This is not as easy as it sounds, but for those who may be interested…

https://wildlifespotter.net.au/

Help save threatened species and preserve Australia’s iconic wildlife!

Become a citizen scientist and assist researchers by looking for animals in wilderness photos taken by automated cameras around Australia.

Anyone can join in and you can do it all online.

Rat rat rat mammal rat ….






j/k

poikilotherm said:

Rat rat rat mammal rat ….






j/k

Hang on. A rat is a mammal ;)

Speedy said:

This is not as easy as it sounds, but for those who may be interested…

https://wildlifespotter.net.au/

Help save threatened species and preserve Australia’s iconic wildlife!

Become a citizen scientist and assist researchers by looking for animals in wilderness photos taken by automated cameras around Australia.

Anyone can join in and you can do it all online.

Surprised this isn’t on Zooniverse. The equivalent Zooniverse project for spotting animals in photos of the African plains was finished ten times as fast as expected, in just a few weeks.

Sponsored by the ABC I see, 166,047 images completed, 190,028 animals identified, 8,792 wildlife spotters. That’s a good ratio of animals to images. Very much worth doing.

Speedy said:

poikilotherm said:

Rat rat rat mammal rat ….






j/k

Hang on. A rat is a mammal ;)

A rat is a rodent, not a mammal.

bob(from black rock) said:

Speedy said:

poikilotherm said:

Rat rat rat mammal rat ….






j/k

Hang on. A rat is a mammal ;)

A rat is a rodent, not a mammal.

A rodent is a mammal.

bob(from black rock) said:

Speedy said:

poikilotherm said:

Rat rat rat mammal rat ….






j/k

Hang on. A rat is a mammal ;)

A rat is a rodent, not a mammal.

Rodents are mammals.

mollwollfumble said:

Very much worth doing.

I think so too.

Tried IDing 3 animals so far, but like I said, it’s not as straight forward as it sounds. Two small marsupial-looking things that may have been many things and one feral pig.

bob(from black rock) said:

Speedy said:

poikilotherm said:

Rat rat rat mammal rat ….






j/k

Hang on. A rat is a mammal ;)

A rat is a rodent, not a mammal.

has fur, nurses its young, rodent is a mammal

stumpy_seahorse said:

bob(from black rock) said:

Speedy said:

Hang on. A rat is a mammal ;)

A rat is a rodent, not a mammal.

has fur, nurses its young, rodent is a mammal

Doesn’t need to have fur.

If its young drinks milk, it is a mammal (Full stop)

Speedy said:

stumpy_seahorse said:

bob(from black rock) said:

A rat is a rodent, not a mammal.

has fur, nurses its young, rodent is a mammal

Doesn’t need to have fur.

If its young drinks milk, it is a mammal (Full stop)

No.

Sorry Stumpy. I think you’re right, but it’s “hair”, not fur.

Speedy said:

Speedy said:

stumpy_seahorse said:

has fur, nurses its young, rodent is a mammal

Doesn’t need to have fur.

If its young drinks milk, it is a mammal (Full stop)

No.

Sorry Stumpy. I think you’re right, but it’s “hair”, not fur.

yeah, delving into the back of my mind, uni in about 1999, thought there was some mention of fur, probably was hair

Speedy said:

Speedy said:

stumpy_seahorse said:

has fur, nurses its young, rodent is a mammal

Doesn’t need to have fur.

If its young drinks milk, it is a mammal (Full stop)

No.

Sorry Stumpy. I think you’re right, but it’s “hair”, not fur.

According to the interweb the terms are interchangeable.

Tamb said:

Speedy said:

Speedy said:

Doesn’t need to have fur.

If its young drinks milk, it is a mammal (Full stop)

No.

Sorry Stumpy. I think you’re right, but it’s “hair”, not fur.

According to the interweb the terms are interchangeable.

Well that’s that then :)

Speedy said:

Tamb said:

Speedy said:

No.

Sorry Stumpy. I think you’re right, but it’s “hair”, not fur.

According to the interweb the terms are interchangeable.

Well that’s that then :)

It would appear that when the fashion industry want to use rat stuff it’s fur.

In any case …

By any definition I’ve ever heard, rats are clearly mammals. They are ye archetypal “introduction to mammals” mammals.

Also there are at least a dozen species of rat native to Australia.

dv said:

In any case …

By any definition I’ve ever heard, rats are clearly mammals. They are ye archetypal “introduction to mammals” mammals.

Also there are at least a dozen species of rat native to Australia.

Giant white-tailed rat is a mammal that belongs to the family of rodents.
Giant white-tailed rats can reach 1 kg weight.

Tamb said:

dv said:

In any case …

By any definition I’ve ever heard, rats are clearly mammals. They are ye archetypal “introduction to mammals” mammals.

