We have had the keys since late November, but are still trying to finish off the Brisbane house, so it can go on the market.

I hate having to come back, the hinterland has totally won me over.

So far we’ve only met one lot of neighbours but they’re wonderful. They run a bush regeneration business and supply some things to Green Harvest. We can have any plants we want from them at mates rates. :)

We’ve also been to our first Land for Wildlife event. It was at the neighbours place, and we met more nice people too.
The LfW crew had set up infrared cameras around some of the local properties and it was a slide show of what they found.

Reesville now has the only known population of long nosed potoroos on the Sunshine Coast.

bubba louie said:

We have had the keys since late November, but are still trying to finish off the Brisbane house, so it can go on the market.

I hate having to come back, the hinterland has totally won me over.

So far we’ve only met one lot of neighbours but they’re wonderful. They run a bush regeneration business and supply some things to Green Harvest. We can have any plants we want from them at mates rates. :)

We’ve also been to our first Land for Wildlife event. It was at the neighbours place, and we met more nice people too.
The LfW crew had set up infrared cameras around some of the local properties and it was a slide show of what they found.

Reesville now has the only known population of long nosed potoroos on the Sunshine Coast.

Sounds just great. :)

roughbarked said:

bubba louie said:

We have had the keys since late November, but are still trying to finish off the Brisbane house, so it can go on the market.

I hate having to come back, the hinterland has totally won me over.

So far we’ve only met one lot of neighbours but they’re wonderful. They run a bush regeneration business and supply some things to Green Harvest. We can have any plants we want from them at mates rates. :)

We’ve also been to our first Land for Wildlife event. It was at the neighbours place, and we met more nice people too.
The LfW crew had set up infrared cameras around some of the local properties and it was a slide show of what they found.

Reesville now has the only known population of long nosed potoroos on the Sunshine Coast.

Sounds just great. :)

It’s absolutely perfect.

We saw a wedge tail in the distance today, and Kevin spotted a raptor on the ground quite close to the house. It took off as soon as it saw him, but we think it was a grey goshawk. They are in the area.

bubba louie said:

We saw a wedge tail in the distance today, and Kevin spotted a raptor on the ground quite close to the house. It took off as soon as it saw him, but we think it was a grey goshawk. They are in the area.

Yes. Wedgetails are everywhere but grey goshawks have a more restricted range. I’ve rarely seen them.

Lots of black cockatoos. A frog that’s listed as vulnerable, and when they said it was loud they weren’t kidding. When we first heard it we thought it was a car alarm. It’s a Barred Frog but I can’t remember which one atm.

No ordinary earthworms, which I thought was odd, but I did find one of the giant native ones.

bubba louie said:

Lots of black cockatoos. A frog that’s listed as vulnerable, and when they said it was loud they weren’t kidding. When we first heard it we thought it was a car alarm. It’s a Barred Frog but I can’t remember which one atm.

No ordinary earthworms, which I thought was odd, but I did find one of the giant native ones.

Sandy soils?

roughbarked said:

bubba louie said:

We saw a wedge tail in the distance today, and Kevin spotted a raptor on the ground quite close to the house. It took off as soon as it saw him, but we think it was a grey goshawk. They are in the area.

Yes. Wedgetails are everywhere but grey goshawks have a more restricted range. I’ve rarely seen them.

We were told they are listed as vulnerable. They make off with the odd chook apparently, so there goes my free range chook plans.

roughbarked said:

bubba louie said:

Lots of black cockatoos. A frog that’s listed as vulnerable, and when they said it was loud they weren’t kidding. When we first heard it we thought it was a car alarm. It’s a Barred Frog but I can’t remember which one atm.

No ordinary earthworms, which I thought was odd, but I did find one of the giant native ones.

Sandy soils?

No, not at all. Red clayish.

bubba louie said:

roughbarked said:

bubba louie said:

Lots of black cockatoos. A frog that’s listed as vulnerable, and when they said it was loud they weren’t kidding. When we first heard it we thought it was a car alarm. It’s a Barred Frog but I can’t remember which one atm.

No ordinary earthworms, which I thought was odd, but I did find one of the giant native ones.

Sandy soils?

No, not at all. Red clayish.

Roughly 2/3s of the block is wet sclerophyll forest.

bubba louie said:

roughbarked said:

bubba louie said:

We saw a wedge tail in the distance today, and Kevin spotted a raptor on the ground quite close to the house. It took off as soon as it saw him, but we think it was a grey goshawk. They are in the area.

Yes. Wedgetails are everywhere but grey goshawks have a more restricted range. I’ve rarely seen them.

We were told they are listed as vulnerable. They make off with the odd chook apparently, so there goes my free range chook plans.

I spent the last five months on the ridge at Newrybar overlooking the ocean. There were many resident birds in the area including three wedgetails and a pair of grey goshawks. We had totally free range chooks and they were in no danger from any of these raptors but in constant fear of the resident pair of magpies. Though it only took one new chook who wasn’t having any of that to teach all the others how to make the magpie think twice.

bubba louie said:

roughbarked said:

bubba louie said:

Lots of black cockatoos. A frog that’s listed as vulnerable, and when they said it was loud they weren’t kidding. When we first heard it we thought it was a car alarm. It’s a Barred Frog but I can’t remember which one atm.

No ordinary earthworms, which I thought was odd, but I did find one of the giant native ones.

Sandy soils?

OK. Well anyway, mulch is what makes worms come.

No, not at all. Red clayish.

bubba louie said:

bubba louie said:

roughbarked said:

Sandy soils?

No, not at all. Red clayish.

Roughly 2/3s of the block is wet sclerophyll forest.

Ah well, different worms.

