Today I saw a video of a kangaroo hopping around the city of Adelaide.
It reminded me of the olden days when I was confused about wildlife in Australia. Are kangaroos and koalas like our squirrels? Are they commonplace—hopping and climbing pretty much everywhere?
After questioning people, reading, and visiting Australia, I learned koalas and kangaroo are NOT like our squirrels. At least they're not that way in the city and suburbs.
They're probably more like deer where I live. We don't see deer roaming around our city or suburban streets. BUT at our lake house, which is a bit more rural, we have had sightings. Yet even there, it's rare and very special for us to see a deer.
I'm not even sure if I've seen one. I can't remember.
I do know I've seen their poop. And I think my dad has mentioned seeing them.
I kind of remember my sister being worried about a deer that got on our property, and she wanted to maybe wrangle him out?
Anyway....
Yesterday I went on my first walk around the neighborhood since World War C began. I've been satisfied with just walking around our backyard the past several weeks. But I decided I should probably venture out a bit.
I was kind of hoping to see some kind of rare wildlife; the stuff we've been hearing about—animals feeling more secure and free since humans are in hiding.
Maybe a fox or a bobcat...or a rabbit.
No such luck.
I saw the usual suspects—a bird, a squirrel, and a roly poly.
Our backyard actually gets more excitement—bees, spiders, lizards, squirrels, cardinals, doves, crows, etc.
Last year a baby raccoon was swimming or drowning in our pool. I assumed drowning and got him out. But then he was soon back in, so it made me wonder.
Oh! The other day I got a frog out of the pool. He was incredibly adorable.
I often feel confused when I take stuff out of the pool. I feel like I'm rescuing the various animals. But then I wonder, what if they wanted to be in there?
Well.....
You know, I'm not outside 24/7. There is plenty of time for them to swim without me pulling them out.
It reminded me of the olden days when I was confused about wildlife in Australia. Are kangaroos and koalas like our squirrels? Are they commonplace—hopping and climbing pretty much everywhere?
After questioning people, reading, and visiting Australia, I learned koalas and kangaroo are NOT like our squirrels. At least they're not that way in the city and suburbs.
They're probably more like deer where I live. We don't see deer roaming around our city or suburban streets. BUT at our lake house, which is a bit more rural, we have had sightings. Yet even there, it's rare and very special for us to see a deer.
I'm not even sure if I've seen one. I can't remember.
I do know I've seen their poop. And I think my dad has mentioned seeing them.
I kind of remember my sister being worried about a deer that got on our property, and she wanted to maybe wrangle him out?
Anyway....
Yesterday I went on my first walk around the neighborhood since World War C began. I've been satisfied with just walking around our backyard the past several weeks. But I decided I should probably venture out a bit.
I was kind of hoping to see some kind of rare wildlife; the stuff we've been hearing about—animals feeling more secure and free since humans are in hiding.
Maybe a fox or a bobcat...or a rabbit.
No such luck.
I saw the usual suspects—a bird, a squirrel, and a roly poly.
Our backyard actually gets more excitement—bees, spiders, lizards, squirrels, cardinals, doves, crows, etc.
Last year a baby raccoon was swimming or drowning in our pool. I assumed drowning and got him out. But then he was soon back in, so it made me wonder.
Oh! The other day I got a frog out of the pool. He was incredibly adorable.
I often feel confused when I take stuff out of the pool. I feel like I'm rescuing the various animals. But then I wonder, what if they wanted to be in there?
Well.....
You know, I'm not outside 24/7. There is plenty of time for them to swim without me pulling them out.
Hi there,
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Hi Barney!!!
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