Also there are at least a dozen species of rat native to Australia.

Giant white-tailed rat is a mammal that belongs to the family of rodents.
Giant white-tailed rats can reach 1 kg weight.

Does the rakali count as a “rat” or not?
Weight 340–1,275 grams.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rakali

Tamb said:

Speedy said:

Speedy said:

Doesn’t need to have fur.

If its young drinks milk, it is a mammal (Full stop)

No.

Sorry Stumpy. I think you’re right, but it’s “hair”, not fur.

According to the interweb the terms are interchangeable.

I don’t think so.

Fur is defined as “the fine, soft, thick, hairy coat of the skin of a mammal.”

Whereas hair on many mammals is not like that, being either scale like, coarse or sparse, so would not be described as fur. Hair is also commonly found on plants, which are certainly not animals. Therefore I would say hair is a loose term, but would need additional description to make it applicable, such as fur above, which is made up of a certain type of hair, with a certain texture and concentration, plus is generally found on mammals.

mollwollfumble said:

Tamb said:

dv said:

In any case …

By any definition I’ve ever heard, rats are clearly mammals. They are ye archetypal “introduction to mammals” mammals.

Also there are at least a dozen species of rat native to Australia.

Giant white-tailed rat is a mammal that belongs to the family of rodents.
Giant white-tailed rats can reach 1 kg weight.

Does the rakali count as a “rat” or not?
Weight 340–1,275 grams.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rakali

“Hydromys chrysogaster, commonly known as rakali, rabe or water-rat, is an Australian native rodent first described in 1804. The change to the aboriginal name Rakali was intended to foster a positive public attitude by Environment Australia. Wikipedia”

So yes a rat.

dv said:

In any case …

By any definition I’ve ever heard, rats are clearly mammals. They are ye archetypal “introduction to mammals” mammals.

Also there are at least a dozen species of rat native to Australia.

Not that many of them still exist in any numbers.

roughbarked said:

dv said:

In any case …

By any definition I’ve ever heard, rats are clearly mammals. They are ye archetypal “introduction to mammals” mammals.

Also there are at least a dozen species of rat native to Australia.

Not that many of them still exist in any numbers.

There are quite a few velvet furred rats around here and they don’t bother me at all. The water rat we had for a while was an awful animal.We called it the rat from hell.

sarahs mum said:

roughbarked said:

dv said:

In any case …

By any definition I’ve ever heard, rats are clearly mammals. They are ye archetypal “introduction to mammals” mammals.

Also there are at least a dozen species of rat native to Australia.

Not that many of them still exist in any numbers.

There are quite a few velvet furred rats around here and they don’t bother me at all. The water rat we had for a while was an awful animal.We called it the rat from hell.

wen I was a kid we had water rats everywhere. Haven’t seen one for at least fifty years. Same with the possums.

How can we keep malleefowl safe from predators?

The malleefowl is an intriguing native bird that lives in semi-arid and arid parts of Australia. It is about the size of a domestic chicken but instead of laying eggs in a small nest the malleefowl builds a large mound of dirt, sand and decomposing leaf litter. How often are foxes and other predators visiting these mounds? And how can we keep the malleefowl safe?

We had a reserve set aside principally for malleefowl. The fence was pretty ordinary. Farmers dogs jumped out of passing utes and ate the ones the foxes didn’t get. We still have the reserve but there hasn’t been a malleefowl seen in it in forty years.

roughbarked said:

sarahs mum said:

roughbarked said:

Not that many of them still exist in any numbers.

There are quite a few velvet furred rats around here and they don’t bother me at all. The water rat we had for a while was an awful animal.We called it the rat from hell.

wen I was a kid we had water rats everywhere. Haven’t seen one for at least fifty years. Same with the possums.

I could do you a deal on possums. And pademelons
.

sarahs mum said:

roughbarked said:

sarahs mum said:

There are quite a few velvet furred rats around here and they don’t bother me at all. The water rat we had for a while was an awful animal.We called it the rat from hell.

wen I was a kid we had water rats everywhere. Haven’t seen one for at least fifty years. Same with the possums.

I could do you a deal on possums. And pademelons
.

There’s nothing left here to trade. Unless you want cats and foxes.

Helping threatened species involves managing the things that can impact on their ability to survive in the wild. Feral animals such as goats and pigs can damage habitat or even eat a threatened plant. Feral predators such as cats and foxes will hunt and kill native animals (including threatened species), thus reducing their ability to persist in the wild. Other threats to threatened species can come from drought, fires, storms, erosion and many other influences that place plants and animals at greater risk. Within the OEH Ecosystems and Threatened Species Team we try to reduce detrimental impacts that if not controlled, place the species at even greater risk.

