Our great southern migration

Halloween was last night for us. We did not stock up on "extra" candy, being 2k down the dirt road with no kids in sight. However, we still get plenty of "trick or treaters".  Note : we did NOT see all of these critters yesterday evening.  The echidnas are the nice kids. They don't bother anyone. If they notice you (questionable), they try to burrow into the ground and hide. Easy in sand; not so easy in clay. The wallabies hide in the basement and turn off the lights so no one bothers them. At least they would if they had a basement. Hiding in the basement is what I used to do when living in Roseville so I totally understand. This kangaroo child was getting her face cleaned before going out trick or treating. Apparently a good ear twitch is useful across species.  While the roos can be destructive as they jump hard and fast leaving the area they are not aggressive. Broken tree branches are the most we typically see. This guy came by way too early in the day. He ...

  We usually vacation in this area in August and the humpbacks generally show up a day or two before we leave. Their standard southward migration starts closer to September. This one was enjoying the early morning off Jamieson Point.  We went for an earlier walk this morning trying to capture the elusive pink breasted/red breasted birds and walked out to the point south of Potato Point. A larger pod was moving along the coast, evidenced by the spouts, tail slaps and splashes! Always amazing to see how big they are. When you can see them from the shore.... Whale info The nice thing about the point is the view! Potato Point has several areas from which you can watch a wide expanse of ocen. Two even have benched. Great place to go read  The other often has company But here is a cuter picture -two for the price of one