder, ACT - 1 Nov 2015 by michaelb
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Conder, ACT - 19 Oct 2015 by michaelb
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) brunnesetum (Halictid bee) at Conder, ACT - 10 Oct 2015 by michaelb
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Conder, ACT - 13 Sep 2015 by michaelb
Pseudoanthidium (Immanthidium) repetitum (African carder bee, Megachild bee) at Conder, ACT - 11 Apr 2015 by michaelb
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta (Blue Banded Bee) at Conder, ACT - 11 Apr 2015 by michaelb
Pseudoanthidium (Immanthidium) repetitum (African carder bee, Megachild bee) at Conder, ACT - 12 Mar 2015 by michaelb
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) lanarium (Halictid bee) at Rendezvous Creek, ACT - 5 Mar 2015 by michaelb
Lipotriches (Austronomia) phanerura (Halictid Bee) at Conder, ACT - 5 Feb 2015 by michaelb
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Conder, ACT - 5 Feb 2015 by michaelb
Megachile (Eutricharaea) serricauda (Leafcutter bee, Megachilid bee) at Conder, ACT - 3 Feb 2015 by michaelb
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta (Blue Banded Bee) at Conder, ACT - 3 Feb 2015 by michaelb
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Conder, ACT - 1 Feb 2015 by michaelb
Megachile lucidiventris (Resin bee, Megachilid bee) at Paddys River, ACT - 1 Jan 2015 by michaelb
Megachile lucidiventris (Resin bee, Megachilid bee) at Tennent, ACT - 31 Dec 2014 by michaelb
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