Visitors beginning with S.

So...yesterday, walking across the garden, I suddenly felt something cold and spiky on my left foot and looking down discovered it was the biggest stick insect I have ever seen. It was as big as my foot! I admit I did scream a bit as I shook my foot violently to get the thing off. Here are some pictures Will took of this monster...

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Later in the day Will spotted our resident serpent...

A 'one-off' return of The 'Book Cave' book of the week.

A quick trip away.

So...we have been down to the river for a couple of nights this week...

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  A Kangaroo enjoying a mango breakfast...

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  A trawler on the river trawling for prawns...

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  Hungry pelicans waiting for scraps.

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  Wallabies enjoying supper with a view.

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  White Headed Pigeon.

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  We went for a quick dip in the sea at Yamba....

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  Scruffy the Butcher Bird came for a snack.

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  Rainbow over Maclean.

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  At dusk every evening the local colony of Fruit Bats took to the sky in search of food...there were thousands...it was an incredible sight...

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  The Mighty Clarence at Ashby.

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  A friendly face was waiting when we got home.

The boy.

Fine feathered friends.

Just a few feathered visitors who popped by today...

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  White-faced Heron...

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  Our pesky Channel- billed Cuckoo...

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  Magpie.

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  Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike...

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