Can’t see farmers on the list of threats to wildlife. They are by far the biggest threat.

roughbarked said:

sarahs mum said:

roughbarked said:

wen I was a kid we had water rats everywhere. Haven’t seen one for at least fifty years. Same with the possums.

I could do you a deal on possums. And pademelons
.

There’s nothing left here to trade. Unless you want cats and foxes.

Damn. :(
I suppose I would prefer the fox farce force than actual foxes. I hadn’t seen feral cats here until the last few years.But I am still seeing quolls and devils.

sarahs mum said:

roughbarked said:

sarahs mum said:

I could do you a deal on possums. And pademelons
.

There’s nothing left here to trade. Unless you want cats and foxes.

Damn. :(
I suppose I would prefer the fox farce force than actual foxes. I hadn’t seen feral cats here until the last few years.But I am still seeing quolls and devils.

did you see the baby devil video on Spiiderlily’s fb?
bloody cute little things :)

stumpy_seahorse said:

sarahs mum said:

roughbarked said:

There’s nothing left here to trade. Unless you want cats and foxes.

Damn. :(
I suppose I would prefer the fox farce force than actual foxes. I hadn’t seen feral cats here until the last few years.But I am still seeing quolls and devils.

did you see the baby devil video on Spiiderlily’s fb?
bloody cute little things :)

No. Missed it. but I videoed one running out of the shed a few months ago.

Since when did SL have ii in her name? I object!

sarahs mum said:

stumpy_seahorse said:

sarahs mum said:

Damn. :(
I suppose I would prefer the fox farce force than actual foxes. I hadn’t seen feral cats here until the last few years.But I am still seeing quolls and devils.

did you see the baby devil video on Spiiderlily’s fb?
bloody cute little things :)

No. Missed it. but I videoed one running out of the shed a few months ago.

https://www.facebook.com/timswildlife/videos/1101134699979948/

sarahs mum said:

roughbarked said:

sarahs mum said:

I could do you a deal on possums. And pademelons
.

There’s nothing left here to trade. Unless you want cats and foxes.

Damn. :(
I suppose I would prefer the fox farce force than actual foxes. I hadn’t seen feral cats here until the last few years.But I am still seeing quolls and devils.

You are probably lucky enough to still be connected by a corridoor.

stumpy_seahorse said:

sarahs mum said:

roughbarked said:

There’s nothing left here to trade. Unless you want cats and foxes.

Damn. :(
I suppose I would prefer the fox farce force than actual foxes. I hadn’t seen feral cats here until the last few years.But I am still seeing quolls and devils.

did you see the baby devil video on Spiiderlily’s fb?
bloody cute little things :)

Until you try and pat them.

roughbarked said:

sarahs mum said:

roughbarked said:

There’s nothing left here to trade. Unless you want cats and foxes.

Damn. :(
I suppose I would prefer the fox farce force than actual foxes. I hadn’t seen feral cats here until the last few years.But I am still seeing quolls and devils.

You are probably lucky enough to still be connected by a corridoor.

Its more than a corridor. I am a clearing in the forest. Two boundaries with Snug Falls Recreation area and NPWS.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151743862309554&set=a.10151616637639554.607364.768344553&type=3&theater

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10154072210734554&set=a.10154070846709554.1073741957.768344553&type=3&theater

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10155040992449554&set=a.10155040990674554.1073741997.768344553&type=3&theater

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151616636214554&set=a.10151616636204554.607363.768344553&type=3&theater

Yes, I live in a fire risk.

sarahs mum said:

roughbarked said:

sarahs mum said:

Damn. :(
I suppose I would prefer the fox farce force than actual foxes. I hadn’t seen feral cats here until the last few years.But I am still seeing quolls and devils.

You are probably lucky enough to still be connected by a corridoor.

Its more than a corridor. I am a clearing in the forest. Two boundaries with Snug Falls Recreation area and NPWS.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151743862309554&set=a.10151616637639554.607364.768344553&type=3&theater

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10154072210734554&set=a.10154070846709554.1073741957.768344553&type=3&theater

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10155040992449554&set=a.10155040990674554.1073741997.768344553&type=3&theater

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151616636214554&set=a.10151616636204554.607363.768344553&type=3&theater

Yes, I live in a fire risk.

Now I really do want to come and visit.

roughbarked said:

sarahs mum said:

roughbarked said:

You are probably lucky enough to still be connected by a corridoor.

Its more than a corridor. I am a clearing in the forest. Two boundaries with Snug Falls Recreation area and NPWS.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151743862309554&set=a.10151616637639554.607364.768344553&type=3&theater

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10154072210734554&set=a.10154070846709554.1073741957.768344553&type=3&theater

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10155040992449554&set=a.10155040990674554.1073741997.768344553&type=3&theater

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151616636214554&set=a.10151616636204554.607363.768344553&type=3&theater

Yes, I live in a fire risk.