So far we have…
2 peach.
1 lime (type unknown)
1 mandarin
1 grapefruit
1 red pawpaw
2 mulberries (1 black, one white)
1 tamarillo
1 dwarf banana
2 stands of lady fingers (I think)
2 figs type unknown.
2 tropical apples
1 persimmon
1 Orange.
1 kafir lime
1 pecan
1 macadamia
1 guava
2 mangoes
1 lychee or longan I haven’t worked that out yet.
Asparagus
Ceylon spinach
Warrigal greens
Choko
Pigeon Pea
Eggplant
Peruvian Ground Apple (forgotten the other name)
Cassava
Kava
Assorted lemons.

roughbarked said:

bubba louie said:

roughbarked said:

Sandy soils?

OK. Well anyway, mulch is what makes worms come.

No, not at all. Red clayish.

Even mulched areas don’t have any. The average garden worm isn’t native, so I wondered if maybe they just hadn’t got up the range.

Peruvian ground apples are yakon. I knew it would come to me.

bubba louie said:

So far we have…
2 peach.
1 lime (type unknown)
1 mandarin
1 grapefruit
1 red pawpaw
2 mulberries (1 black, one white)
1 tamarillo
1 dwarf banana
2 stands of lady fingers (I think)
2 figs type unknown.
2 tropical apples
1 persimmon
1 Orange.
1 kafir lime
1 pecan
1 macadamia
1 guava
2 mangoes
1 lychee or longan I haven’t worked that out yet.
Asparagus
Ceylon spinach
Warrigal greens
Choko
Pigeon Pea
Eggplant
Peruvian Ground Apple (forgotten the other name)
Cassava
Kava
Assorted lemons.

All sounds great. I prefer the red pawpaw.

bubba louie said:

roughbarked said:

bubba louie said:

OK. Well anyway, mulch is what makes worms come.

No, not at all. Red clayish.

Even mulched areas don’t have any. The average garden worm isn’t native, so I wondered if maybe they just hadn’t got up the range.

Yes if you are elevated I’d be surprised to see ordinary worms there.

bubba louie said:

Peruvian ground apples are yakon. I knew it would come to me.

Did I see custard apple on the list? They are rather interesting fruit.

There’s a very neglected quince in another neighbours backyard that’s fruiting, so I want one too. And I have a tube stock pomegranate waiting to pot up as well.

roughbarked said:

bubba louie said:

Peruvian ground apples are yakon. I knew it would come to me.

Did I see custard apple on the list? They are rather interesting fruit.

I will get one eventually, as well as a kiwi fruit.
We’ve got an Avo too, I forgot.

bubba louie said:

There’s a very neglected quince in another neighbours backyard that’s fruiting, so I want one too. And I have a tube stock pomegranate waiting to pot up as well.

omething I didn’t see on the north coast was loquat. The longan and the lychee are related. The loquat can be grafted onto quince which grows easily from cuttings.

bubba louie said:

roughbarked said:

bubba louie said:

Peruvian ground apples are yakon. I knew it would come to me.

Did I see custard apple on the list? They are rather interesting fruit.

I will get one eventually, as well as a kiwi fruit.
We’ve got an Avo too, I forgot.

No olives? The olive tree at Newrybar never had any olives once it became taller or so the owner thought. I showed him that the white headed pigeons were eating every olive so that none ever fell to the ground.

roughbarked said:

bubba louie said:

There’s a very neglected quince in another neighbours backyard that’s fruiting, so I want one too. And I have a tube stock pomegranate waiting to pot up as well.

omething I didn’t see on the north coast was loquat. The longan and the lychee are related. The loquat can be grafted onto quince which grows easily from cuttings.

I’m not really a fan of loquats. We had them when I was a kid.

roughbarked said:

bubba louie said:

roughbarked said:

Did I see custard apple on the list? They are rather interesting fruit.

I will get one eventually, as well as a kiwi fruit.
We’ve got an Avo too, I forgot.

No olives? The olive tree at Newrybar never had any olives once it became taller or so the owner thought. I showed him that the white headed pigeons were eating every olive so that none ever fell to the ground.

They seem like a lot of messing about, unless you eat a lot of olives.

bubba louie said:

roughbarked said:

bubba louie said:

There’s a very neglected quince in another neighbours backyard that’s fruiting, so I want one too. And I have a tube stock pomegranate waiting to pot up as well.

omething I didn’t see on the north coast was loquat. The longan and the lychee are related. The loquat can be grafted onto quince which grows easily from cuttings.

I’m not really a fan of loquats. We had them when I was a kid.

Once one does get the taste for them one finds oneself spitting seeds everywhere. Some are sweeter than others.

bubba louie said:

roughbarked said:

bubba louie said:

There’s a very neglected quince in another neighbours backyard that’s fruiting, so I want one too. And I have a tube stock pomegranate waiting to pot up as well.

omething I didn’t see on the north coast was loquat. The longan and the lychee are related. The loquat can be grafted onto quince which grows easily from cuttings.

I’m not really a fan of loquats. We had them when I was a kid.

Once one does get the taste for them one finds oneself spitting seeds everywhere. Some are sweeter than others.

bubba louie said:

roughbarked said:

bubba louie said:

I will get one eventually, as well as a kiwi fruit.
We’ve got an Avo too, I forgot.

No olives? The olive tree at Newrybar never had any olives once it became taller or so the owner thought. I showed him that the white headed pigeons were eating every olive so that none ever fell to the ground.

They seem like a lot of messing about, unless you eat a lot of olives.

I’m not big on olives. Pick them off the pizza and leave them in the box but I do love sitting down and smashing them with the bottom of a stubby to make scachati(spelling) which end product uses no salt apart from the first soak and tastes nothing like any other olive product. Is very versatile, mixes with anything and I find myself eating handfuls like lollies.

roughbarked said:

bubba louie said:

roughbarked said:

No olives? The olive tree at Newrybar never had any olives once it became taller or so the owner thought. I showed him that the white headed pigeons were eating every olive so that none ever fell to the ground.

