Friday, January 27, 2012

A nocturnal visitor to Lansallos

Frogs are frequent visitors during the summer months when  insects are attracted by inside lights.  This in turn attracts frogs who attach themselves to the window glass and eat the insects.

Capertee Valley Helicopters drops in

Capertee Valley Helicopters at Lansallos with a backdrop of Mt Marsden

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Come and meet some of the many birds

A tawny Frogmouth camped in one of our trees for  a day.
For a list of Lansallos birds, look at the bird list in the pages section on the right.
One visitor has seen the endangered Regent Honey eater in one of the trees close to the house and there has been numerous sightings in the Capertee Valley together with other endangered species.

Monday, January 9, 2012

Meet the local kangaroos at Lansallos

Once the local kangroos get used to a new car around the house, it is not uncommon for them to browse around the house at night.  On this occasions, I surprised a family of 6 or 8 outside our bedroom early in the morning.  

The variety here is Eastern Greys