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I thought that I would remind readers of links and also add some other good sites for those interested in Australian Fauna.
Brett Clifton has a very special relationship with his Eastern Grey Kangaroos.
Sharyn Munro ‘The Woman on the Mountain’ has a diary and beautiful photographs of her mountain retreat.
Ray Drew is a photo journalist who supports our kangaroos.
Rocky Creek continues to wear its new coat of green, despite the very high temperatures that reigned last week.
17.01.10
At the moment we do not have a rain gauge, the one we had was placed on the ground and the beautiful donkeys in their excitement about getting a carrot accidently stomped on it.
We were privileged to observe a large brown snake last week making its way through the grass. I was fascinated by its movement patterns and relieved that it was moving away from me.
Rosiella continues to visit and delight us with her chirps, she is often seen proudly walking along the telephone wire a great height above the ground and will fly seemingly from out of nowhere, as she was so well hidden in the nearby trees.
Lulu will often come with us for a walk in the afternoon when it has cooled down. She follows at a respectable distance and stops frequently when we do and finds a succulent piece of greenery to munch on, none too quietly. The three ‘girls’ are queens of their domain and thriving in all the new grass.
17.01.10 What was that noise?
17.01.10 Poppy deep in prayerful contemplation.
Jacqui has been moved to the wombat yard and has started to excavate her own burrow. Unfortunately this has come at the cost of a heavy tick burden and we have had to treat her for this. Jacqui’s mum was quite compromised with mange and a large parasite burden when she was killed and even Jacqui herself had mange and too many ticks for such a little girl. She has never been quite as robust as some of the other wombats that I have raised and we continue to watch her carefully.
17.01.10 Jacqui leaving her burrow.
We have finally had some good soaking rain and already Rocky Creek Wildlife Refuge is starting to wear brighter colours and has a fresher, greener look about it. There is already shoots of green grass emerging and the local ‘mob’ are enjoying the tasty shoots. Kangaroos don’t destroy the areas over which they graze, despite the publicity that this myth is sometimes given.
5.01.10 Lulu Enjoying the new green grass.
Our tank is about two thirds full and we should not have to use bore water in it for awhile. Jeremy has been planting the new native trees that he purchased for Christmas so that they can take advantage of the moist ground.
The gums are blossoming and providing lots of “Blossies for Possies” for Daniel and Jules.
5.01.10 Blossies for Possies