Animal Related Issues

Honey bees in the creek area

Buffalo fly problems on our cows.
Koala near gatehouse.
Butterfly.

This is a very dumb lizard who sits right on the concrete drive strips and will not move unless prodded hard.

Bird nest in glass house. This is the first nesting for this year. There were two nesting cycles last year, 2007. Same family of birds.

Bird nest in glass house. This is the first nesting for this year. There were two nesting cycles last year, 2007. Same family of birds.

Eastern Brown Tree Snake, Boiga irregularis also Night Tiger
Description
The brown tree snake (Boiga irregularis) is a slender snake with large eyes and a broad head (much wider than the neck). It is light brownish to yellowish olive in colour and occasionally a shade of greenish brown. Black speckling may be present. The pupil of the eye is vertical. The brown tree snake may reach a length of three meters but is typically only one to two metres long. It is a climbing snake and may be aggressive when cornered.
Venom: The Brown tree snake is a nocturnal snake that can be very aggressive when confronted. It is a rear-fanged colubrid, possessing two small, grooved fangs at the rear of the mouth. Due to the placement of the fangs and grooved rather than hollow fangs, the venom is difficult to convey into a bite on a human, thus is only given in small doses. The venom appears to be weakly neurotoxic and possibly cytotoxic with localized effects, but these effects are trivial for adult humans, and serious medical consequences have been limited to children due to their low mass. This snake is still not considered dangerous to an adult human. The venom seems to be primarily used to subdue lizards, which are more easily positioned in the rear of the mouth for venom delivery. This species has been nominated as among 100 of the “World’s Worst” invaders.

This is the bug that killed all the causerina trees around perimeter.
Also saw a large, 1.5m + brown snake today in upper gully, east. No photographs.

Bird nest with three eggs in glass house. This is the second year. Last year the birds (willie wagtails) had two separate hatching sessions, one after the other.

Black frog - upper gully

Nestboxes for two bat gliders found on the gatehouse property.

Red bellied black snake near Gatehouse. Still very agile despite cool day.

According to Linda Jarman is in calf from Simbanandi.
Koala spotted near 5 star woofer shed.

Simbanade & Jarman playing
Little black snake - all east

Snake & toad (from east)

Wedgetale Eagle over West

Ladu’s anti weening ring removed today. First proper use of our cattle crush. All went well. A few drops of blood but Ladu stayed calm.

The Muzz dog, galahs in the Golden Gift Orchard

Brown snake (pretty much the most poisonous snake around) sleeping on log near a big burn pile on East. Tewe tapped it very lightly with a stick and it took off like lightening, into the burn pile. Quite late in the season for brown snakes, I would have thougt.

No sure what type of creature built this nest.
Found it when clearing eastern gully.

Ducks, eastern dam, Cooka lower pecan orchard, cows

Echidna, top area.

Cows having fun.

Green frog in fence pole.

Very large spider on header tank lid.

Jarman and Simbanandi

Buffalo fly damage on Ladu.
Carpet snake skin in studio.

Many green frogs in upper dam, snake skin

Native bee hive still going strong on Olive Hill.

Baby red bellied black snake near Yankee Creek border.

Lizard in Olive Hill

Experimentation with anti Buffalo Fly oil from Aust Bot. Thanks John.
Repellent blend from Eucalyptus citriodora.

Linda/Stefan/tewee/Muzz/helen (woofer), Aisha
Rainy, overcast, 25
Clearing East, top section.
Toro & brushcut various areas.
Evening: Hugh Lovel lecture in processing shed. very good.

Big carpet snake in Old Garden, note the rounded section, possibly a rabbit.
This is the third carpet snake that we have seen in the last three days. On East Teewee found 4 python eggs.