Pale-tailed Kangaroo on Black Mountain Nature Reserve, a Rose Robin and some migrating honeyeaters

[Denis Wilson <>]

Thanks to Michael for pointing out the thing I noticed as diagnostic  black paws and nose.

Regards

Denis Wilson

On Monday, 4 May 2015, Maconachie, Michael <> wrote:

Female wallaroo - all females look like this in our region (pale grey, black paws and noses), males are significantly bigger than females and chocolate brown in colour plus very solid looking beasts. As Matthew Higgins said and also having done the injured roo job at parks ...Eastern Greys dominate the road death toll by far - just because so many of them. Swamp Wallabies, Red-necked Wallabies and Wallaroos infrequently. Nearest good populations of Wallaroo's to Canberra are on Tuggeranong Hill Nature Park and various spots along the Murrumbidgee River Corridor. Kangaroos proboably dominate the stats because they get reported to Parks - if dead they are on the road and a hazard, if they survive they have broken legs and require euthanizing. Possums and similar sized creatures usually don't survive and aren't a road hazard ....only inured ones get reported. Also we don't get all the reports as people will take injured smaller animals direct to vet or rspca.


Michael Maconachie
Senior Ranger
Jerrabomberra Wetlands Nature Reserve
ACT Parks and Conservation
0428 113 533



-----Original Message-----
From: Con Boekel [mailto:m("boekel.com.au","con");')">]
Sent: Saturday, 2 May 2015 4:49 PM
To: canberrabirds chatline
Subject: Pale-tailed Kangaroo on Black Mountain Nature Reserve, a Rose Robin and some migrating honeyeaters

Not a bird, but someone conversant with macropodic marsupials might know why this one has a pale tail.

There was a female Rose Robin lurking between the electricity substation, the CSIRO workshop and the ANGB plastic house, Frith Road this afternoon. I heard Rose Robin calls on three other occasions but was not sure whether it was the same bird. It was hanging around with a large MFF. There were large parties of honeyeaters (up to 50). Going on the calls alone, White-naped Honeyeaters were in the majority.

Con
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