They seem like a lot of messing about, unless you eat a lot of olives.

I’m not big on olives. Pick them off the pizza and leave them in the box but I do love sitting down and smashing them with the bottom of a stubby to make scachati(spelling) which end product uses no salt apart from the first soak and tastes nothing like any other olive product. Is very versatile, mixes with anything and I find myself eating handfuls like lollies.

GO TO BED. LOL

bubba louie said:

roughbarked said:

bubba louie said:

They seem like a lot of messing about, unless you eat a lot of olives.

I’m not big on olives. Pick them off the pizza and leave them in the box but I do love sitting down and smashing them with the bottom of a stubby to make scachati(spelling) which end product uses no salt apart from the first soak and tastes nothing like any other olive product. Is very versatile, mixes with anything and I find myself eating handfuls like lollies.

GO TO BED. LOL

Yep. :) gone.

roughbarked said:

bubba louie said:

So far we have…
2 peach.
1 lime (type unknown)
1 mandarin
1 grapefruit
1 red pawpaw
2 mulberries (1 black, one white)
1 tamarillo
1 dwarf banana
2 stands of lady fingers (I think)
2 figs type unknown.
2 tropical apples
1 persimmon
1 Orange.
1 kafir lime
1 pecan
1 macadamia
1 guava
2 mangoes
1 lychee or longan I haven’t worked that out yet.
Asparagus
Ceylon spinach
Warrigal greens
Choko
Pigeon Pea
Eggplant
Peruvian Ground Apple (forgotten the other name)
Cassava
Kava
Assorted lemons.

All sounds great. I prefer the red pawpaw.

sounds like heaven!

roughbarked said:

bubba louie said:

We have had the keys since late November, but are still trying to finish off the Brisbane house, so it can go on the market.

I hate having to come back, the hinterland has totally won me over.

So far we’ve only met one lot of neighbours but they’re wonderful. They run a bush regeneration business and supply some things to Green Harvest. We can have any plants we want from them at mates rates. :)

We’ve also been to our first Land for Wildlife event. It was at the neighbours place, and we met more nice people too.
The LfW crew had set up infrared cameras around some of the local properties and it was a slide show of what they found.

Reesville now has the only known population of long nosed potoroos on the Sunshine Coast.

Sounds just great. :)

indeed :)

roughbarked said:

I spent the last five months on the ridge at Newrybar overlooking the ocean. There were many resident birds in the area including three wedgetails and a pair of grey goshawks. We had totally free range chooks and they were in no danger from any of these raptors but in constant fear of the resident pair of magpies. Though it only took one new chook who wasn’t having any of that to teach all the others how to make the magpie think twice.

:D

bubba louie said:

So far we have…
2 peach.
1 lime (type unknown)
1 mandarin
1 grapefruit
1 red pawpaw
2 mulberries (1 black, one white)
1 tamarillo
1 dwarf banana
2 stands of lady fingers (I think)
2 figs type unknown.
2 tropical apples
1 persimmon
1 Orange.
1 kafir lime
1 pecan
1 macadamia
1 guava
2 mangoes
1 lychee or longan I haven’t worked that out yet.
Asparagus
Ceylon spinach
Warrigal greens
Choko
Pigeon Pea
Eggplant
Peruvian Ground Apple (forgotten the other name)
Cassava
Kava
Assorted lemons.

WOW!

hannos said:

roughbarked said:

bubba louie said:

So far we have…
2 peach.
1 lime (type unknown)
1 mandarin
1 grapefruit
1 red pawpaw
2 mulberries (1 black, one white)
1 tamarillo
1 dwarf banana
2 stands of lady fingers (I think)
2 figs type unknown.
2 tropical apples
1 persimmon
1 Orange.
1 kafir lime
1 pecan
1 macadamia
1 guava
2 mangoes
1 lychee or longan I haven’t worked that out yet.
Asparagus
Ceylon spinach
Warrigal greens
Choko
Pigeon Pea
Eggplant
Peruvian Ground Apple (forgotten the other name)
Cassava
Kava
Assorted lemons.

All sounds great. I prefer the red pawpaw.

sounds like heaven!

Pretty much, yes. However it is an interesting mix of tree species and perhaps not all of them will perform as well or better in their current position. All care and no responsibility.

You will need mosquito netting for the peaches as soon as they begin to bud. Although if you have a naturally regulated “ecosystem” ongoing there, the bugs that be might not infest your peach blossoms as much as would otherwise be expected.

I take it that Timmy the Cat will not be relocating?

What RoughBarked said about the raptors…I find the chookens take advantage of shrubs and tussocks of long grass, if they see a raptor flying over…also I don’t worry about the crows when they are in residence, as they chase the raptors away (thanks to RoughBarked for this information, proof of which I have seen for myself). I’m guessing that you don’t particularly want crows, tho’.

roughbarked said:

hannos said:

roughbarked said:

All sounds great. I prefer the red pawpaw.

sounds like heaven!

Pretty much, yes. However it is an interesting mix of tree species and perhaps not all of them will perform as well or better in their current position. All care and no responsibility.

They’re all very much established, it just remains to be seen what produces.

Dinetta said:

You will need mosquito netting for the peaches as soon as they begin to bud. Although if you have a naturally regulated “ecosystem” ongoing there, the bugs that be might not infest your peach blossoms as much as would otherwise be expected.

I take it that Timmy the Cat will not be relocating?

What RoughBarked said about the raptors…I find the chookens take advantage of shrubs and tussocks of long grass, if they see a raptor flying over…also I don’t worry about the crows when they are in residence, as they chase the raptors away (thanks to RoughBarked for this information, proof of which I have seen for myself). I’m guessing that you don’t particularly want crows, tho’.

