Sunday, September 19, 2010

Yesterday we drove about 2 hours out to the Dryandra Woodland, and on the way we passed mile after mile of these canola fields -  gorgeous yellow flowers for as far as you could see. 

Saw this echidna while we were out hiking.  He tried hiding under some rocks, but there was only enough room for his beak, and he eventually decided we weren't going to hurt him and waddled away.  If the ground hadn't been so rocky, he probably would have dug in, and they can basically disappear into the ground in a matter of minutes - they are incredibly strong, fast diggers. 

We passed this mob of kangaroos, and for the first time ever we saw a couple of them boxing.  These two young ones started hitting each other, and then the bigger one came up and smacked both of them, then hopped away.  As soon as he left, the two smaller ones started pushing each other around again.  Pretty funny, just like kids.  

  

We decided to stay until dark to do some night spotting, and saw several cute possums.