Now I really do want to come and visit.

You’d be welcome. :)

sarahs mum said:

roughbarked said:

sarahs mum said:

Its more than a corridor. I am a clearing in the forest. Two boundaries with Snug Falls Recreation area and NPWS.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151743862309554&set=a.10151616637639554.607364.768344553&type=3&theater

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10154072210734554&set=a.10154070846709554.1073741957.768344553&type=3&theater

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10155040992449554&set=a.10155040990674554.1073741997.768344553&type=3&theater

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151616636214554&set=a.10151616636204554.607363.768344553&type=3&theater

Yes, I live in a fire risk.

Now I really do want to come and visit.

You’d be welcome. :)

I’d be a bit of a problem running around finding places to plant more trees.

roughbarked said:

sarahs mum said:

roughbarked said:

You are probably lucky enough to still be connected by a corridoor.

Its more than a corridor. I am a clearing in the forest. Two boundaries with Snug Falls Recreation area and NPWS.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151743862309554&set=a.10151616637639554.607364.768344553&type=3&theater

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10154072210734554&set=a.10154070846709554.1073741957.768344553&type=3&theater

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10155040992449554&set=a.10155040990674554.1073741997.768344553&type=3&theater

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151616636214554&set=a.10151616636204554.607363.768344553&type=3&theater

Yes, I live in a fire risk.

Now I really do want to come and visit.

I have 32 acres. But only maybe 8 acres of cleared and partially cleared. On the most part it is regrowth from the 1967 ceptin for a bit at the bottom of the property where the fire jumped over Deep Creek and left us a little pristine rainforest.

roughbarked said:

sarahs mum said:

roughbarked said:

Now I really do want to come and visit.

You’d be welcome. :)

I’d be a bit of a problem running around finding places to plant more trees.

I have that problem. I love trees. Mostly I plant the types that don’t want to explode into fire. Or ones I can torture in pots. But I have lost so many productive trees to the wobblies..

sarahs mum said:

roughbarked said:

sarahs mum said:

Damn. :(
I suppose I would prefer the fox farce force than actual foxes. I hadn’t seen feral cats here until the last few years.But I am still seeing quolls and devils.

You are probably lucky enough to still be connected by a corridoor.

Its more than a corridor. I am a clearing in the forest. Two boundaries with Snug Falls Recreation area and NPWS.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151743862309554&set=a.10151616637639554.607364.768344553&type=3&theater

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10154072210734554&set=a.10154070846709554.1073741957.768344553&type=3&theater

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10155040992449554&set=a.10155040990674554.1073741997.768344553&type=3&theater

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151616636214554&set=a.10151616636204554.607363.768344553&type=3&theater

Yes, I live in a fire risk.

I canna see it.

Peak Warming Man said:

sarahs mum said:

roughbarked said:

You are probably lucky enough to still be connected by a corridoor.

Its more than a corridor. I am a clearing in the forest. Two boundaries with Snug Falls Recreation area and NPWS.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151743862309554&set=a.10151616637639554.607364.768344553&type=3&theater

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10154072210734554&set=a.10154070846709554.1073741957.768344553&type=3&theater

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10155040992449554&set=a.10155040990674554.1073741997.768344553&type=3&theater

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151616636214554&set=a.10151616636204554.607363.768344553&type=3&theater

Yes, I live in a fire risk.

I canna see it.

for the trees?

sarahs mum said:

roughbarked said:

sarahs mum said:

You’d be welcome. :)

I’d be a bit of a problem running around finding places to plant more trees.

I have that problem. I love trees. Mostly I plant the types that don’t want to explode into fire. Or ones I can torture in pots. But I have lost so many productive trees to the wobblies..

If you put some cyclone wire mesh around them it will stop them wobblies. ;)

sarahs mum said:

Peak Warming Man said:

sarahs mum said:

Its more than a corridor. I am a clearing in the forest. Two boundaries with Snug Falls Recreation area and NPWS.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151743862309554&set=a.10151616637639554.607364.768344553&type=3&theater

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10154072210734554&set=a.10154070846709554.1073741957.768344553&type=3&theater

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10155040992449554&set=a.10155040990674554.1073741997.768344553&type=3&theater

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151616636214554&set=a.10151616636204554.607363.768344553&type=3&theater

Yes, I live in a fire risk.

I canna see it.

for the trees?

Facebook obliberate the image with their join up to see your photos message.

roughbarked said:

sarahs mum said:

Peak Warming Man said:

I canna see it.

for the trees?

Facebook obliberate the image with their join up to see your photos message.

sm has the photos set to Friends. If the setting is changed to Public then you can see them w/o being a fb member.

roughbarked said:

sarahs mum said:

roughbarked said:

I’d be a bit of a problem running around finding places to plant more trees.

