Occasionally they will venture closer to the house and yard.
The birds take advantage of the three birdbaths that I strive to keep topped up with water. The honey-eaters feed from the flowers on the native trees and bushes. I have found native plants will survive our current dry seasons and I try to ensure that the plants I chose have bird attracting flowers.
There are a number of native animals residing on the farm including koalas, possums, echidnas, wallabies and kangaroos.
Wallabies visit our house yard to nibble on the grass. Wallabies are macropods (literally meaning big foot) which are smaller and stockier in build compared to kangaroos.
Wallabies are herbivores and belong to the group of animals called marsupials meaning that they carry their young in a pouch.
The wallabies below were often in our yard last year.
I believe that they may be the Black-striped Wallaby (Macropus dorsalis), also known as the Scrub Wallaby.
The joey was soon to large to remain in the pouch.
Below is a wallaby with this year's joey on board.
The end of another day.
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