This giant spider art was seen on the grounds of the Australia Zoo and Wildlife Hospital.
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Many of the staff at the Australia Wildlife Hospital are rehabbers separate from and in addition to their work at the hospital. The hospital, to its credit, makes it easy for them to bring the wildlife in their care to work and to care for them as needed during the day.
This little brush-tail possum was in the care of one of those rehabbers, who was kind enough to tweak her schedule and feed him while we were nearby. Both she and the possum are in the hospital nursery, separated from us by a glass wall. We learned a great deal about wildlife rehabilitation in Australia, from the care the animals need to the laws and regulation related to doing such work. Just as elsewhere, the needs of the animals come first and their welfare and recovery is the primary consideration.
In the statue in front of the hospital in Thursday’s post, the animal in the hands is a brush-tail possum.
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My friend and fellow flock member, Kathie (kathiesbirds of Sycamore Canyon blog) gave me this award. We met in person for the first time at last year’s New River Birding and Nature Festival in West Virginia. I found Kathie to be a delightful person as well as an awe-inspiring birder, naturalist, and recorder/reporter (I think she must own eBird in Arizona!). Not to mention, she makes a mean prickly-pear jelly.
This award started me thinking about friendship and community – not just our close-by girlfriends that support us day by day, but the bonds that form and maintain themselves over large geographic distances and significant spans of time. Curious about the woman who inspired the award, I visited Deborah’s blog, Midlife Poet. After reading a bit, I thought, “I don’t know her, but I like her blog and she seems like a really neat person.” And then I saw Milo, the millenium bug (remember all those Y2K plans we created?) so of course I had to immediately invite him for a visit. I’ve always thought sharing a sense of humor was one of the strongest bonds for a relationship.
While on Deborah’s blog, I saw that the award originated with Ces (at her blog, Ces and Her Dishes), so I went there and discovered a talented, intriguing artist, and an entire grove of friendship – the Secret Society of Oaks. I love the art itself, and even more I love that Ces, whom I’ve never met and whose blog I never visited before this award arrived, values her women friends so highly and shares her appreciation so freely. I read through all the tributes, touched by the love and friendship that connects this community. In the course of it, I came across a tribute to Arija and an award in her honor. I know Arija through her blog, Garden Delights, and because we participate in the same memes – SkyWatch and MyWorld and Bird Photography Weekly. I felt a sense of completeness at this link, as if this closed a circle.
I’m back to reflecting on friends and friendship. I think of other friends, other women, and other times – but that’s another post.
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Not directly from the Koalas to the Crocodiles. There was a conference and a series of presentations in between the two. As fascinating as that was for me and my colleagues, I’m guessing you’d prefer to gloss over that part of my trip and get back to the birds and animals, and so we shall.
I had the opportunity for a post-conference trip to the Australia Zoo, home of the late Steve Irwin, aka The Crocodile Hunter. If, like me, you knew of Steve mostly as a TV show host and showman, you may not be aware that he was also passionate about conservation. The zoo, his family business, contributes significantly to Wildlife Warriors as that organization works to “support the protection of injured, threatened or endangered wildlife – from the individual animal to an entire species.” The Zoo also helps the Australian Wildlife Hospital in its rehabilitation efforts. “[A] dedicated rescue team operates from the Australian Wildlife Hospital, collecting sick, injured and orphaned koalas and other native wildlife within south-east Queensland.” The hospital was founded in memory of Steve’s mother, Lyn, herself a wildlife rehabilitator.
Irwin’s approach to wildlife and conservation was controversial in some circles, but there’s no denying his love for animals and his passion for protecting nature. “People save what they love,” he said, and what better way to foster that love than to give as many people as possible the chance to see the animals, interact with them, and grow to love them as he did.
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The last animal I saw at the Koala Sanctuary was this monitor, who was quite enjoying the midday sun.
Then it was back on the boat, and back to the city. We were on an excursion trip to the sanctuary, but it’s also possible to get around Brisbane using the buses and water taxis.
In both directions, we passed a tree where someone was taking a nap. I missed getting a photo on the way up, but managed one on our return. I don’t think he moved in between.
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This is not the greatest photo, but it’s the last bird from the series at the Koala Sanctuary. I identified it as a Noisy Miner at the time, which I wouldn’t do based solely on this photo.
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