Of course Timmy is coming. He’s part of the family.

The goshawk has already proven to be a chook killer.

bubba louie said:

Dinetta said:

You will need mosquito netting for the peaches as soon as they begin to bud. Although if you have a naturally regulated “ecosystem” ongoing there, the bugs that be might not infest your peach blossoms as much as would otherwise be expected.

I take it that Timmy the Cat will not be relocating?

What RoughBarked said about the raptors…I find the chookens take advantage of shrubs and tussocks of long grass, if they see a raptor flying over…also I don’t worry about the crows when they are in residence, as they chase the raptors away (thanks to RoughBarked for this information, proof of which I have seen for myself). I’m guessing that you don’t particularly want crows, tho’.

Of course Timmy is coming. He’s part of the family.

The goshawk has already proven to be a chook killer.

I’ve yet to see or hear a crow. I hadn’t even noticed them missing until you mentioned them.

Is Reesville a community or a village?

Dinetta said:

Is Reesville a community or a village?

Not a village more like a locality, but it’s only 8minutes from Maleny village.

bubba louie said:

Dinetta said:

Is Reesville a community or a village?

Not a village more like a locality, but it’s only 8minutes from Maleny village.

I think locality was what I meant when I said community, but locality is more accurate…

roughbarked said:

I spent the last five months on the ridge at Newrybar overlooking the ocean. There were many resident birds in the area including three wedgetails and a pair of grey goshawks. We had totally free range chooks and they were in no danger from any of these raptors but in constant fear of the resident pair of magpies. Though it only took one new chook who wasn’t having any of that to teach all the others how to make the magpie think twice.

:)

bubba louie said:

I hate having to come back, the hinterland has totally won me over.

So far we’ve only met one lot of neighbours but they’re wonderful. They run a bush regeneration business and supply some things to Green Harvest. We can have any plants we want from them at mates rates. :)

We’ve also been to our first Land for Wildlife event. It was at the neighbours place, and we met more nice people too.
The LfW crew had set up infrared cameras around some of the local properties and it was a slide show of what they found.

Reesville now has the only known population of long nosed potoroos on the Sunshine Coast.

Sounds lovely bubba :)

Speedy said:

bubba louie said:

I hate having to come back, the hinterland has totally won me over.

So far we’ve only met one lot of neighbours but they’re wonderful. They run a bush regeneration business and supply some things to Green Harvest. We can have any plants we want from them at mates rates. :)

We’ve also been to our first Land for Wildlife event. It was at the neighbours place, and we met more nice people too.
The LfW crew had set up infrared cameras around some of the local properties and it was a slide show of what they found.

Reesville now has the only known population of long nosed potoroos on the Sunshine Coast.

Sounds lovely bubba :)

It feels like home already. I guess the novelty will wear off eventually but right now I’m in love.

bubba louie said:

Dinetta said:

You will need mosquito netting for the peaches as soon as they begin to bud. Although if you have a naturally regulated “ecosystem” ongoing there, the bugs that be might not infest your peach blossoms as much as would otherwise be expected.

I take it that Timmy the Cat will not be relocating?

What RoughBarked said about the raptors…I find the chookens take advantage of shrubs and tussocks of long grass, if they see a raptor flying over…also I don’t worry about the crows when they are in residence, as they chase the raptors away (thanks to RoughBarked for this information, proof of which I have seen for myself). I’m guessing that you don’t particularly want crows, tho’.

Of course Timmy is coming. He’s part of the family.

The goshawk has already proven to be a chook killer.

Then I doubt it is a grey goshawk. I’m more inclined to accept that a brown goshawk could be a chook killer than a grey goshawk but then I’ve never seen either attack a chook. Neither of them are capable of flying off with a chook. I’d not be surprised if they killed chickens at all.

roughbarked said:

bubba louie said:

Dinetta said:

You will need mosquito netting for the peaches as soon as they begin to bud. Although if you have a naturally regulated “ecosystem” ongoing there, the bugs that be might not infest your peach blossoms as much as would otherwise be expected.

I take it that Timmy the Cat will not be relocating?

What RoughBarked said about the raptors…I find the chookens take advantage of shrubs and tussocks of long grass, if they see a raptor flying over…also I don’t worry about the crows when they are in residence, as they chase the raptors away (thanks to RoughBarked for this information, proof of which I have seen for myself). I’m guessing that you don’t particularly want crows, tho’.

Of course Timmy is coming. He’s part of the family.

The goshawk has already proven to be a chook killer.

Then I doubt it is a grey goshawk. I’m more inclined to accept that a brown goshawk could be a chook killer than a grey goshawk but then I’ve never seen either attack a chook. Neither of them are capable of flying off with a chook. I’d not be surprised if they killed chickens at all.

It was a definite ID.

bubba louie said:

roughbarked said:

bubba louie said:

Of course Timmy is coming. He’s part of the family.

The goshawk has already proven to be a chook killer.

Then I doubt it is a grey goshawk. I’m more inclined to accept that a brown goshawk could be a chook killer than a grey goshawk but then I’ve never seen either attack a chook. Neither of them are capable of flying off with a chook. I’d not be surprised if they killed chickens at all.

It was a definite ID.

OK. I am willing to believe it but I’d like to have been there to see it. Was it you who did the ID?

roughbarked said:

bubba louie said:

roughbarked said:

Then I doubt it is a grey goshawk. I’m more inclined to accept that a brown goshawk could be a chook killer than a grey goshawk but then I’ve never seen either attack a chook. Neither of them are capable of flying off with a chook. I’d not be surprised if they killed chickens at all.

It was a definite ID.

OK. I am willing to believe it but I’d like to have been there to see it. Was it you who did the ID?