I have that problem. I love trees. Mostly I plant the types that don’t want to explode into fire. Or ones I can torture in pots. But I have lost so many productive trees to the wobblies..

If you put some cyclone wire mesh around them it will stop them wobblies. ;)

I reckon it is fifteen years since any real fence maintenance was done. There are many gaps. I am working on it.

roughbarked said:

sarahs mum said:

roughbarked said:

I’d be a bit of a problem running around finding places to plant more trees.

I have that problem. I love trees. Mostly I plant the types that don’t want to explode into fire. Or ones I can torture in pots. But I have lost so many productive trees to the wobblies..

If you put some cyclone wire mesh around them it will stop them wobblies. ;)

I reckon it is fifteen years since any real fence maintenance was done. There are many gaps. I am working on it.

(Lots of fruit trees are damaged annually by sugar gliders. They eat the blossom and the leaves as they erupt. until they have no more vigour.)

roughbarked said:

sarahs mum said:

Peak Warming Man said:

I canna see it.

for the trees?

Facebook obliberate the image with their join up to see your photos message.

oh. I can’t remember the password of my photobucket account.

kii said:

roughbarked said:

sarahs mum said:

for the trees?

Facebook obliberate the image with their join up to see your photos message.

sm has the photos set to Friends. If the setting is changed to Public then you can see them w/o being a fb member.

nope. my setting is public.

sarahs mum said:

I reckon it is fifteen years since any real fence maintenance was done. There are many gaps. I am working on it.

For most of the time I’ve lived here, my front gate has been unshuttable due to several collapsed posts. Now that she’s soon to put the place on the market, she sent Dan around to install new posts.

Bubblecar said:

sarahs mum said:

I reckon it is fifteen years since any real fence maintenance was done. There are many gaps. I am working on it.

For most of the time I’ve lived here, my front gate has been unshuttable due to several collapsed posts. Now that she’s soon to put the place on the market, she sent Dan around to install new posts.

Thats a lot of problem with my fence. There are some rotty wooden poles and two collapsed end assemblies.

Bubblecar said:

sarahs mum said:

I reckon it is fifteen years since any real fence maintenance was done. There are many gaps. I am working on it.

For most of the time I’ve lived here, my front gate has been unshuttable due to several collapsed posts. Now that she’s soon to put the place on the market, she sent Dan around to install new posts.

Has she worked out a new strategy for getting rid of the tenant, the chook one was a brilliant idea and it only just failed but never the less it failed.

sarahs mum said:

Bubblecar said:

sarahs mum said:

I reckon it is fifteen years since any real fence maintenance was done. There are many gaps. I am working on it.

For most of the time I’ve lived here, my front gate has been unshuttable due to several collapsed posts. Now that she’s soon to put the place on the market, she sent Dan around to install new posts.

Thats a lot of problem with my fence. There are some rotty wooden poles and two collapsed end assemblies.

I’m waiting for a warmer day to put in a couple more fenceposts, then I can finish the fence

sarahs mum said:

roughbarked said:

sarahs mum said:

I have that problem. I love trees. Mostly I plant the types that don’t want to explode into fire. Or ones I can torture in pots. But I have lost so many productive trees to the wobblies..

If you put some cyclone wire mesh around them it will stop them wobblies. ;)

I reckon it is fifteen years since any real fence maintenance was done. There are many gaps. I am working on it.

So you need someone who can strain a fence. Another reason to brave Bass Staight.

sarahs mum said:

kii said:

roughbarked said:

Facebook obliberate the image with their join up to see your photos message.

sm has the photos set to Friends. If the setting is changed to Public then you can see them w/o being a fb member.

nope. my setting is public.

Facebook are just pernicious.

sarahs mum said:

Bubblecar said:

sarahs mum said:

I reckon it is fifteen years since any real fence maintenance was done. There are many gaps. I am working on it.

For most of the time I’ve lived here, my front gate has been unshuttable due to several collapsed posts. Now that she’s soon to put the place on the market, she sent Dan around to install new posts.

Thats a lot of problem with my fence. There are some rotty wooden poles and two collapsed end assemblies.

You may need to cut down a tree or two and make some posts.

20 years back I had a bird list to be proud of but in the meantime they have opened up new farms and cut down more trees. The farmers have killed the birds and sadly my list is much shorter.

I just spotted a couple of green spider orchids about to flower and the leopard orchids are shooting. This is in my garden. They have been ploughed up everywhere else and the only reason they are in my garden is because I dug them before they ploughed them.

roughbarked said:

sarahs mum said:

roughbarked said:

If you put some cyclone wire mesh around them it will stop them wobblies. ;)

I reckon it is fifteen years since any real fence maintenance was done. There are many gaps. I am working on it.

