The Dawn Road Reserve is looking pretty good right now and the wildlife are still fairly active, despite the arrival of cooler weather.
We've been glimpsing/hearing the wallabies - we think they're black-striped wallabies (macropus dorsalis) but we've also been told they could also be red-necked wallabies (macropus rufogriseus) - quite often at night, their preferred time to roam the edges of our bushland and nibble on the dewy grass. But they're pretty flighty and will bound off into the heavier undergrowth as soon as they hear any movement. We think there's a large male as well as a few smaller animals grazing at our end of the Reserve. Have you seen any?Sadly, we've also noted evidence of a growing number of small wildlife being struck and killed by vehicles on Albany Creek Road and other nearby roads. The upside of this may be that there are more possums, sugar gliders, etc. traversing the territory. Let's hope so.
But there's no time like the present to take a walk through the reserve and see the wonderful diversity of plant and animal life ... it's fun to be still for a few moments to not only hear the array of birdlife but to check for evidence of other animals. Don't just check out the ground, look up into the trees and canopy and you'll be amazed at what you see.
We took a walk along one short track last week with a large rubbish bag and collected discarded rubbish. I'm pleased to report the amount collected wasn't too onerous.
But this raises a point. If you're going in to enjoy the Reserve, please bring everything out that you take in!
Happy wanderings.
TrinaMcL
PS: There will be a BushCare activity this coming Sunday (May 18) from 8am to 10am which all residents who live around the Reserve are welcome to attend. For more information, during work hours, call 3480 6666.
