And a very antechinus Christmas to all!
Posted on 19 December, 2018 by Tanya Loos
Who needs reindeer, red robins, or snowmen when the holiday season is graced with baby antechinus! Landholder Jane Rusden lives on a bush block in Campbells Creek, and is able to watch the antics of very young antechinus just after they leave the nest.
The antechinus is a carnivorous marsupial, in the same family as the much larger Tasmanian Devil, quoll and phascogale. In the Castlemaine region our local species is the Yellow-footed antechinus. These attractive marsupials are regular feature on Geoff Park’s blog, Natural Newstead. To identify the presence of antechinus or rats by their droppings, click here to read a post on Tanya Loos’ blog.
Please scroll through to enjoy this gallery of photos of the young antechinus that Jane photographed from her lounge room window last week. Thank you to Jane for sharing them!
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So soft and small
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Exploring the new world
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Siblings
Divine! Thanks Jane, and Thank you all from Connecting Country for another great year caring for, nurturing and learning about our amazing NATURAL ENVIRONMENT. Happy Festive Season to All!! XxX ET