Biodiversity
An early sign of returning environmental diversity to Pigeon Hill was when the Acacias started germinating, and the seedlings grew to a size to set seed. Leading this change was the Lightwood (Acacia implexa) and the wattles.
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The giant old Eucalyptus trees showed new growth but it was another ten years before there was a good flowering season and generous seed set. Drawn by the flowers on the gum trees, there is now a good supply of native bees.
The tree growth was a visible sign of a regenerating landscape but perhaps the most gratifying change was when the birds came back.
The tree growth was a visible sign of a regenerating landscape but perhaps the most gratifying change was when the birds came back.
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Many years earlier, Wedgetailed eagles had nested on Pigeon Hill. Then sheepfarmers, concerned about protecting their lambs, took to the Hill and destroyed the nests. Now the eagles are back. Pigeon Hill provides updrafts that allow the eagles to soar over the landscape, usually in pairs but sometimes in spring accompanied by juvenile offspring.
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This year for the first time the pigeons came back and we can happily know that Pigeon Hill is again home to pigeons.
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There is a growing range of birds on Pigeon Hill and this provides a clear signal of the growing biodiversity of Pigeon Hill and its surrounding farming land.
