Fauna in the Flora

Figure 5: The Pobblebonk I found under a dead Grevillea.

Figure 6: Me holding the Pobblebonk. :)

Animals in our garden.

I love our Australian native garden. It may not be properly designed, but it suits us perfectly. We get so much Australian native wildlife in our garden! It’s wonderful! There’s always New Holland Honeyeaters and the occasional Eastern Spinebill feeding on the nectar from the Grevilleas, and the croaking of different frog species is fantastic! Waking up to different bird calls is so peaceful. J

Not all that long ago we had a Grevillea shrub that died so I pulled it out and underneath was a Pobblebonk frog! He was quite cute!! (Figures 5 and 6). Once I even saw what looked like a native rat running behind the flower boxes on our verandah, but I can’t be sure – it definitely wasn’t your typical introduced mouse or rat... it moved differently and had the most adorable face! I love all the native fauna our garden brings in! 

Not only does the native wildlife love our garden, but our pets do as well! On a hot Summer’s day, our pet rabbits love digging shallow holes in the mulch in the shade of the bigger shrubs and trees and laying there to keep cool. My guinea pig loves to hide under some of the more dense shrubs... she’s so cute when she pokes her little head out to see where we are! Our three chickens love messing up the garden by scratching mulch everywhere, looking for worms and other bugs.  You always have to follow them and re-cover the garden with the mulch. But it’s all good fun. J Both the native wildlife and our pets love our garden, as do I.