‘Roos don’t really roam our cities’ streets, but….

In Australia wonderful wildlife experiences can be had, even before you walk off your doorstep, deck or verandah.

All photos in this post were taken from or on the deck of a very nice holiday house in Nelson, southwesternmost Victoria.

 

However wonderful, it is no rare thing for even a city-dwelling Australian to look out the window at breakfast, and see a wren or a parrot.

However, most Australians have never seen a rufous bristlebird.

Dasyornis broadbenti is secretive, rare, and it lives only in bushy, coastal and near-coastal places in southwestern Victoria and southeastern South Australia.

 

During our recent four days at Nelson my beloved and I saw at least one, each morning and early evening – sometimes only one of the resident pair, sometimes both.

 

At dusk, one evening, a very large moth claimed the underside of one chair on the deck.

Coming soon on Pelican Yoga: some beautiful places in western Victoria and southeastern South Australia, plus more West Australian wildflowers, Alaskan mammals, and “the next morning” sequel to Doubtful Sound  (1 of 2)