MJ's little flock

[BY Bob]

You think that looks like a mouse ByBob?
Quick MJ, show him a picture of an Antechinus!
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Nope, I'm too impatient...sorry MJ.
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Looks like a mouse.

 

[BY Bob]

Hate to put your theory into doubt ByBob, but that distribution may have more to do with habitat than boats. But then again, why not both?

Are not those spots in western Australia ports?

 

[BY Bob]

Today's startled expressions are brought to you by a passing drunkard of a bin chicken. It was trying to fly a straight line and failing miserably.

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Mary says What is that bin chicken doing??

Peggy says Out of my way, I'm heading for cover!

Janet says... Is it... Drunk?

Ivy says Doo de doo 5 minutes to me sits again, yay!

At least the bin chicken got them all to look up for a photo. I just love your dialog. Inspired.

 

[BY Bob]

I am loving this education on Australian wildlife. I had no idea there were so many marsupials - I just know of the few that everyone has heard of. And in reality there are so many different types.
Very cool, thank you for sharing.

I agree it is actually astonishing. I knew the famous ones but not all of these others.

 

[BY Bob]

Numbats are rather sweet

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That is a very cute critter.

 

[BY Bob]

More?!
That one is really cute!

They are making our animals seem average by comparison.

 

[BY Bob]

Oh yes all three of us survived the ordeal.
I was sleep-deprived, had muscle aches from laughing so much, and a bruised thumb (on which more below).
The cat was severely embarrassed at being bested by a tiny cute Disney-cartoon character and spent the rest of the day pretending she had been elsewhere all along and it must have been some other cat, but certainly not her!
As for the squirrel, I managed to grab the squirrel by the scruff of its neck. What did I know? That is what you do with cats! Turns out they fly by gliding and have loose skin to use as glider wings (you can see the folds of loose skin in the picture of your sugar glider). That means if you grab them by the scruff of the neck they can simply turn right around inside their skin. Which is exactly what it did, and sank its teeth into my thumb. Fortunately I had the foresight to put on leather work gloves which I keep in the house for removing dead mice. So I put the flying squirrel still attached to my glove outside in the bushes and it was gone when I checked later in the morning.

Very smart to wear gloves. I have never had to remove a flying squirrel but now I know, not the scruff of the neck. Thanks for the helpful tip.

 

[BY Bob]

Good evening MJ and everyone

Good evening folks

Good morning all

 

[rjohns39]

Good morning all

Good morning Bob, have a great day

 

[BY Bob]

Good morning Bob, have a great day

Thanks. You as well.