So you need someone who can strain a fence. Another reason to brave Bass Staight.

I think I have strainers. I haven’t done a shed audit.

sarahs mum said:

roughbarked said:

sarahs mum said:

I reckon it is fifteen years since any real fence maintenance was done. There are many gaps. I am working on it.

So you need someone who can strain a fence. Another reason to brave Bass Staight.

I think I have strainers. I haven’t done a shed audit.

Not much use without strainer posts.

roughbarked said:

sarahs mum said:

roughbarked said:

If you put some cyclone wire mesh around them it will stop them wobblies. ;)

I reckon it is fifteen years since any real fence maintenance was done. There are many gaps. I am working on it.

So you need someone who can strain a fence. Another reason to brave Bass Staight.

I think I have strainers. I haven’t done a shed audit.

(truth is that I am reasonably confident with electrics but have never done any real fencing.)

sarahs mum said:

roughbarked said:

sarahs mum said:

I reckon it is fifteen years since any real fence maintenance was done. There are many gaps. I am working on it.

So you need someone who can strain a fence. Another reason to brave Bass Staight.

I think I have strainers. I haven’t done a shed audit.

(truth is that I am reasonably confident with electrics but have never done any real fencing.)

It can be learned from a good teacher.

roughbarked said:

sarahs mum said:

Bubblecar said:

For most of the time I’ve lived here, my front gate has been unshuttable due to several collapsed posts. Now that she’s soon to put the place on the market, she sent Dan around to install new posts.

Thats a lot of problem with my fence. There are some rotty wooden poles and two collapsed end assemblies.

You may need to cut down a tree or two and make some posts.

Am I too old and ding bat crazy to learn to use a chainsaw?

roughbarked said:

20 years back I had a bird list to be proud of but in the meantime they have opened up new farms and cut down more trees. The farmers have killed the birds and sadly my list is much shorter.

I’m not sure I am missing anything from my list but I am down in numbers for little forest clearing birds. Wrens and various robins still here but in much less numbers.

sarahs mum said:

roughbarked said:

sarahs mum said:

Thats a lot of problem with my fence. There are some rotty wooden poles and two collapsed end assemblies.

You may need to cut down a tree or two and make some posts.

Am I too old and ding bat crazy to learn to use a chainsaw?

Nasty things in inexperienced hands. Felling trees is a bit of an art too.

You’re never too old (or too young!) or too ding bat crazy to learn to use a chainsaw, but don’t try to use one without learning how to use it safely first.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3Fd7a51P8o

sarahs mum said:

roughbarked said:

sarahs mum said:

Thats a lot of problem with my fence. There are some rotty wooden poles and two collapsed end assemblies.

You may need to cut down a tree or two and make some posts.

Am I too old and ding bat crazy to learn to use a chainsaw?

No.

Tamb said:

sarahs mum said:

roughbarked said:

You may need to cut down a tree or two and make some posts.

Am I too old and ding bat crazy to learn to use a chainsaw?

Nasty things in inexperienced hands. Felling trees is a bit of an art too.

Can be learnt with a good teacher.

btm said:

You’re never too old (or too young!) or too ding bat crazy to learn to use a chainsaw, but don’t try to use one without learning how to use it safely first.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3Fd7a51P8o

They come with instructions like don’t grab the chain while it is moving.

roughbarked said:

sarahs mum said:

roughbarked said:

You may need to cut down a tree or two and make some posts.

Am I too old and ding bat crazy to learn to use a chainsaw?

No.

Ive used a chainsaw

not on people

CrazyNeutrino said:

roughbarked said:

sarahs mum said:

Am I too old and ding bat crazy to learn to use a chainsaw?

No.

Ive used a chainsaw

not on people

The Senate needs some trimming

Tamb said:

sarahs mum said:

roughbarked said:

You may need to cut down a tree or two and make some posts.

Am I too old and ding bat crazy to learn to use a chainsaw?

Nasty things in inexperienced hands. Felling trees is a bit of an art too.

Yeah.

Cameras are used in wildlife spotting

do we need more cameras?

someone could start a kick starter project

covering all species

CrazyNeutrino said:

Cameras are used in wildlife spotting

do we need more cameras?

someone could start a kick starter project

covering all species

The cameras aren’t a problem. Finding the species is.

roughbarked said:

CrazyNeutrino said:

Cameras are used in wildlife spotting

do we need more cameras?

someone could start a kick starter project

covering all species

The cameras aren’t a problem. Finding the species is.

One good thing with cameras is that they can wait.