No. It’s was our neighbour who’s involved with land for wildlife.
I don’t think it actually flew off with it but it did kill it. Apparently they do chase down prey on the ground if they get a chance.

bubba louie said:

roughbarked said:

bubba louie said:

It was a definite ID.

OK. I am willing to believe it but I’d like to have been there to see it. Was it you who did the ID?

No. It’s was our neighbour who’s involved with land for wildlife.
I don’t think it actually flew off with it but it did kill it. Apparently they do chase down prey on the ground if they get a chance.

He’s lost a couple old layers to them. One flew off so he tossed the dead chook down the back and watched it come back for a feed.

bubba louie said:

bubba louie said:

roughbarked said:

OK. I am willing to believe it but I’d like to have been there to see it. Was it you who did the ID?

No. It’s was our neighbour who’s involved with land for wildlife.
I don’t think it actually flew off with it but it did kill it. Apparently they do chase down prey on the ground if they get a chance.

He’s lost a couple old layers to them. One flew off so he tossed the dead chook down the back and watched it come back for a feed.

He doesn’t begrudge them the occasional chook.

bubba louie said:

roughbarked said:

bubba louie said:

It was a definite ID.

OK. I am willing to believe it but I’d like to have been there to see it. Was it you who did the ID?

No. It’s was our neighbour who’s involved with land for wildlife.
I don’t think it actually flew off with it but it did kill it. Apparently they do chase down prey on the ground if they get a chance.

Must have been hungry. It just doesn’t fit the profile of the bird. Maybe because the back was grey a spotted harrier was confused for a grey goshawk?

roughbarked said:

bubba louie said:

roughbarked said:

OK. I am willing to believe it but I’d like to have been there to see it. Was it you who did the ID?

No. It’s was our neighbour who’s involved with land for wildlife.
I don’t think it actually flew off with it but it did kill it. Apparently they do chase down prey on the ground if they get a chance.

Must have been hungry. It just doesn’t fit the profile of the bird. Maybe because the back was grey a spotted harrier was confused for a grey goshawk?

I seriously doubt this guy would be mistaken. He’s considered very knowledgable.

There are reports of them taking chooks on Google.

bubba louie said:

There are reports of them taking chooks on Google.

Google is the last place I’d believe.

Anyway.. Photos would be good. Nothing said so far sounds like goshawk to me.

roughbarked said:

bubba louie said:

There are reports of them taking chooks on Google.

Google is the last place I’d believe.

Anyway.. Photos would be good. Nothing said so far sounds like goshawk to me.

I can’t supply a photo but Spencer has some pretty impressive credentials.
http://www.brushturkey.com.au/about-us/

bubba louie said:

roughbarked said:

bubba louie said:

There are reports of them taking chooks on Google.

Google is the last place I’d believe.

Anyway.. Photos would be good. Nothing said so far sounds like goshawk to me.

Spencer is a very trustworthy source.

bubba louie said:

bubba louie said:

roughbarked said:

bubba louie said:

There are reports of them taking chooks on Google.

Google is the last place I’d believe.

Anyway.. Photos would be good. Nothing said so far sounds like goshawk to me.

Spencer is a very trustworthy source.

He may be about as trusted as me then again he may know as much about birds as I do. I’ve been into all the same things for about twenty fife years longer.

Looks to me like they’d go the chooks given a chance. They seem to go for quite large prey:

http://www.birdsinbackyards.net/species/Accipiter-novaehollandiae

They don’t fly off with their prey, according to Birds in Backyards.

buffy said:

Looks to me like they’d go the chooks given a chance. They seem to go for quite large prey:

http://www.birdsinbackyards.net/species/Accipiter-novaehollandiae

They don’t fly off with their prey, according to Birds in Backyards.

It appears that they may catch rabbits and possums which I suppose that may also include chooks. Though the female is the larger bird and does catch larger prey. During the nesting season which is when the prey is most likely to be carried off, she spends her time in the nest.

The Grey Goshawk preys on birds, terrestrial mammals up to rabbit size, reptiles, grasshoppers, beetles and other insets such as cicadas.

The Grey Goshawk’s preferred habitat is heavily treed and humid forest areas such as rainforests and very dense, tall eucalypt forest.

The species could be classified as threatened in some areas due to clearing of forests as its preferred habitat is tall forests.

It is the largest Accipiter in Australia. In some parts of Australia the brown goshawk may be confused with the grey.

According to Wiki, Brown goshawks feed mainly on other medium-sized birds, while small mammals such as rats and rabbits are also taken. Brown goshawks often hunt near farmland or wetlands, where birds such as ducks, cockatoos and pigeons are plentiful. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_goshawk

It was interesting to note that the search term “grey goshawk australia hunting domestic fowl” brought up the brown goshawk mainly with one http://www.environment.gov.au/resource/national-recovery-plan-christmas-island-goshawk-accipiter-fasciatus-natalis which page has probably the most detailed description of habits and biology of most of the sites I viewed.

I think it were a Sparrowhawk that attacked Julia that time… I had to get inbetween the two fighting birds.

painmaster said:

I think it were a Sparrowhawk that attacked Julia that time… I had to get inbetween the two fighting birds.

All these things may be possible though the sparrowhawk is a smaller bird.

Sparrowhawks nested in my yard for about a decade before for some reason disappearing from this nesting site. I observed their huntng tactics extensively. They normally devoured their prey on a tree branch or where they captured it if on the ground. They had difficulty taking off from the ground with rat or yellow throated miner though they managed to achieve such feats during breeding season and would continue to bring such food to the young for some time after they left the nest.

They would often be seen around the aviary mainly hunting the rodents attracted to the bird seed. I observed one part my hair on the way t takiing a rat in mid air as it tried leaping to safety in my drive through carport. It then took it around the corner and precisely zipped it open down the middle like a surgeon and devoured it on the path outside the window. All in the space of time it took me to walk inside sit down and look lout the window.

