In July 2012 I attended the Australian Wildlife Rehabilitator’s Conference in Townsville. Thanks for the mighty push from Brenda that got me there and enjoying the lovely companionship of Denise, Brenda and Lynne. On so many issues this conference [my … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: January 2013
Here’s another angle to the ‘usual’ snake story. A friend rang me because she had a problem with a large Red-bellied Black Snake in her garage and she needed a snake handler. I discovered she had obtained phone numbers for … Continue reading
JOY is a lovely firm pellet of possum poo from a very small baby. It’s all about the input and the output! JOY is watching a nestling Tawny Frogmouth being ushered up a very great height to a nest very … Continue reading
I was talking to my daughter some time ago while we were both visiting my 91 year old dad at his nursing home. Jo mentioned she had been unable to use the Mercedes for some time, instantly I thought back … Continue reading
The Barking Owl is an aggressive hunter taking a wide range of prey. As they hunt earlier in the evening and later in the morning than any other Australian owl species, their diet includes a wider range of diurnal birds. … Continue reading
Close to midnight on Friday 5th October, 2012, the phone rang. “We’ve just picked up a joey, mum was dead on the road.” The usual questions including how big is the joey, does it have fur, is it warm/cold, do … Continue reading
Garry and I often receive calls regarding burning off on public or private land. The Government department responsible for conducting ‘controlled’ burns will carry on regardless of concerns of the public. However, if given the chance to offer suggestions to … Continue reading
In 2009 budgies in their thousand’s fell from the sky – dead – totally covering the brown earth with bright green. Another heat wave in Western Australia. In 2010 at a golf course in southern Western Australia an entire flock … Continue reading
Passenger Pigeons, who hasn’t heard of them? Probably the most well known bird species in the world, certainly the most abundant according to records. John Audubon the great American ornithologist, described the flight of the migrating flocks of Passenger Pigeons … Continue reading