You're thoughtful and consistent posting on az is very appreciated.

What's also great is that knowing what areas are restoration opportunities and/or vulnerable, it gives neighbouring residents a chance to get together and form corridor care groups, protecting what they have and planting more trees and other vegetation to feed and shelter our beautiful wildlife.

This is amazing, and it explains why I've never seen one. I'm surprised they can be found near bankstown. I figured there weren't any within 50 km of the CBD

In fact, the opposite of insane. Looking at animal images and videos, particularly of baby animals, trigger our caring and protective instincts and we sure need these in our communities an in the world.

Aww thats insanely cute!

Yeah, in the 70s due to the oil crisis then again during the Bush years conservatives were all about energy sovereignty. How quickly they forget.

Australia is a petro state doing everything it can to destroy the reefs and the environment, broadly supported by voters who keep voting for them, often while clutching their pearls and saying nothing can be done.

We also have the highest extinction rate of any country on the planet

both the politicians and voters desrve derision

at least vote Green ffs

Thank you for that. It's now in the text and here: https://www.aussiebee.com.au/bee-hotel-building-tips.html

You lost the link :)

It's a weird thing, e-cars have little to do with going Green (that's public transport, trains, bicycles, escooters etc) but are excellent for energy independence and economically for balance of payments etc You'd think hawkish or fiscal Australian conservatives would be all over the push for ecars. Instead they are too busy sucking the oil tit of Saudi Arabia, Russia etal. It's beyond my understanding

Another example, Hanson bangs on about anti muslim and yet is all for buying Oil off the middle east ffs ?

performative stupidity or just outright stupidity, hard to tell sometimes.

Thanks for cross-posting and great to know you are having such success. It shows that there's a need for more bee 'accommodation' just like with people. I hope other people follow your example. You said you got your bee hotel from Bunnings in your cross post. I'll check to see whether our local one has them. You've inspired me to put up a post on how to build a bee hotel. It's easy for people who are handy and have the right tools.

😆 Great images!

Well, Betoota is an adaptation of the local indigenous name meaning Dust storm. Oodnadatta comes from the phrase Blossom of the Mulga (mulga is a type of Aussie acacia) Wagga Wagga means something like Dance and celebrations.

I've Been Everywhere, Man - Australian version

Yes, those are all real places.

Sounds like an elephant, a snake and a good boi. Approved!

Yeah, I have the bush right outside my backyard, which is mostly bush too. So there’s plenty of wildlife, but they mostly prefer to stay outside.

How about Betoota, Oodnadatta and Wagga Wagga?

You must not have enough vegetation in your area because native rats don't usually like going into built up areas. Not so stupid if it managed to find the fruit bowl!

I had bush rat regularly sneaking to my house to feast on fruit bowl. Cute and stupid.

Another quality name.

That's a weird name. I woulda called it a dolliwollidoo.

Dee Why, Curl Curl, North Curl Curl and North Manly are such aussie names. I love it xD

Amazing images

I think the word critter has taken a level of cuteness into it's meaning. I see it used less for cockroaches, for example, than I do for small bush animals, like I used it for Greater Gliders.

Of course i suppose the impersonal nature of the word is why we don't use it much for animals we have acertain closeness to, such as humans, or dogs and cats.

This photo doesn't even do justice to the beauty of this marsupial. I had the privilege of seeing one up close last year.

The word critter (which I sometimes use myself) is pretty reductive really. It's like we relegate all wildlife to an indiscriminate lot, whereas each and every single one is as unique as we are (and aren't we 'critters' too?).

They're good lookin little critter aren't they! 😄