as it was such a nice day I thought I would take some pictures of the Invermay forest. Most of it is pine plantation destined for wood chipping but there are still patches of eucalypt about. Unfortunately a lot of it has been burnt to excess owing to the valuable nature of the pines. it's called fuel reduction but the more you reduce the more introduced stuff can grow and generally that burns far hotter than the native stuff. It's a place where with luck you can see Echidna and Eastern Grey Kangaroo, but presumably because of the fire regime we have yet to see a Koala. They are in the area and aren't uncommon but I've only seen one and heard another in five years.
Birds were pretty scarce too - a Common Bronzewing was probably the best but I've already counted it so it was a Grey-Shrike Thrush's time to go on the role of honour.
When I took Amber for her walk (Holly takes Charlie out for a run - much too active for an old crock like me) I took some pictures of the local trees. I am sure that the poms will appreciate seeing their trees in full leaf during your winter.
Birds were pretty scarce too - a Common Bronzewing was probably the best but I've already counted it so it was a Grey-Shrike Thrush's time to go on the role of honour.
When I took Amber for her walk (Holly takes Charlie out for a run - much too active for an old crock like me) I took some pictures of the local trees. I am sure that the poms will appreciate seeing their trees in full leaf during your winter.
Sorry about some of the quality of the photos but with a desperate dog in one hand and a shaky one on the other arm it's just not easy. Still you get the picture that we like our European trees in the rat. Invermay will have to wait as we have a BBQ to organise.