Amazing hunters.

He never told me they flew off with them, just that they killed them.
It’s obviously not a common occurrence.

We are a known habitat for them.

bubba louie said:

He never told me they flew off with them, just that they killed them.
It’s obviously not a common occurrence.

We are a known habitat for them.

I’d expect to find them in your area yes.

bubba louie said:

We have had the keys since late November, but are still trying to finish off the Brisbane house, so it can go on the market.

I hate having to come back, the hinterland has totally won me over.

So far we’ve only met one lot of neighbours but they’re wonderful. They run a bush regeneration business and supply some things to Green Harvest. We can have any plants we want from them at mates rates. :)

We’ve also been to our first Land for Wildlife event. It was at the neighbours place, and we met more nice people too.
The LfW crew had set up infrared cameras around some of the local properties and it was a slide show of what they found.

Reesville now has the only known population of long nosed potoroos on the Sunshine Coast.

Sounds wonderful. I have been reading about it on FB :)

Update.

We’ve had our first official meeting with our local land for wildlife officer.
He stays a few hours and took us bush bashing through the scrub, we’d only walked around the edges previously.
The good news is that the vines we had been told were weeds are in fact native to the spot and don’t need removing. All up he was pleased with the state of the property, and only pointed out a few things that needed dealing with.
He left us a complete list of every plant there, and some suggestions for some we might like to add. Our plan is to link up with the corridor our neighbour has already planted right up to our boundary. We’re probably going to remove the adjoining fence, or at least take out the barbed wire. We’re so lucky with our neighbours.
As part of our certification every year we get the choice of 300 free trees, gardening equipment, or wildlife nest boxes.
You can also apply for a grant for any major work.
All up it was a really interesting morning.

ps He also confirmed the Grey Goshawk is a well known chook killer around the area. LOL

Nearly forgot.

We have earthworms. :)

bubba louie said:

Update.

We’ve had our first official meeting with our local land for wildlife officer.
He stays a few hours and took us bush bashing through the scrub, we’d only walked around the edges previously.
The good news is that the vines we had been told were weeds are in fact native to the spot and don’t need removing. All up he was pleased with the state of the property, and only pointed out a few things that needed dealing with.
He left us a complete list of every plant there, and some suggestions for some we might like to add. Our plan is to link up with the corridor our neighbour has already planted right up to our boundary. We’re probably going to remove the adjoining fence, or at least take out the barbed wire. We’re so lucky with our neighbours.
As part of our certification every year we get the choice of 300 free trees, gardening equipment, or wildlife nest boxes.
You can also apply for a grant for any major work.
All up it was a really interesting morning.

ps He also confirmed the Grey Goshawk is a well known chook killer around the area. LOL

sounds good :)

I don’t get a land for wildlife officer. Lucky you.

roughbarked said:

I don’t get a land for wildlife officer. Lucky you.

Have you checked?

bubba louie said:

roughbarked said:

I don’t get a land for wildlife officer. Lucky you.

Have you checked?

Not for about 20 years. Maybe I should ask.

What I thought was a choko has fruited and it’s a kiwano ( African Horned Melon.)

roughbarked said:

bubba louie said:

roughbarked said:

I don’t get a land for wildlife officer. Lucky you.

Have you checked?

Not for about 20 years. Maybe I should ask.

It’s worth it for the freebies.

bubba louie said:

What I thought was a choko has fruited and it’s a kiwano ( African Horned Melon.)

photos?

bubba louie said:

roughbarked said:

bubba louie said:

Have you checked?

Not for about 20 years. Maybe I should ask.

It’s worth it for the freebies.

I’ve donated more trees than they’ll ever be able to give me back. Worn out more tools planting them but the nesting boxes may come in handy.

roughbarked said:

bubba louie said:

roughbarked said:

Not for about 20 years. Maybe I should ask.

It’s worth it for the freebies.

I’ve donated more trees than they’ll ever be able to give me back. Worn out more tools planting them but the nesting boxes may come in handy.

Or a grant?

We’re going to have to go up and see what’s happened with this last lot of rain.

The previous big wet was a doozy and the normal dam run offs couldn’t cope. The neighbours had never seen theirs overflow it’s banks so much before, and theirs runs into ours.

Part of our dam wall partially gave way and we were about to find someone to fix it when this last lot hit.
Goodness knows what state it’s in now. Because it’s virtually surrounded by re growth there’s no way we could get machinery in without wholesale damage. :(

They’re starting a wild dog baiting (1080) program around Reesville. :(

bubba louie said:

roughbarked said:

bubba louie said:

It’s worth it for the freebies.

I’ve donated more trees than they’ll ever be able to give me back. Worn out more tools planting them but the nesting boxes may come in handy.

Or a grant?

Yeah, a grant would be very handy.

bubba louie said:

We’re going to have to go up and see what’s happened with this last lot of rain.

The previous big wet was a doozy and the normal dam run offs couldn’t cope. The neighbours had never seen theirs overflow it’s banks so much before, and theirs runs into ours.

Part of our dam wall partially gave way and we were about to find someone to fix it when this last lot hit.
Goodness knows what state it’s in now. Because it’s virtually surrounded by re growth there’s no way we could get machinery in without wholesale damage. :(

We had to bulldoze to replace fences at one stage. It grows back. And where you are, it will grow back even faster than ours did down here.

:)

buffy said:

bubba louie said:

We’re going to have to go up and see what’s happened with this last lot of rain.

The previous big wet was a doozy and the normal dam run offs couldn’t cope. The neighbours had never seen theirs overflow it’s banks so much before, and theirs runs into ours.

