The
TOODYAY
NATURALISTS’
CLUB
PRESENTS
Drs
MIKE and MANDY BAMFORD
ECOLOGISTS
BOBTAILS and DUCK TAILS
Bobtails are a familiar but truly remarkable reptile. Omnivorous, live-bearing and very
long-lived. Mike spent a year following them around to look at aspects of their biology.
How many babies do they have? How big are they? What do Bobtails really eat when
they can’t find strawberries? And why does Mike never use the term cold-blooded when
talking about reptiles (except he just did).
Everybody likes ducks… don’t they? Mandy likes ducks SO much that she spent a year
studying them. Native Black Ducks can interbreed with domestic ducks and the hybrids
are fertile. Does it matter if these birds interbreed and how common is it? Mandy and a
team of little old ladies with umbrellas set out to find out.
These are their fascinating stories.
Photographs: Bobtail - Peter Schneider Duck - Desraé Clarke
WHEN: Saturday, 16 March 2013
WHERE: CWA Hall, Stirling Terrace, Toodyay at 7pm
Gold coin donation in evening will include supper
ALL WELCOME
TOODYAY NATURALISTS’ CLUB (Inc).
P.O. Box 328, Toodyay 6566, Western Australia PH: 6364 3609 info@ toodyaynats.org.au
www.toodyaynats.org.au