Recent events

G'day once again from down under.

Well, all has been relatively busy here in good old Australia. Since the last post we've had Anzac day and Trace's birthday (I'll let Trace fill you in herself). We've also been invited out for dinner twice and strolled around a rainforest.

Furthermore we've managed to spot a few more examples of Aussie wildlife. Below is a blue tongued lizard.


We also managed to spot a Tawny Frogmouth - but he's way up in a tree and too far away for a photo.

As I walked into the hospital the other day I was surprised to find Anna Bay Miles had climbed up onto his roof. I managed to coax him down a pole onto the ground, but next time I looked he'd gone up again. It was a bit of a "Mission Impossible" feat, but he seems to enjoy it up there, so we left him to it this time.

He also seemed to inspire Linksie to follow his example:


As I was feeding Siren Gem this morning I found a tick on his face. Ticks are pretty horrible things. Although they are not known to spread disease in koalas, they do suck blood and can cause anaemia if too many of them attach themselves to a single koala. The thing was big and fat as it was so full of blood.

Any ticks we find get archived away for Sydney Uni vets to have a look at. Finding one always makes me itch all over...