They are hopeful: https://wildlifespotter.net.au/projects/riverina-mallee-lands/

roughbarked said:

CrazyNeutrino said:

Cameras are used in wildlife spotting

do we need more cameras?

someone could start a kick starter project

covering all species

The cameras aren’t a problem. Finding the species is.

They are often in unspeciefied locations.

CrazyNeutrino said:

roughbarked said:

CrazyNeutrino said:

Cameras are used in wildlife spotting

do we need more cameras?

someone could start a kick starter project

covering all species

The cameras aren’t a problem. Finding the species is.

One good thing with cameras is that they can wait.

They can just as easily rust away.

Tamb said:

roughbarked said:

CrazyNeutrino said:

Cameras are used in wildlife spotting

do we need more cameras?

someone could start a kick starter project

covering all species

The cameras aren’t a problem. Finding the species is.

They are often sometimes found in unspeciefied locations.

fixed

roughbarked said:

Tamb said:

roughbarked said:

The cameras aren’t a problem. Finding the species is.

They are often sometimes found in unspeciefied locations.

fixed

Point taken.

I can hear the mallee ringnecks. Might go and see if I can get a photograph.

Tamb said:

roughbarked said:

CrazyNeutrino said:

Cameras are used in wildlife spotting

do we need more cameras?

someone could start a kick starter project

covering all species

The cameras aren’t a problem. Finding the species is.

They are often in unspeciefied locations.

gps cameras fitted to drones that can get to hard to access areas

so that monitoring difficult to get to locations can be made easier

so two types of cameras are needed

CrazyNeutrino said:

Tamb said:

roughbarked said:

The cameras aren’t a problem. Finding the species is.

They are often in unspeciefied locations.

gps cameras fitted to drones that can get to hard to access areas

so that monitoring difficult to get to locations can be made easier

so two types of cameras are needed

make that three types for underwater monitoring

CrazyNeutrino said:

CrazyNeutrino said:

Tamb said:

They are often in unspeciefied locations.

gps cameras fitted to drones that can get to hard to access areas

so that monitoring difficult to get to locations can be made easier

so two types of cameras are needed

make that three types for underwater monitoring

Drones can move around hard to get to areas

camera drones could be fitted with microphones too

drones can roam around programmed areas mapping sounds as they go

CrazyNeutrino said:

CrazyNeutrino said:

CrazyNeutrino said:

gps cameras fitted to drones that can get to hard to access areas

so that monitoring difficult to get to locations can be made easier

so two types of cameras are needed

make that three types for underwater monitoring

Drones can move around hard to get to areas

camera drones could be fitted with microphones too

drones can roam around programmed areas mapping sounds as they go

Drones sound like a bloke with a whippersnipper coming to take your ears off.

gps cameras fitted to drones that can get to hard to access areas

so that monitoring difficult to get to locations can be made easier

——-

Yes. Just add them to all the firefighting ones.

roughbarked said:

CrazyNeutrino said:

CrazyNeutrino said:

make that three types for underwater monitoring

Drones can move around hard to get to areas

camera drones could be fitted with microphones too

drones can roam around programmed areas mapping sounds as they go

Drones sound like a bloke with a whippersnipper coming to take your ears off.

Don’t give him ideas

roughbarked said:

CrazyNeutrino said:

CrazyNeutrino said:

make that three types for underwater monitoring

Drones can move around hard to get to areas

camera drones could be fitted with microphones too

drones can roam around programmed areas mapping sounds as they go

Drones sound like a bloke with a whippersnipper coming to take your ears off.

Exactly. Drone sounds are likely to send everything into hiding.

roughbarked said:

CrazyNeutrino said:

CrazyNeutrino said:

make that three types for underwater monitoring

Drones can move around hard to get to areas

camera drones could be fitted with microphones too

drones can roam around programmed areas mapping sounds as they go

Drones sound like a bloke with a whippersnipper coming to take your ears off.

no, Im thinking drones made for the purpose

they would have to be quiet as they roam around, not be a threat to wildlfe

the project would get input from park rangers, workers in the field

it would take some planning

For those who can see my flickr. https://www.flickr.com/photos/roughbarked/albums/72157626447096745 Backyard avians that have sat for my camera.

CrazyNeutrino said:

roughbarked said:

CrazyNeutrino said:

Drones can move around hard to get to areas

camera drones could be fitted with microphones too

drones can roam around programmed areas mapping sounds as they go

Drones sound like a bloke with a whippersnipper coming to take your ears off.

no, Im thinking drones made for the purpose

they would have to be quiet as they roam around, not be a threat to wildlfe

the project would get input from park rangers, workers in the field

it would take some planning

the drones could include a mini computer with a database of sounds and pictures all known species

the drones can be programmed to hear specific species sounds and flag them

the drones can be programmed to look for specific species images and flag them

Here I am showing images of my bountiful garden and curve’s not watching.

roughbarked said:

Here I am showing images of my bountiful garden and curve’s not watching.

