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Unlike the European calendar, there are six Noongar seasons in Western Australia’s South West region, which are indicated by changes in local plants and animals. Learn how to pick the change of seasons with this handy guide.

Traditionally Noongar people hunted and gathered food according to the seasons, being guided by the signs in nature as to which animal and plant resources were plentiful at those times.

Locally there are 6 seasons starting December and about 2 months each.  

First spring: August to September

Transitional time of year.
Flowers starting.

Lifestyle of the Nyoongar communities during Djilba

Djilba is a transitional time of the year. There are some very cold and clear days combining with warm, rainy and windy days and the occasional sunny day or two.

This is the start of the massive flowering explosion in the south-west. This starts with the yellow flowering plants, such as the Acacias. You'll also see cream flowers, and some vivid and striking blues.

Traditionally, the main food sources included many of the land-based grazing animals as in the season before. These included the Yongar (kangaroo), the Waitj (emu) and the Koomal (possum).

As the days start to warm up, we start to see and hear the first of the newborns. They're out with their proud parent who are providing food, guiding them through foraging tasks, and protecting their family units from much bigger animals, including people.

The woodland birds will still be nest-bound, hence the swooping protective behavior of the Koolbardi (Magpie), Djidi Djidi (Willie Wagtails) and Chuck-a-luck (Wattle Birds).

As the season progresses and the temperatures rise, the flower stalks of the Balgas (Grass Trees) emerge in preparation for the coming Kambarang season.