I meant to reply to this several days ago but have been distracted by other things. I have a fairly large Mugga Ironbark on my front nature strip here in Kaleen that has been flowering for nearly a month. Quite
often during the night I have heard flying foxes squabbling in the tree and each morning there are masses of flower heads dropped onto the nature strip and road. At various times during the year different Eucalypt species flower in the yard and are regularly
visited by flying foxes. They are now pretty much a regular, if not always visible, member of the ACT’s wildlife.
Mark
From: Jenny Bounds [
Sent: Tuesday, 19 December 2017 8:38 AM
To: 'Jean Casburn'; 'canberrabirds'
Subject: RE: [canberrabirds] Fruit Bat or Flying Fox in Duffy
Ive had 2-3 flying foxes around my garden in Weston in the last few nights, feeding in a small flowering eucalypt
Cheers
Jenny
From: Jean Casburn
Sent: Monday, 18 December 2017 4:33 PM
To: canberrabirds <>
Subject: [canberrabirds] Fruit Bat or Flying Fox in Duffy
Has anyone else seen on heard one in this region , late in the evening? Sounds are light scratchy squeaking. Only one creature seen.
I also spotted what I believed to be 1 Flying Fox at Black Mountain Peninsula after the COG Barbeque was finishing.
Jean
