Site Supervisor Sleeps on the Job

This guy quietly oversaw our work on site yesterday.

Look Look Cute Baby Koala

As the weather heads back into 40 degrees tomorrow, even baby koalas need to cool down. Many are coming into neighbourhoods searching for water.

Shamelessly ripped off from First Dog on the Moon, who ripped it off from somebody else. I am trying to capture some of the internet "Koalas are Cute" niche.

Koala Watch

Our neighbourhood koala has moved on, presumably growing tired of being attacked by Magpies, stalked by the neighbours huge dog and in search of better eucalyptus. The koala got sweet revenge on the dog from time to time by peeing and pooing on him. When it was in the tree initially I saw it being attacked by Magpies for daring to try to share their space. Very noisy and aggressive, Magpies.

After a great deal of caffuffle and commotion, the koala took off just like this one, complete with a baby on its back. Very dramatic. I didn't get to capture that moment, but this series of photographs from The Telegraph are great.

Koala Watch

Our neighbourhood Magpies were squawking early this morning. I went out to investigate and found that our neighbourhood koala had taken up residence in the large tree just across the road. The owner of the property said that she was moving around and using all the trees on his property. I was finally able to get a photograph.

For other interesting garden nature observations, go to Richard Havers' site where a family of owls are being observed.

Koalas are pretty boring since they sleep most of the day. Owls on the other hand seem to do more dramatic things. Koalas are very cute however. This one has a baby, but it is out of sight. I learned from Hannah's teacher that Koala babies don't have cute marsupial names.

There are a lot more koalas in urban neigbourhoods as they search for food. Meanwhile on Kangaroo Island there are serious proposals to cull them. It is hard to believe that such a docile animal could be so destructive on an ecosystem.