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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Euphorbia ophthalmica (Caustic Weed, Rock Spurge) at Greenway, ACT - 18 Jan 2024 by michaelb
Hypericum perforatum (St John's Wort) at Tuggeranong Hill - 7 Jan 2024 by michaelb
Viburnum tinus (Laurustinus) at Conder, ACT - 10 Sep 2023 by michaelb
Ophidius elegans (Click beetle) at Conder, ACT - 10 Jan 2023 by michaelb
Austrostipa setacea (Corkscrew Grass) at Throsby, ACT - 18 Dec 2022 by michaelb
Brassica napus (Canola, Rapeseed) at Michelago, NSW - 11 Oct 2022 by michaelb
Bidens subalternans (Greater Beggars Ticks) at Kambah, ACT - 26 Mar 2022 by michaelb
Sagittaria platyphylla (Sagittaria) at Molonglo, ACT - 22 Mar 2022 by michaelb
Sporobolus elongatus (Rat's Tail Grass) at Kambah, ACT - 10 Mar 2022 by michaelb
Keyacris scurra (Key's Matchstick Grasshopper) at Conder, ACT - 17 Sep 2021 by michaelb
Eriochloa pseudoacrotricha at Monash, ACT - 4 Mar 2021 by michaelb
Alternanthera philoxeroides (Alligator Weed) at Isabella Plains, ACT - 4 Mar 2021 by michaelb
Rorippa gigantea (Forest Bitter-cress) at Paddys River, ACT - 11 Feb 2021 by michaelb
Cyperus concinnus (Trim Flat-sedge) at Paddys River, ACT - 30 Dec 2020 by michaelb
Lavandula stoechas (Spanish Lavender or Topped Lavender) at Conder, ACT - 30 Nov 2020 by michaelb
Panicum gilvum (Sweet Panic) at Weston, ACT - 2 Mar 2020 by michaelb
Bidens pilosa (Cobbler's Pegs, Farmer's Friend) at Banks, ACT - 11 Jul 2019 by michaelb
Isachne globosa (Swamp Millet) at Tuggeranong DC, ACT - 12 Mar 2019 by michaelb
Viburnum tinus (Laurustinus) at Conder, ACT - 12 Jan 2019 by michaelb
Orthetrum villosovittatum (Fiery Skimmer) at Conder, ACT - 12 Jan 2019 by michaelb
Robinia pseudoacacia (Black Locust) at Gordon, ACT - 29 Oct 2018 by michaelb
Grevillea juniperina (Grevillea) at Pine Island to Point Hut - 17 Jul 2018 by michaelb
Papyrius nitidus (Shining Coconut Ant) at Bonython, ACT - 23 Apr 2018 by michaelb
Isachne globosa (Swamp Millet) at Paddys River, ACT - 9 Apr 2018 by michaelb
Myriophyllum verrucosum (Red Water-milfoil) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 28 Mar 2018 by michaelb
Papyrius nitidus (Shining Coconut Ant) at Paddys River, ACT - 25 Mar 2018 by michaelb
Anredera cordifolia (Madeira Vine ) at Paddys River, ACT - 10 Mar 2018 by michaelb
Bertya rosmarinifolia (Rosemary Bertya) at Tennent, ACT - 8 Mar 2018 by michaelb
Pterodontia mellii (Hunchback Fly, Small-headed Fly) at Conder, ACT - 28 Feb 2018 by michaelb
Limosella australis (Austral Mudwort) at Coombs, ACT - 12 Feb 2018 by michaelb
Limosella australis (Austral Mudwort) at Coombs, ACT - 26 Jan 2018 by michaelb
Sagittaria platyphylla (Sagittaria) at Coombs, ACT - 26 Jan 2018 by michaelb
Sagittaria platyphylla (Sagittaria) at Weston Creek, ACT - 26 Jan 2018 by michaelb
Gonocarpus elatus (Hill Raspwort) at Rob Roy Range - 30 Dec 2017 by michaelb
Plagiochasma rupestre (A liverwort) at Conder, ACT - 28 Nov 2017 by michaelb
Perunga ochracea (Perunga grasshopper, Cross-dressing Grasshopper) at Theodore, ACT - 19 Oct 2017 by michaelb
Melanodryas cucullata (Hooded Robin) at Tennent, ACT - 10 Oct 2017 by michaelb
Epthianura albifrons (White-fronted Chat) at Coombs, ACT - 13 May 2017 by michaelb
Gleditsia triacanthos (Honey Locust, Thorny Locust) at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 30 Apr 2017 by michaelb
Cyperus exaltatus (Tall Flat-sedge, Giant Sedge) at Coombs, ACT - 30 Apr 2017 by michaelb
