flying foxes

["Charmian Lawson" <>]

Hi Judy

When we went to Floriade the first Saturday morning, in the trees down 
towards the ponds there were a number of flying foxes. They  created quite a 
bit of interest amongst those who hadn't seen them before.
The next Saturday when I was there with our daughter and her family, there 
were lots of coloured umbrellas high in the branches of the trees. The 
umbrellas bore the marks of lots and lots of flying fox fallout and intially 
I thought they might have been placed there to protect the pedestrians below 
from this stuff. However, they were apparently a part of the night events, 
and were lit up at night.
We went again this week, and the umbrellas were gone and so were the 
creatures - frightened off by the umbrellas? or by night Floriade or by the 
activities during the festival? or just simply moving on?
I am sure someone knows the answer.

Charmian Lawson
Holder