Thirsty weather !

We have heard it said that Sugar Gliders (Petaurus breviceps) get enough moisture from their food supply (invertebrates, acacia gum,  eucalypt sap, nectar and pollen) and don’t need to drink. Well, we’ve recently recorded on remote camera a Sugar Glider visiting one of our bird-baths every night for almost two weeks, sometimes twice in a night, and several shots clearly show the glider drinking. With the extreme heat we’ve been experiencing lately that’s probably not surprising, but even after the occasional cooler day the glider still came for a drink.

Another welcome return visitor to the bird-bath is a Brush-tailed Phascogale (Phascogale tapoatafa) which can be seen in the slide show below. Also recorded at the bird-bath were two unidentified bats and a variety of birds including an Olive-backed Oriole (Oriolus sagittatus), a bird often heard in the warmer months but less often seen. To hear its call click on the sound icon below the slide show.

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