Little Visitors
I used to live in a city, I didn't get to see so many native Australian animals there. When I moved with my family to the bush I was amazed by all the wildlife, and I still am! I'm sharing these pictures with you, so that no matter where in the world you are, you can get to know these little creatures too.
Wallabies
A female wallaby with a joey in her pouch.
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Here is a male wallaby. We call him Puss Puss.
Puss Puss has visited us almost every day since we moved here. He gets up to all sorts of mischief. Anyway, in this photo he was sitting in the shade at the end of a very hot day.
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We get visits from other types of wallabies and also kangaroos.
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Possums
Possums are very good a climbing trees. The one in this photo really had beautiful dark brown eyes it was just the camera flash that made them look like they were glowing.
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Goannas
A little goanna - it was a bit over a one metre long (around three and a half feet).
I took this photo from my window, of a goanna climbing down a tree. It is an Australian Iron bark tree; the bark is black because it was in a bush fire many years ago. Iron bark trees have special bark and sap that helps protect them from fire. The tree in this photo is very healthy despite of its burnt bark.
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Goanna on a tree. Did you know goannas are also know as Lace Monitors?
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Frogs
Insects
We see many different types of insects, here are some moths, a beetle, a grasshopper and two photos of a cicada.
I wonder what type of insects you see where you live. Insects can be very interesting to watch and learn about. Did you know some people keep insects as pets?
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This little cicada was walking about on my drawing. I suspect it really liked the light from my drawing lamp. I was very pleased that it stay to pose for some photos even though it was tricking to take a photo with a cicada on my thumb.
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Echidnas
We don't see echidnas every day. But they visit every now and then, and I enjoy watching them very much they have a wonderful walk. Echidnas are egg-laying mammals.
Other Visitors
There are our animals that visit us here too, I'll add more photos when I can.
In the meantime you might like to look at the page Little Bird Visitors
In the meantime you might like to look at the page Little Bird Visitors