Great colors in the birds.

CrazyNeutrino said:

roughbarked said:

Here I am showing images of my bountiful garden and curve’s not watching.

Great colors in the birds.

They don’t let me worry about picking all the nuts,

roughbarked said:

Viridian shades.

Just found a Perentie :)

Speedy said:

Just found a Perentie :)

what’s one of them?

party_pants said:

Speedy said:

Just found a Perentie :)

what’s one of them?

A six wheeled 110 rover.

party_pants said:

Speedy said:

Just found a Perentie :)

what’s one of them?

A monitor lizard. Big one with spots. In the desert.

• what’s one of them?

Bungarra…

Speedy said:

party_pants said:

Speedy said:

Just found a Perentie :)

what’s one of them?

A monitor lizard. Big one with spots. In the desert.

Ok.

In the desert? I thought you were a big city suburbanite?

party_pants said:

Speedy said:

party_pants said:

what’s one of them?

A monitor lizard. Big one with spots. In the desert.

Ok.

In the desert? I thought you were a big city suburbanite?

Perenties are Australia’s largest lizard and cousin to the Komodo

party_pants said:

Speedy said:

party_pants said:

what’s one of them?

A monitor lizard. Big one with spots. In the desert.

Ok.

In the desert? I thought you were a big city suburbanite?

That’s where I live, but I try to spend my time elsewhere whenever I can.

This will have to do for today:

https://wildlifespotter.net.au/

I am lucky to have visited all of the 6 regions they have on their list. It’s almost like being on holidays again, except there are no flies or screaming kids :)

Arts said:

party_pants said:

Speedy said:

A monitor lizard. Big one with spots. In the desert.

Ok.

In the desert? I thought you were a big city suburbanite?

Perenties are Australia’s largest lizard and cousin to the Komodo

I looked it up :)

Nocturnal lizards. Now I’ve seen it all.

Speedy said:

Nocturnal lizards. Now I’ve seen it all.

This is Australia.

Just found a Brush-tailed mulgara in NT arid zone.

Speedy said:

Just found a Brush-tailed mulgara in NT arid zone.

I see, you aren’t just sticking to your area?

roughbarked said:

Speedy said:

Just found a Brush-tailed mulgara in NT arid zone.

I see, you aren’t just sticking to your area?

No. The choices given are:

-Tasmania’s nature reserves
- FNQ
- South Central Victoria
- NT arid zone
- NSW central forests
- Central mallee lands of NSW

I like the NT arid zone and NSW central mallee.

Some of the images are very old (2014) and I do wonder whether some of these cams should be set up again.

Speedy said:

roughbarked said:

Speedy said:

Just found a Brush-tailed mulgara in NT arid zone.

I see, you aren’t just sticking to your area?

No. The choices given are:

-Tasmania’s nature reserves
- FNQ
- South Central Victoria
- NT arid zone
- NSW central forests
- Central mallee lands of NSW

I like the NT arid zone and NSW central mallee.

Some of the images are very old (2014) and I do wonder whether some of these cams should be set up again.

OK, does the central mallee have a cam in Pulletop?

roughbarked said:

Speedy said:

roughbarked said:

I see, you aren’t just sticking to your area?

No. The choices given are:

-Tasmania’s nature reserves
- FNQ
- South Central Victoria
- NT arid zone
- NSW central forests
- Central mallee lands of NSW

I like the NT arid zone and NSW central mallee.

Some of the images are very old (2014) and I do wonder whether some of these cams should be set up again.

OK, does the central mallee have a cam in Pulletop?

Apart from the descriptions above, they don’t state where the cams are actually set up.

The NT waterhole location does look very familiar to me, but I guess many waterholes look the same.

Speedy said:

roughbarked said:

Speedy said:

No. The choices given are:

-Tasmania’s nature reserves
- FNQ
- South Central Victoria
- NT arid zone
- NSW central forests
- Central mallee lands of NSW

I like the NT arid zone and NSW central mallee.

Some of the images are very old (2014) and I do wonder whether some of these cams should be set up again.

OK, does the central mallee have a cam in Pulletop?

Apart from the descriptions above, they don’t state where the cams are actually set up.

The NT waterhole location does look very familiar to me, but I guess many waterholes look the same.

Pulletop is actually a specific reserve set aside for mallefowl.

Just found a goanna raiding a malleefowl nest :/

Speedy said:

Just found a goanna raiding a malleefowl nest :/

#australianproblems

dv said:

Speedy said:

Just found a goanna raiding a malleefowl nest :/

#australianproblems

Yes. The dingo getting the … frogs … was another.

… and another …

A malleefowl nest at -3C. It even has frost on it!