Wallabies Eat Out of Your Hand!

Rock Wallabies eat right out of your hand!

One of the most fun things we've done yet here in Alice - at sunset, you can go to the foot of a part of the McDonnell Range, right behind the Heavitree Gap Outback Lodge, to feed the wild rock wallabies. And they will eat right out of your hand! We joined the Wilkinson family and their five kids for this treat. While Megan was feeding one of the wallabies, her mom noticed there was something in her pouch -- a little Joey! Look how cute:

See the little Joey face?

Look at the little face peeking out!

Earlier in the day we met another family at Olive Pink Botanical Garden to see some bowerbirds in action, and a hike up the hill for some great views. Bowerbirds are most known for their unique courtship behavior, where males build a structure and decorate it with sticks and brightly coloured objects in an attempt to attract a mate. This bowerbird had a big nest going with lots of white objects and green objects, all grouped together.

Can you see his green seed things?

Unfortunately, I didn't get a good picture of his nest, but here is what the nests look like:



Before our hike, we got a bite to eat. None of us tried the fried possum ...

As always, a pretty flat white coffee.

Here are some views from our hike:

I checked some books out of the library to learn more about the flora, fauna artwork and wildlife of Alice (including the scat!):

Coming up next weekend: we have been invited by some Aussie friends to come watch the BIG GAME on Saturday. What big game, you might ask? (ok, I had to ask). The AFL Footy Grand Final! I asked our host who we should root for. I learned two things. First, we should not use the word "root" like we do in the states. Look it up here. And second, the team to "barrack" for is the Sydney Swans! Also coming up next weekend is a bonfire at the sand dunes.