Echidnas!!

Echidnas - they're everywhere!!  Hardly ever saw one as a kid, but now that I'm living in NSW, I see them nearly every week.  2 today!!  This one this morning on Corringle Lane, not best pleased about my stopping to take photos!!

Fearless Echidna Hunters and Computer Settings

This evening I heard the members of the weanlings and mums and older bubs paddock making alarm calls, then I saw them forming a possie and realised they were trying to see off an intruder... went to investigate, this is what I found!!

An echidna!!

The formidable 'guard' team!!  LOL!!

Heading back to the house after the echidna sighting, lots of excitement!

Hazel is a big fan of the bouncy chair, and having crawled into it, with my keyboard set about 'fixing' my computer settings, dont know that the static 'thing' happening with her hair was any help.  When I found her she'd started installing Messenger and set iTunes going and was rocking on... the next big thing in IT is a'coming... hope yous are ready!!

Wildlife on New Owners Day

Yesterday I attend a 'new owners day' at Accapacca, run by Jim and Connie Styles and Lavender Park's Ruth and Peter King.  Lots of good sound advice, and 'good practice' regimes and routines, practical demonstrations of toenail clipping, halter training, vaccinations and the whole nine yards!!  Came home with my head bursting with info and my belly bulging with excellent food!  Was so busy talking and taking notes that I didnt take any pics of the alpacas!!  I did meet an echidna crossing the road on my way there - stopped to make sure he made it safely to the other side - not a very co-operative subject when it came time for the photo shoot!!  LOL!!

One of the other attendees is a wildlife carer and she had 2 joeys with her.  One was very young and had a broken leg and was not looking all that flash, but this guy seemed to be doing much better and entertained us with his antics!!