Wallabies, Wombats and More

We have only been in Perth for a week and I am already hooked on this country. Everything is so new, exciting and different here, I feel like a little kid on Christmas morning. There are lots of colorful birds around, the mammals are just bizarre, and the beaches are glorious. I will get back to our previous travels but I wanted to share one of our weekend adventures with you while I am still enjoying the afterglow!

We went to the Caversham Wildlife Park. It is a private park, about 45 minutes from us, that is has only native wildlife. I have mixed feelings about it being a glorified petting zoo but never the less, it was a hoot. The adventure began with us missing our bus stop because I was trying to identify a bird I saw out the window and Don was following the FSU soccer game (National Champs baby, oh yeah!).  So we walked 30 minutes back to the park. It was hot and dusty and the flies were annoying.

But I did catch a glimpse of two kangaroo tails and a baby in the brush! Alas, no picture.

We started our visit by going to the farm show. It involved a too brief demonstration of their working dogs, Kelpies, herding the sheep into a pen.

Sheep shearing.

And a demonstration for how to use a whip. I volunteered and was picked to try to crack the whip. It was harder than it looked but I did make it crack on about my 4th try.

I just loved that there were so many mammals, mostly marsupials, that I had never heard of before or have always wanted to see. So bear with me, I have to share some of these, because of their names, if nothing else.

Quokka:

A Woylie:

Common Brushtail Possum:

A Pademelon:

Dingo: (Yes I know this one! But thought it would look different.)

Flying Fox:

A Bilby:

Echidna:

A Quoll:

There were many beautiful birds but I am working on taking my own pictures of these in the wild while I’m here. However, I will include two birds since it is unlikely I will see the first in the wild.

Little Penquin:

And I have no idea what these are,  Lol. There was no signage.

And then there was the petting zoo part.

A Wallaby:

And Kangaroos galore:

I find this picture slightly disturbing. Looks like something out of the movie Alien.

Last but not least. The Koalas.

Welcome to Australia, Mate!