Common Brushtail Possum at the woodheap – Flowerdale
Here we have a very inquisitive Common Brushtail Possum (Trichpsurus vulpecula) inspecting a wood-pile on a Flowerdale property. The stake in the foreground is a bait station, containing a mix of peanut butter, golden syrup & rolled oats.
The first 11 pics are at 5 am and the last 5 are 10 pm that night. This site, or the bait, is clearly attracting this possum. The site was set up in the hope of catching a Brush-tailed Phascogale, but no luck here yet.
Phascogale in Strath Creek.
Look what’s using a nestbox in Strath Creek!
This nest box was installed several years ago in unburnt bush (Yellow Box woodland, to 15-20m). Its a small nest box with internal dimensions of 11 x 11 x 20 cm, a 60 mm opening and placed 4 m above ground. These are amongst the first images that our remote cameras have taken. Such success early in the project is heartening.
Focus on Fauna – information evening.
Flowerdale Hall, Friday 28th jan. 2011
7.30-9 pm, followed by a night walk in a local reserve.
Learn about the project and the remote survey techniques being used, meet like-minded people interested in wildlife and contribute your own wildlife observations. Light refreshments provided.
Contact David Wakefield 5780 1225, or focusonfauna@gmail.com
Focus On Fauna 