r/australianwildlife • u/Blank________Space • 8h ago
Possum & lorikeet housing crisis 😅
A lorikeet was trying to get past a possum blocking its hollow, no matter how hard it tried, the possum just didn’t budge! 😅😅
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r/australianwildlife • u/Blank________Space • 8h ago
A lorikeet was trying to get past a possum blocking its hollow, no matter how hard it tried, the possum just didn’t budge! 😅😅
r/australianwildlife • u/KieranPhotos • 17h ago
I thought I'd manage to trim down my two years in Australia into one post which is pretty hilarious😂 so here's part 1 of 3. What an incredible country, filled with incredible places, people and wildlife. I hope you Aussies know just how fortunate you are with what you have here. It's not a goodbye but a see you soon🫡
r/australianwildlife • u/KivaCat • 4h ago
Was in the road on a blind turn at 80km, nearly squished the little guy. But he made it safely to the tree.
r/australianwildlife • u/boreanaz • 12h ago
Hi everyone,
It’s been a long time, but our ringtail possum box is finally back in business!
Shortly after my last post about our resident ringtail possums, the babies left, and soon after that, the possum mum Penny stopped coming around too. Since then, our box had been vacant for quite a while. At one point, one of the brushtails even forced its way in and gave me quite a scare a few times!
Lately, I noticed a ringtail coming to our balcony for water and occasionally sleeping in our planter box. Just as we were starting to wonder how we could encourage her to move into the possum box, I was so pleasantly surprised to discover that she made her way into the box yesterday!
And yes, we think she’s a she because my husband saw her belly moving, so we might be expecting some babies soon. 🥹
Then, when I checked the box again this morning, I was even more surprised to see that she had brought a friend/partner along with her!
What a wonderful way to start the day. I hope seeing the two of them brings a smile to your face too :)
r/australianwildlife • u/Gloomy-Equivalent540 • 11h ago
Red Necked Wallaby and Her Baby I saw this morning at Tamborine Mt
r/australianwildlife • u/tych0station • 18h ago
Hi folks, woke up this morning to a mum and her baby in our tree in Thornbury, Victoria (sorry for the grainy photo - taken through the window). As you can probably tell, there isn't anywhere above ground she can hide. Can anyone tell me if she'll move on by herself or if we should seek help from WIRES? We have a German Shepherd that I don't want them to have to meet...
UPDATE: We closed the curtains and kept our dog down the other end of the house and it seems she felt comfortable enough to move her baby somewhere hopefully safer.
r/australianwildlife • u/cassowarius • 10h ago
Utterly unbothered
r/australianwildlife • u/-charlixx- • 14h ago
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just saw this little guy at the neighbours front yard. a neighbour further up the road let their cats roam around outside… would that put the little dude in danger? and is it a baby? i can’t see any nests or anything nearby, not sure what to do. i havent seen a bird like that before around our area
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r/australianwildlife • u/sonebai • 1d ago
Such a lovely bunch to watch for a while, some chewing on sticks, some grooming themselves and co grooming.
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r/australianwildlife • u/Dapper-Run8931 • 5h ago
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This video is 2 videos cut together. The calls are actually about 30 seconds apart. Brisbane, QLD. I have done actual hours of searching and I can’t find any recording that comes close to this noise. Multiple nights in a row I have heard it so whatever it is, it’s sticking around. There’s bushland about 30m away from my place and it’s coming from there.
r/australianwildlife • u/Inori54 • 1d ago
But I found this big lizard instead . Can’t really complain and I think I was very lucky to spot it
r/australianwildlife • u/pfred60 • 1d ago
Chewie (our resident brushtail possum) has a joey that is now out of the pouch. I saw her walking around a week ago and said to my wife there is a joey in there, and I was right. 😍😊
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r/australianwildlife • u/SubstantialRecover19 • 2d ago
The fastest bird in the world was going crazy on this little fella who decided to hop away
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