wildlife
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It’s a baby possum!
Wookie was up at about 4am keen to go out! What’s going on, little guy? Then I heard it, scratching at the dog flap! This wasn’t a horrid cane toad. Maybe it was a turtle? We had one a few… Continue reading
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On the balcony
Sitting out with Wookie wondering if it will rain, when this noisy kookaburra lands, making a racket. They’re so big with these massive heads! He’s about half the size of Wookie! Pretty cool though. Chubby too. They live well out… Continue reading
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First koala sighting
This is my first time seeing a koala in the wild, thanks to a friend who took me onto his property. I’m very grateful. Continue reading
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Snake killer
My neighbour Niven feeds our local birds. Now this kookaburra visits me when I put out the laundry. “Kookaburras kill snakes,” Niven said as he placed small chucks of minced meat on the wall. Kookaburras, magpies, and some others (maybe… Continue reading
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Kookaburra, dry days
It’s so hot. I’m ready to give up on the roses, and other plants out in the open. The broms and herbs are okay, they’re all under dappled shade. This Kookaburra was on the gate as the sun was setting.… Continue reading
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Tree snake in the rose
A strip of iridescent blue, grey and yellow caught my eye in the rose bush. A tree snake with a lovely yellow head was just hanging out in the sun. I would have liked to get closer to take a… Continue reading
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Mummy and Joey (video)
It’s so dry now, the roos come very close, looking for things to eat. They’ve started to eat my roses. A lady who runs a nursery in Beaudesert said they’re eating everything at the moment, not just roses. I don’t… Continue reading
Joanna Funk 