Part of our dam wall partially gave way and we were about to find someone to fix it when this last lot hit.
Goodness knows what state it’s in now. Because it’s virtually surrounded by re growth there’s no way we could get machinery in without wholesale damage. :(

We had to bulldoze to replace fences at one stage. It grows back. And where you are, it will grow back even faster than ours did down here.

:)

We have fully grown gums all around it and the location means they’d have to come at it right through the widest part of the original growth. You’d need to see it to understand the problem.

bubba louie said:

buffy said:

bubba louie said:

We’re going to have to go up and see what’s happened with this last lot of rain.

The previous big wet was a doozy and the normal dam run offs couldn’t cope. The neighbours had never seen theirs overflow it’s banks so much before, and theirs runs into ours.

Part of our dam wall partially gave way and we were about to find someone to fix it when this last lot hit.
Goodness knows what state it’s in now. Because it’s virtually surrounded by re growth there’s no way we could get machinery in without wholesale damage. :(

We had to bulldoze to replace fences at one stage. It grows back. And where you are, it will grow back even faster than ours did down here.

:)

We have fully grown gums all around it and the location means they’d have to come at it right through the widest part of the original growth. You’d need to see it to understand the problem.

Our block is under the minimum size to qualify for certification but they made an exception because we have what they class as old growth. That would rip the guts out of it.

It’s technically not what I would call old growth because it had been cleared long ago, but because it came back by it’self and not through regeneration they accepted it.

roughbarked said:

bubba louie said:

What I thought was a choko has fruited and it’s a kiwano ( African Horned Melon.)

photos?

I’ll take some this week. If I can find more fruit.

Another puzzler is a citrus that looks just like an orange but when we’re tried a ripe one it tastes like a lemon.
Maybe just a very sour orange, but I couldn’t say it tasted remotely orangey.
We’ll feed it and make sure it gets enough water and see what it’s like next season.

Actually, discuss this with your wildlife officer. They will have had to deal with this sort of thing before. We rarely see our officer, because ours is old bush and all we really have to do is chip out capeweed and cut down pine trees as they germinate. We are in Land for Nature and Trust for Wildlife. When we had a bushfire, there was no choice. The grader went in to make a break. Even there, it’s hard to tell, except for the blackened trunks on one side of that area. Our fire was – goodness me! – 10 years ago this year!

buffy said:

Actually, discuss this with your wildlife officer. They will have had to deal with this sort of thing before. We rarely see our officer, because ours is old bush and all we really have to do is chip out capeweed and cut down pine trees as they germinate. We are in Land for Nature and Trust for Wildlife. When we had a bushfire, there was no choice. The grader went in to make a break. Even there, it’s hard to tell, except for the blackened trunks on one side of that area. Our fire was – goodness me! – 10 years ago this year!

We already did. He offered a suggestion but agrees we need an expert.

bubba louie said:

buffy said:

Actually, discuss this with your wildlife officer. They will have had to deal with this sort of thing before. We rarely see our officer, because ours is old bush and all we really have to do is chip out capeweed and cut down pine trees as they germinate. We are in Land for Nature and Trust for Wildlife. When we had a bushfire, there was no choice. The grader went in to make a break. Even there, it’s hard to tell, except for the blackened trunks on one side of that area. Our fire was – goodness me! – 10 years ago this year!

We already did. He offered a suggestion but agrees we need an expert.

He was actually with us when we found it. The scoured bit isn’t visible until you go into the rainforest and we found it during his inspection.

That’s good then. He presumably knows the right sort of expert to consult then.

bubba louie said:

Another puzzler is a citrus that looks just like an orange but when we’re tried a ripe one it tastes like a lemon.
Maybe just a very sour orange, but I couldn’t say it tasted remotely orangey.
We’ll feed it and make sure it gets enough water and see what it’s like next season.

That’s a rough lemon, bush lemon. Some call it native lemon but it isn’t. It is used a s a rootstock but isn’t considered the best rootstock. Has been wild in northeast Australia since the early settlers. Fruit can be orange to yellowish.

roughbarked said:

bubba louie said:

Another puzzler is a citrus that looks just like an orange but when we’re tried a ripe one it tastes like a lemon.
Maybe just a very sour orange, but I couldn’t say it tasted remotely orangey.
We’ll feed it and make sure it gets enough water and see what it’s like next season.

That’s a rough lemon, bush lemon. Some call it native lemon but it isn’t. It is used a s a rootstock but isn’t considered the best rootstock. Has been wild in northeast Australia since the early settlers. Fruit can be orange to yellowish.

http://www.fruitipedia.com/rough_lemon.htm

It may have been considered useful as a rootstock worldwide but these days it is not the preferred rootstock for various reasons but mainly that Poncirus trifoliata is considered better on most soils. As a rootsock Citrus jambhiri makes a vigorous tree but tends to make the fruit get thicker rougher skins. http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/137713/5a-lemon-rootstocks.pdf

It seems that each state has its own plan.. http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/cpp/landforwildlife.htm

roughbarked said:

bubba louie said:

Another puzzler is a citrus that looks just like an orange but when we’re tried a ripe one it tastes like a lemon.
Maybe just a very sour orange, but I couldn’t say it tasted remotely orangey.
We’ll feed it and make sure it gets enough water and see what it’s like next season.

That’s a rough lemon, bush lemon. Some call it native lemon but it isn’t. It is used a s a rootstock but isn’t considered the best rootstock. Has been wild in northeast Australia since the early settlers. Fruit can be orange to yellowish.

No, I know what bush lemons are and this isn’t. Whatever it is it’s grafted onto rootstock.

bubba louie said:

roughbarked said:

bubba louie said:

Another puzzler is a citrus that looks just like an orange but when we’re tried a ripe one it tastes like a lemon.
Maybe just a very sour orange, but I couldn’t say it tasted remotely orangey.
We’ll feed it and make sure it gets enough water and see what it’s like next season.

