Common Wombat nosing around
A Common Wombat moves through its territory and triggers the remote camera into action. Among ground-dwelling animals wombats probably survived the fires better than most. Having deep, often extensive burrows, they could at least escape the flames and heat of the fires, though that may not have been enough to save them.
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
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