Macroceps tonnoiri (Flat-head Leafhopper) at Urambi Hills - 14 Apr 2017 by michaelb
Oenothera indecora subsp. bonariensis (Small-flower Evening Primrose) at Paddys River, ACT - 12 Apr 2017 by michaelb
Artemisia verlotiorum (Chinese Mugwort) at Tennent, ACT - 1 Apr 2017 by michaelb
Isachne globosa (Swamp Millet) at Paddys River, ACT - 7 Mar 2017 by michaelb
Zygocera pruinosa (Pruinosa longicorn beetle) at Greenway, ACT - 22 Feb 2017 by michaelb
Glossostigma elatinoides (Small Mud-mat) at Greenway, ACT - 22 Feb 2017 by michaelb
Myriophyllum verrucosum (Red Water-milfoil) at Paddys River, ACT - 19 Feb 2017 by michaelb
Isachne globosa (Swamp Millet) at Paddys River, ACT - 19 Feb 2017 by michaelb
Ludwigia palustris (Marsh Purslane) at Tennent, ACT - 15 Feb 2017 by michaelb
Alisma plantago-aquatica (Water Plantain) at Paddys River, ACT - 29 Jan 2017 by michaelb
Glenoleon falsus (Antlion Lacewing) at Tennent, ACT - 4 Jan 2017 by michaelb
Obrida fascialis (One banded longicorn) at Tennent, ACT - 27 Dec 2016 by michaelb
Alternanthera philoxeroides (Alligator Weed) at Monash, ACT - 27 Nov 2016 by michaelb
Holosteum umbellatum (Jagged Chickweed) at Bonython, ACT - 6 Oct 2016 by michaelb
Anredera cordifolia (Madeira Vine ) at Paddys River, ACT - 29 Mar 2016 by michaelb
Isachne globosa (Swamp Millet) at Greenway, ACT - 1 Mar 2016 by michaelb
Solaenodolichopus sp. (genus) (Millepede) at Greenway, ACT - 3 Feb 2016 by michaelb
Bolboschoenus caldwellii (Salt Club-rush) at Greenway, ACT - 19 Dec 2015 by michaelb
Ludwigia peploides subsp. montevidensis (Water Primrose) at Bonython, ACT - 13 Dec 2015 by michaelb
Centaurea melitensis (Maltese Cockspur, Cockspur Thistle) at Calwell, ACT - 23 Nov 2015 by michaelb
Leucochrysum albicans subsp. tricolor (Hoary Sunray) at Theodore, ACT - 7 Nov 2015 by michaelb
Matricaria discoidea (Rounded Chamomille) at Gordon, ACT - 28 Oct 2015 by michaelb
Oligochaetochilus hamatus (Southern Hooked Rustyhood) at Greenway, ACT - 27 Oct 2015 by michaelb
Bidens pilosa (Cobbler's Pegs, Farmer's Friend) at Banks, ACT - 2 May 2015 by michaelb
Schoenoplectus pungens (Common Three-Square) at Gordon, ACT - 11 Apr 2015 by michaelb
Isachne globosa (Swamp Millet) at Paddys River, ACT - 18 Mar 2015 by michaelb
Schoenoplectus pungens (Common Three-Square) at Bonython, ACT - 8 Nov 2014 by michaelb
Melaleuca decussata (Cross-leaf Honey-myrtle or Totem Poles) at Chisholm, ACT - 3 Nov 2014 by michaelb
Cyperus concinnus (Trim Flat-sedge) at Paddys River, ACT - 17 May 2014 by michaelb
Cyperus concinnus (Trim Flat-sedge) at Paddys River, ACT - 13 Dec 2012 by michaelb
Eragrostis elongata (Clustered Lovegrass) at Gordon, ACT - 20 Jan 2012 by michaelb
Cenchrus setaceus (African Fountain Grass) at Banks, ACT - 20 Jan 2010 by michaelb
Carex chlorantha (Green-top Sedge) at Greenway, ACT - 9 Oct 2007 by michaelb
Schoenoplectus pungens (Common Three-Square) at Paddys River, ACT - 2 Apr 2007 by michaelb
Cyperus concinnus (Trim Flat-sedge) at Tennent, ACT - 3 Dec 2005 by michaelb
Prasophyllum petilum (Tarengo Leek Orchid) at Hall, ACT - 15 Oct 2003 by michaelb
Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides (A Pennywort) at Conder, ACT - 28 Jan 2001 by michaelb
Eleocharis atricha (Tuber Spikerush) at Tuggeranong DC, ACT - 8 Jan 2001 by michaelb
Diuris dendrobioides (Late Mauve Doubletail) at Conder, ACT - 4 Dec 1999 by michaelb
Chrysocephalum apiculatum (Common Everlasting) at Conder, ACT - 3 Dec 1999 by michaelb
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