Bart Bear's Blog

 

Last week we headed down to the coast for a break away from the Canberra weather. Guess what? The weather down there was colder than the weather at home. Sometimes the Oldies get the timing wrong. One of the reasons for the trip was to call in on Unka Mark and Aunty Vicki to see the new house that they have built on their forest block, just a few kilometres inland from the coast near Eden. You can see photos of how this place looked earlier on in my posts from March 28,2013 and July 10, 2014. Their house is fine, much better than the caravan and tents they were using back then. The best thing, in my opinion, is that their mown grass is a lure for the kangaroos and wallabies that live in the forest behind their block. There were "visitors" all the time we were there, nibbling the grass or sunning themselves in the open areas. The top two are wallabies; I am not sure what sort. They are quite tame because Unka Mark leaves some extra food out for them and you can get quite close to them provided you are quiet and make no sudden moves. The next photos are of Eastern Grey Kangaroos. They are a bit more nervous than the wallabies. If you look closely you can see one of them scratching an itch, a mother with a joey in her pouch and a couple of very young roos. The big male leader of this mob was sunning himself back near the forest edge. You leave big male roos alone as they can get nasty when annoyed. One of the young ones was very curious about what was inside the house and came right up to the door. It is a really special place when native animals share your lawn.