Volunteered up at a place called Scotia Sanctuary over easter, it's a large property in western NSW. Parts of the property have been enclosed by a large feral proof fence and they have got rid of all the rabbits, foxes and cats within it, allowing the re-introduction of some of our native mammals.
I'll start with the birds I managed to snap:
Yellow Thornbill, Acanthiza nana
Red-capped Robin, Petroica goodenovii
The fence and habitat
You'd swear there is nothing there during the day (except an overabundance of diggings and the odd wallaby) but at night it comes to life with bilbies, wallabies and bettongs.
Bridled Nailtail Wallaby, Onychogalea fraenata, these guys are a small wallaby named for the claw on the tip of their tails.
And the Bilby, Macrotis lagotis, these guys have to be the funniest animal I've ever seen, it was easy to see why they're nearly extinct haha. They're fairly slow runners and often bump into shrubs and stumble over grasses as they flee :lol: - I think this is partially due to being blinded by the car lights a bit (I hadn't yet been told they're sensitive to light when I took my photos, but it didn't seem to worry them).
"Boodie" aka Burrowing Bettong, Bettongia lesueur. These guys have a white tip on their tail.
"Woylie" aka Brush-tailed Bettong, Bettongia penicillata, mid stride. They have a bushy brown tail.
Although not native to the area, they also had "Mala" aka Rufous Hare Wallaby, Lagorchestes hirsutus, in a breeding pen as an insurance population. These guys were really cute with their little T-rex arms.
And if none of that was very exciting for you we did also come across a few herps!
Juv V. gouldii
H. binoei
Male C. pictus
O. marmorata - thanks for the go of the flashes Adam
And lastly a very average-about-to-shed looking P. nigriceps
I'll start with the birds I managed to snap:
Yellow Thornbill, Acanthiza nana
Red-capped Robin, Petroica goodenovii
The fence and habitat
You'd swear there is nothing there during the day (except an overabundance of diggings and the odd wallaby) but at night it comes to life with bilbies, wallabies and bettongs.
Bridled Nailtail Wallaby, Onychogalea fraenata, these guys are a small wallaby named for the claw on the tip of their tails.
And the Bilby, Macrotis lagotis, these guys have to be the funniest animal I've ever seen, it was easy to see why they're nearly extinct haha. They're fairly slow runners and often bump into shrubs and stumble over grasses as they flee :lol: - I think this is partially due to being blinded by the car lights a bit (I hadn't yet been told they're sensitive to light when I took my photos, but it didn't seem to worry them).
"Boodie" aka Burrowing Bettong, Bettongia lesueur. These guys have a white tip on their tail.
"Woylie" aka Brush-tailed Bettong, Bettongia penicillata, mid stride. They have a bushy brown tail.
Although not native to the area, they also had "Mala" aka Rufous Hare Wallaby, Lagorchestes hirsutus, in a breeding pen as an insurance population. These guys were really cute with their little T-rex arms.
And if none of that was very exciting for you we did also come across a few herps!
Juv V. gouldii
H. binoei
Male C. pictus
O. marmorata - thanks for the go of the flashes Adam
And lastly a very average-about-to-shed looking P. nigriceps
