Good evening. It's not everyday that we are privileged to see a classic Australian animal in our backyard. We did today. Genevieve was putting the chooks to bed and when they weren't following her, she looked around and they were walking over to investigate a wombat eating grass in our backyard. I ran outside, Genevieve got the chooks in bed and then as dog decided to investigate the wombat too, it got scared and promptly hid under the deck.
We decided to go inside hoping that it would come out of it's own accord which it did and then hid in the garden.
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| Although this photo is a little blurry, you can see his/her claws. |
We obviously got too close and he/she went and hid under the deck again, so back inside we went. A few minutes later our wombat was back on the grass tucking in for a good feed. Hubby blocked off the gap under the deck so he couldn't get under again.
These photos were taken about 8.30p.m. and it seems our wombat is suffering from slight mange.
After this he/she decided to head off up through the back yard. He walked within a metre of hubby (Genevieve got that on film) and pushed his way under the chook run fence and then up under the fence of our neighbours property..
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| In the chook run and using the flash as it is about 9.00p.m. now. |
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| Making his way under the neighbours fence. |
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| He's through! |
We thought he was off following his trail to wherever. Fifteen minutes later I heard a noise on the deck and there he was ambling across looking very much at home. Outside we went again and he had disappeared under the deck as we had removed the barrier to the gap. It looks like Sophie might be spending the night inside tonight instead of her kennel on the back deck.
Wombats can be quite nasty if they are feeling out of sorts and can cause injuries with their teeth, claws and sheer solidness of their body. We were very careful to look for signs of agitation, but he was merrily going about is wombat business.
After the excitement of our wildlife encounter, I'd best finish packing my bag as Charlotte and I are off to the Gold Coast early tomorrow morning.
Bye for now,
Anne xx
Wombats can be quite nasty if they are feeling out of sorts and can cause injuries with their teeth, claws and sheer solidness of their body. We were very careful to look for signs of agitation, but he was merrily going about is wombat business.
After the excitement of our wildlife encounter, I'd best finish packing my bag as Charlotte and I are off to the Gold Coast early tomorrow morning.
Bye for now,
Anne xx
