Aussie wildlife

[Airspeed]

You cycling chappies have posted a few photos of your adventures, so I thought I'd share a couple of local shots



This is our version of the hedgehog. It decided to dig into the baked clay up on the hill in the front excuse for a garden. Yes, it's an echidna.



The above pix are of a heron in what sometimes passes for our North garden. Probably hunting frogs.


This was the last of a mob in the paddock across the road from our front gate. I spooked them, and just managed to catch this one before it, too vanished.

On the subject of wildlife, I noted in Wonkypedia that "FERVENT" is the little hole at the back of bears and rabbits, just under their tails.

[Garry Russell]

Interesting Mike...thanks for that.

I didn't know you had Heron's down there

On the subject of wildlife, I noted in Wonkypedia that "FERVENT" is the little hole at the back of bears and rabbits, just under their tails.

Worth remembering if I come across anyone who has arsed what it's called

[dodger]

Hi Mike,

Thanks for posting those, you do have some strange Critter's don't you!

Funny enough only this week we had a Heron like yours on our neighbours roof, its not that often we see them considering we live near a river,

Cheers,

Roger.

[Garry Russell]

We have a Heron at the local airport.

Not seen it for a few days but it was spending a lot of time between the runway and the perimeter.

TBH I'm surprised they didn't chase it away as it could cause a lot of damage...although of course it really has the right of way

[Filonian]

We have a Heron at the local airport.

Have one that keeps coming to try and nick the fish out of next doors pond Garry.


Gragan

[NigelC]

I can understand one of de Havilland's finest being at the airport, but trying to nick fish from the pond? C'mon.....really???

[Airspeed]

I can understand one of de Havilland's finest being at the airport, but trying to nick fish from the pond? C'mon.....really???

But this is a special twin powered model, Nigel, not the four.

Locally, it's not just the herons who raid the fish pond, we lost a fairly large Comet (type of Carp), and several smaller ones to kookaburras.

[Airspeed]

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It's a quackamole.

[Buggyman]

This may sound a bit suspect but it really happened:

At my last house we had two large ponds full of fish - well fed fish, big fish, in fact big over fed fat fish with no predator to worry them. Then came the Heron who decimated the smaller pond over a couple of early morning raids. My local garden centre said that the Heron was a solitary bird and would not inpinge on another's territory and the best thing to do was to buy a full size plastic Heron and put it at the pool side. This would drive the visitor away and our remaining fish would be safe........

So we bought said plastic full size Heron and planted him alongside the pool. At stupid-o'clock the next morning I heard an almighty row coming from the garden. Holding my shreddies up with one hand I stumbled over to the window and peered out. My plastic Heron, my expensive plastic decoy, was on its back with a real life Heron kicking sh*t out of it. I couldn't believe it; I should have been angry but I just laughed and loud enough for the Heron to realise he was not alone and he bugged out.

After breakfast I took a look at my 'hero' and he had been given a right royal pecking and was missing bits of plastic and pain and his wire legs were twisted.

We moved a few day later so I don't know if the new owners had any further problems - funny thing Herons.


ATB


Allan

[Airspeed]

The attacker was probably affected by H E R O (i) N.