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Published: June 17th 2017
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01 Making Friends
Paul trying to make friends with the emu. Geo: -38.203, 145.235
This afternoon Paul and I went to the Pearcedale Conservation Park. It opened just over 10 years ago and none of my family has been there yet- and it is only 10 minutes from home. I read some good reviews about the park on the internet. I wasn't expecting too much and knew that it couldn't compare to the zoo or the wild bush.
In the entrance building there were many glass enclosures with various reptiles. Out in the park we started with the emus. I was hoping that we would hear the beating sound that they make- but no such luck.
We came to the koalas. There was one sitting on a branch in the middle of the enclosure eating leaves. It was nice to watch but it was mainly hidden by the branches. Nearby there were a pair of dingos, resting by the fence and watching us. They are a beautiful golden colour. There were two more koalas in a different enclosure. They were both fast asleep and balancing well on thin branches. Nearby we could hear a noisy bird. It was a Barking Owl making a lot of noise, interesting to watch.
It was time for
02 Pair
A pair of dingoes- the one on the right is missing an eye. the koala interaction/photo opportunity. One of the sleeping koalas was woken up and moved to another branch. The koala was given a fresh branch of leaves to eat while visitors stood behind it and patted its back.
Next we came to my favourite Australian animal- the wombat! There was only one wombat in the enclosure- I imagine it must be quite lonely. It was a Southern Hairy Nosed Wombat. I find them to be very cute. The main reason I chose to bring Paul here was to visit the Wallaby Walk. In this area there are Eastern Grey Kangaroos, Red-Necked Wallaby, Tammar Wallaby, Swamp Wallaby and Red-Bellied Pademelon. We entered the area. It is thick bush with a path through it. We walked along the path and saw some wallabies in the distance. They were not scared of us.
I first fed a few as Paul took some photos. They were so gentle as they ate from my hand. The wallaby balanced on its back legs and gently gripped my hand with its two paws. We were able to pat their soft fur.
In the distance, among thicker bush there were a few of the large Eastern Grey Kangaroos- who
03 Sleeping
A koala sleeping- looks so cute! were not interested in being fed. Paul had a turn of feeding the very friendly Tammar Wallabies. Just off the path was a very shy Swamp Wallaby. After a few minutes Paul managed to persuade it to eat from his hand. We used about half of our bag of food because we wanted to come back again later on. The last enclosure was a pair of sleeping Tasmanian Devils. Unfortunately they were not active at all and pretty boring to watch!
We stopped at the bird cages and watched various cockatoos, as well goannas, sleeping koalas, resting dingoes and the lonely wombat. Before we knew it we were back at the Wallaby Walk.
We spent another half an hour here feeding and patting the Tammar Wallabies. It was a fun afternoon, hi-light would be the wallaby feeding.
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