My understanding is that the devils will eat the cats and, thus, save the songbird population. The devils are technically native to the mainland but they have been extinct in that range for 3,000 years since humans introduced the dingo dog. Could be there is more on the menu than just cats.
Don’t forget the devils are also fighting a horrid facial tumour disease which interferes with their ability to eat and see. More than 80% of adult devils have these facial tumours, except for certain small, controlled colonies which scientists are desperately trying to keep ‘clean’ so they can work out how to control the growths naturally.
One of the amazing remembrances of my travels in Australia and New Zealand were the sight of hundreds of cockatoos perched in trees in areas where tourists were sure to gather! At first glance, I could not believe that huge gathering — and I know lot about NYC pigeons, as well as their Italian counterparts in Venice!
Was it abandoning Afghanistan…Haiti’s earthquake... Covid pandemic lockdown fears….or a combination of depressive world news? Reading this made me want to cry.
We had friends with goats, too: one goat loved walking all over the cars (I think she thought she was mountain-climbing! Ruined every visitor’s ducco, though), and another secretly thought she was a cat who lived inside the house…
All kinds of thinking about country horse races these days, especially where the communities are smaller and these occasions serve other socially binding and economic functions, too. Still, it’s almost 170 years of tradition for the Wallabadah Cup races - and with recent droughts and flooding, modern safety standards mean the event is permanently off the calendar.
Thought we could all do with a positive news clip, for a change. And this is a beauty, combining man’s best friend, clever teamwork, neat use of tools and a competition:
When my husband and I were in New Zealand we watched a performance (best word) by a dog corralling his herd in a pasture and leading them down a hillside, back to their enclosure. The farmer just whistled. Choreography by man and beast!
Numismatics - not sure where to place this It’s just so pretty, and about such as important issue: let’s save honey bees and collect AUD$2.00 coins at the same time!
Not a wolf, not a dog, something unique and to be treasured not feared. Wow! Even their digestive mysteries are different to dogs’. Test subject Sandy is so cute, I’d love to meet her
Numismatics - not sure where to place this It’s just so pretty, and about such as important issue: let’s save honey bees and collect AUD$2.00 coins at the same time!
The obverse has Her Majesty’s portrait by Jody Clark. I’m still trying to get more info on the coloured centre, because it’s so rich - the last coin I recall with as rich as colour was green and cleverly enamelled but looked domed in certain lights.
ETA: Allan from the Mint’s Coin Shop wasn’t much help, unfortunately, because he hasn’t seen the coin. The Shop is busy today, there’s no-one he could ask. He believes it’s been sculpted and jewellery-enamelled to create that stunning ‘drop of honey’ effect. I’ve been invited to phone back on Tuesday. (Monday is ANZAC Day, public holiday)
My understanding is that the devils will eat the cats and, thus, save the songbird population. The devils are technically native to the mainland but they have been extinct in that range for 3,000 years since humans introduced the dingo dog. Could be there is more on the menu than just cats.