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<blockquote data-quote="podargus" data-source="post: 2935525" data-attributes="member: 109359"><p><strong><u>11/11/11</u></strong></p><p>On this day I finally managed to find my own <strong>Koalas</strong>! It turns out that the key to success is wandering around built up areas, rather than visiting nice pristine eucalypt forest...</p><p>I took the train down to Cleveland, where the Stradbroke ferries leave from, and within an hour of walking the streets I came across a mother <strong>Koala</strong> with a small juvenile in a small park. They were both fairly low down in a large eucalyptus tree, and as it was the middle of the day I was able to get a much better look than with my previous night-time sighting. I thought that living in a<strong> Koala</strong> hotspot would mean that sightings like this were pretty common for the locals, but everyone walking past seemed to be extremely excited to see them. After enjoying these awesome mammals for a while I got the train back home, stopping briefly at Wynnum where my first <strong>Greenshanks</strong> of the trip were out on the mudflats.</p><p></p><p><strong><u>13/11/11</u></strong></p><p>Another visit to Kedron Brook Wetlands once again yielded plenty of birds of prey, including my main target – a juvenile <strong>Swamp Harrier</strong>. There were also 2 <strong>Eastern Ospreys </strong>fishing over the lake, as well as the usual <strong>Whistling</strong>, <strong>Brahminy</strong> and <strong>Black-shouldered Kites</strong>. Higher water levels meant that the waders were closer to the path, giving me better looks at the <strong>Red-necked Avocets</strong> and <strong>Red-kneed Dotterels</strong>, as well as my first <strong>Sharp-tailed Sandpipers</strong>.</p><p>However, the highlight came further along the track where a rustling noise alerted me to something moving in the bushes. Eventually I managed to see what it was, and realised it was a <strong>Northern Brown Bandicoot</strong>. Stumbling across an unusual, unexpected marsupial in the middle of the day was pretty exciting, and although it stayed in dense undergrowth it didn’t seem at all concerned by my presence.</p><p></p><p><strong><u>Birds</u></strong></p><p>249. Greenshank</p><p><strong>250. Sharp-tailed Sandpiper</strong></p><p><strong>251. Swamp Harrier</strong></p><p></p><p><strong><u>Mammals</u></strong></p><p><strong>20. Northern Brown Bandicoot</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="podargus, post: 2935525, member: 109359"] [B][U]11/11/11[/U][/B] On this day I finally managed to find my own [B]Koalas[/B]! It turns out that the key to success is wandering around built up areas, rather than visiting nice pristine eucalypt forest... I took the train down to Cleveland, where the Stradbroke ferries leave from, and within an hour of walking the streets I came across a mother [B]Koala[/B] with a small juvenile in a small park. They were both fairly low down in a large eucalyptus tree, and as it was the middle of the day I was able to get a much better look than with my previous night-time sighting. I thought that living in a[B] Koala[/B] hotspot would mean that sightings like this were pretty common for the locals, but everyone walking past seemed to be extremely excited to see them. After enjoying these awesome mammals for a while I got the train back home, stopping briefly at Wynnum where my first [B]Greenshanks[/B] of the trip were out on the mudflats. [B][U]13/11/11[/U][/B] Another visit to Kedron Brook Wetlands once again yielded plenty of birds of prey, including my main target – a juvenile [B]Swamp Harrier[/B]. There were also 2 [B]Eastern Ospreys [/B]fishing over the lake, as well as the usual [B]Whistling[/B], [B]Brahminy[/B] and [B]Black-shouldered Kites[/B]. Higher water levels meant that the waders were closer to the path, giving me better looks at the [B]Red-necked Avocets[/B] and [B]Red-kneed Dotterels[/B], as well as my first [B]Sharp-tailed Sandpipers[/B]. However, the highlight came further along the track where a rustling noise alerted me to something moving in the bushes. Eventually I managed to see what it was, and realised it was a [B]Northern Brown Bandicoot[/B]. Stumbling across an unusual, unexpected marsupial in the middle of the day was pretty exciting, and although it stayed in dense undergrowth it didn’t seem at all concerned by my presence. [B][U]Birds[/U][/B] 249. Greenshank [B]250. Sharp-tailed Sandpiper 251. Swamp Harrier[/B] [B][U]Mammals[/U][/B] [B]20. Northern Brown Bandicoot[/B] [/QUOTE]
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