The MacAlba

For the past several mornings now, as I’ve been jogging with the dogs, we’ve seen many more kangaroos than in previous weeks. As we head down the track from the house to the road, about a kilometre, we see about 25 to 30 ‘roos, in two or three groups. They’re mostly females with a young offspring at foot, and many have joey’s in pouch. One or two solitary adult males can be seen amidst the trees.

Solitary swamp wallabies can also be seen, but usually within 100 metres of the house where there’s more tree cover.

I wonder if the drought has them congregating on our property because there’s more feed here than on neighbouring properties (as we’ve no stock that would compete for feed), or if it’s just that the tree cover provides greater shelter from the winter overnight temperatures (lows of -6 degC (21F)).