That’s a rough lemon, bush lemon. Some call it native lemon but it isn’t. It is used a s a rootstock but isn’t considered the best rootstock. Has been wild in northeast Australia since the early settlers. Fruit can be orange to yellowish.

No, I know what bush lemons are and this isn’t. Whatever it is it’s grafted onto rootstock.

Are you sure it isn’t the rootstock?

roughbarked said:

bubba louie said:

roughbarked said:

That’s a rough lemon, bush lemon. Some call it native lemon but it isn’t. It is used a s a rootstock but isn’t considered the best rootstock. Has been wild in northeast Australia since the early settlers. Fruit can be orange to yellowish.

No, I know what bush lemons are and this isn’t. Whatever it is it’s grafted onto rootstock.

Are you sure it isn’t the rootstock?

Positive. The rootstock has been trying to shoot and it’s entirely different.

bubba louie said:

roughbarked said:

bubba louie said:

No, I know what bush lemons are and this isn’t. Whatever it is it’s grafted onto rootstock.

Are you sure it isn’t the rootstock?

Positive. The rootstock has been trying to shoot and it’s entirely different.

OK. Then have you knowledge of the meyer lemon?

roughbarked said:

bubba louie said:

roughbarked said:

Are you sure it isn’t the rootstock?

Positive. The rootstock has been trying to shoot and it’s entirely different.

OK. Then have you knowledge of the meyer lemon?

Yep.

bubba louie said:

roughbarked said:

bubba louie said:

Positive. The rootstock has been trying to shoot and it’s entirely different.

OK. Then have you knowledge of the meyer lemon?

Yep.

and do you think this is something else again?

bubba louie said:

Another puzzler is a citrus that looks just like an orange but when we’re tried a ripe one it tastes like a lemon.
Maybe just a very sour orange, but I couldn’t say it tasted remotely orangey.
We’ll feed it and make sure it gets enough water and see what it’s like next season.

rootstock?

bluegreen said:

bubba louie said:

Another puzzler is a citrus that looks just like an orange but when we’re tried a ripe one it tastes like a lemon.
Maybe just a very sour orange, but I couldn’t say it tasted remotely orangey.
We’ll feed it and make sure it gets enough water and see what it’s like next season.

rootstock?

we have been through that.

While I was on the north coast I bumped into Australias only exporter of finger limes and we had a good chat. When I told here where I came from she said, “oh that’s real citrus country”. Which is indeed true. I also spent quite a bit of time with one of tyhe manufacturers of the budding and grafting tape and I asked him about his citrus trees and why they all looked like rootstock. He simply said, this isn’t citrus country.

roughbarked said:

bubba louie said:

roughbarked said:

OK. Then have you knowledge of the meyer lemon?

Yep.

and do you think this is something else again?

Yes, if I had to bet on it I’d say it’s just a very very sour orange. Nothing else fits.

bubba louie said:

roughbarked said:

bubba louie said:

Yep.

and do you think this is something else again?

Yes, if I had to bet on it I’d say it’s just a very very sour orange. Nothing else fits.

Do you have photos?

roughbarked said:

bubba louie said:

roughbarked said:

and do you think this is something else again?

Yes, if I had to bet on it I’d say it’s just a very very sour orange. Nothing else fits.

Do you have photos?

I’d like to see what the leaves, stems, thorns, flowers and fruit look like.

bubba louie said:

roughbarked said:

bubba louie said:

Yep.

and do you think this is something else again?

Yes, if I had to bet on it I’d say it’s just a very very sour orange. Nothing else fits.

There are sour oranges but why anyone would bother grafting them, I don’t know.

roughbarked said:

bluegreen said:

bubba louie said:

Another puzzler is a citrus that looks just like an orange but when we’re tried a ripe one it tastes like a lemon.
Maybe just a very sour orange, but I couldn’t say it tasted remotely orangey.
We’ll feed it and make sure it gets enough water and see what it’s like next season.

rootstock?

we have been through that.

yeah, I hadn’t caught up that far when I wrote it.

roughbarked said:

There are sour oranges but why anyone would bother grafting them, I don’t know.

Ok well here are the reasons why.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitter_orange

roughbarked said:

bubba louie said:

roughbarked said:

and do you think this is something else again?

Yes, if I had to bet on it I’d say it’s just a very very sour orange. Nothing else fits.

Do you have photos?

I’ll take one tomorrow.

roughbarked said:

bubba louie said:

roughbarked said:

and do you think this is something else again?

Yes, if I had to bet on it I’d say it’s just a very very sour orange. Nothing else fits.

There are sour oranges but why anyone would bother grafting them, I don’t know.

The sourness may be a result of neglect?

The dam still lives. :)

roughbarked said:

roughbarked said:

There are sour oranges but why anyone would bother grafting them, I don’t know.

Ok well here are the reasons why.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitter_orange

I’ll read it later. Our connection has become super slow atm.

bubba louie said:

The dam still lives. :)

:)

The citrus mystery turned out to not be a mystery at all. Left on the tree to mature it sweetened up. Just an orange after all.

bubba louie said:

The citrus mystery turned out to not be a mystery at all. Left on the tree to mature it sweetened up. Just an orange after all.

sweet, not sour. ;)

We’re living at Reesville full time now. The Brisbane house sold for considerably more than we expected, so we’re pretty happy. Plans to extend the cottage to two bedrooms AND a laundry are being drawn up by the local architect. Life’s good but busy. :)

bubba louie said:

We’re living at Reesville full time now. The Brisbane house sold for considerably more than we expected, so we’re pretty happy. Plans to extend the cottage to two bedrooms AND a laundry are being drawn up by the local architect. Life’s good but busy. :)

Sounds wonderful :)