Agile Wallaby visiting my courtyard garden ( photo / image / picture from Bernieh's Garden ) Can you see the little visitor that dropped by my courtyard garden early this morning. If you look past the green chair you might see the silhouette. Yes, this morning I heard something crunching on the dry leaves that have fallen all over the courtyard pavers. I popped my head out and spotted two Agile Wallabies, a mother and her joey looking for something tasty to eat. mother Agile Wallaby looking for tasty treats ( photo / image / picture from Bernieh's Garden ) The mother stayed at the back of the courtyard, while the little joey was a bit more adventurous and wandered right up to the table and chairs. I often find some of the wallabies wandering into the courtyard garden during our dry season, when the grasses have dried up and there's not much of a food source left out in the bushland either. I have learnt over the past couple of years though, that if I plant things like Portulaca or Gazanias, then the wallabies will eat them. I no longer plant either of these in my garden beds or in the potted courtyard garden. So, both wallabies left without finding any tasty treats at all! Thanks goodness. Courtyard Garden - early Winter 2013 ( photo / image / picture from Bernieh's Garden ) The courtyard garden plants remain intact!
That's cool!!! I had not seen any of these fellows in the wild before when I was in Australia twice. Maybe the next time I should go into the bushland.
awwww... she looks so cute. Glad they didn't do any damage. And by the way... that courtyard looks fabulous!
KK Ng, just come to my place next time you visit Australia, lol! We see wallabies around here almost every day. No kangaroos though. You would have to visit the animal sanctuary down the road to see a kangaroo here.
Cherylad, they sure are cute. I really enjoying seeing them grazing on the grass, or visiting our courtyard. We do have to be careful when driving around here though. They have absolutely no road sense whatsoever! Thanks for your kind comment about the courtyard. It's not quite at its' best just yet, but it's getting there.
My parents were in Austalia in January and were fascinated by the wallabies in the park. I can only imagine having them visit their backyard
I don't know which is more interesting--the photos of the wallabies or the photos of your courtyard garden. "Not quite at its best yet, but getting there"? My stars, if it gets any better we may not be able to stand looking at a photo! (But we'll try, we'll try.)
They are cute! But I can imagine that you feel the same way I feel when I see deer heading for my gardens ... fascinated yet scared for your plants!
Wildlife from 'down under' is always fascinating, Nice courtyard too. Your courtyard is like walking through a garden of rare plants. There is always something to catch your fancy. Thank you Bernie. Jerry
Frank, we are so fortunate living here close to bushland as we get to see lots of wallabies every day. Most of the time it's the mothers and joeys that visit our property. Marlingardener, my courtyard is usually full of colour at this time of year, but I've been a bit tardy in getting potted annuals out there this year. I have the excuse of just being busy, but I am missing the usual Nasturtiums and pots of Petunias and Pansies. Netty, unfortunately I can no longer have pots of my favourites, Portulaca and Gazanias, sitting out on my courtyard pavers. I've learnt by past mistakes that the wallabies can't resist them. At the moment it seems I've got nothing to tempt them, which is great. Although they have found some tasty treats in one of the garden beds!! Jerry, you're most welcome. At least there's some colour and interest out in the courtyard right now. Our dry season has started and you can certainly tell when you look elsewhere at my place.
