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Hi all,
Over the easter holiday I managed an evening spotlighting near the Heathcote-Graytown National Park (central Victoria). I was attempting to locate some Bibron's Toadlets to photograph, but the area is incredibly dry. As a consequence I didn't hear or see a single amphibian. I did however encounter at least four Squirrel Gliders and a similar number of Sugar Gliders. Most were feeding on sap bleeding from the trunks and larger branches of a handful of Acacias (I gather these were Black Wattles). Given I also encountered a number of foxes I was surprised to find some individuals of both glider species foraging less than a meter above the ground.
Other mammals were Swamp Wallaby, Eastern Grey Kangaroo, Common Brushtail Possum, Common Ringtail Possum and Rabbit. Not a bad spot given it's only 1 hour 30 mins from Melbourne.
Some pics of the gliders can be found here...
Cheers,
Rohan
Rohan Clarke
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