m("callista.com.au","Peter.Fuller");"> wrote:
A highlight of the stop, was a small ?marsupial?
climbing down the tree. I had my bins on a Noisy Friarbird and saw it actively
looking at something on the trunk of the tree. Assuming it was chasing insects,
i briefly scanned the trunk and saw a "rat-like" animals scaling the tree
and making its way towards the ground. I didn't get a good look at its head/face,
but it definetly wasn't a rat, and looked like a native creature. The only
real feature i can describe, was its wide leg reach that enables it to cling
on to the tree and walk down the trunk. Having its legs so far apart made
it look like it belly was almost touching the bark on the tree as it scaled
down. Can anyone suggest what this small furry creature may hav e been?
Pretty reasonable description of a Yellow-footed Antechinus (Antechinus
flavipes) - find that species in a book and see if it fits.
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