Bart Bear's Blog

Last weekend was the Canberra Day long weekend so we did what lots of Canberrans do and escaped to the beach. This time we stayed at a place called Merry Beach, in a really posh cabin. I like beaches, they are great places for small bears who like to dig, climb, paddle (when Mum's not looking) and generally muck around in the sand. The only problem is that crabs like beaches too, so I usually have Dad close by to rescue me if things get dicey. One of the best things about Merry beach is that there are lots of animals there and they are not scared of people. Every afternoon we had lots of kangaroos munching away at the grass near our cabin. Some of them even let people pat them, but they were a bit wary of me. Evidently they know about bears. Lots of ducks and waterhens were helping the roos keep the grass short. On Monday I decided to have a barbecue and invited some birds over. What happened wasn't quite what I expected. This mad flock of rainbow lorrikeets came swooping in and proceeded to rip the hamburger bun to shreds and chatter and shriek so loud that Mum couldn't hear the TV. They wouldn't go away until a kid in the next cabin tossed some birdseed out. The birds took off and I was left to clean up the mess. If you throw a barbie and invite birds over just remember that birds are fickle beasties.

Labels: animals, beach, crabs, New South Wales