Ferny Hills. Just moved back here after 2 years on an Eatons Hill acreage
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Bush rat tail is furry and relatively short.
Same with antechinus, which are smaller.
I reckon it’s a foreigner, but might be wrong!
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Well now I know you’re bullshitting.
Snakes do not have legs - no way they could ride a bike.
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The tail length suggests black rat…. But whatever it is (or probably was) I think you’re right about looking like it was poisoned.
Bush rats’ tails are shorter & a bit furry.
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I’m next door in Ferny Grove
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A couple of pics I took with my thermal imaging camera of a coastal carpet python last night
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Mex at work
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Finally got my bee hive setup and hoping to produce some decent honey later this year. Such an interesting insect to watch and every flowering plant/tree in my yard is buzzing. I’m hooked.
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Are there any regulations on having a bee hive? I noticed the neighbors have 4 hives not to far away from our boundary. I thought you’d need a greater distance between properties to house a bee hive.
They are amazing. My mate had a big hive inside his bedroom wall right where his bedhead is. He said he could hear humming at night but not sure where it was coming from. I was around his place and was down the side of his house and could see them coming in and out from a hole in the brick mortar. He called up a guy who deals in this kind of thing and the guy had to cut a hole in his plaster and he got all the bees into something ( I’m not 100% sure but I think he got the queen into something and the rest followed) all done from inside the house. He transferred all the bees and he got heaps of the honey/honeycomb from the wall. I saw all the photos and it was pretty full on the size of it all.
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They are supposed to be more than 3m from a property boundary. The code of practice also mentions lots about controlling bees so they don’t impact neighbours or swarm. Hope they aren’t causing you any issues.
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I was mindful of not placing it to close to a boundary or footpath. Each council has recommendations as well I believe.
From what I’ve seen early days, they are very docile. Apparently that can very form hive or hive though obviously.
A good friend of mine has 2 hives so far. One produces lots of honey and have very docile bees. The other one is aggressive. He gets stung multiple times whenever he collects honey from it. It’s all about the queen. The standard solution is to remove the queen and replace her with a more docile one, then all is well again. A more aggressive hive may also decide to attack the less aggressive one, especially if it is placed reasonably close.
I’ve got 3 hives although 1 is a swarm I captured about 4 days ago so only early days there to see if they succeed.
I have 1 hive with a young Italian queen and they are fine to work with.
The other hive are always cranky and I am planning on ordering a new queen this week so I can hopefully calm the hive down.
I’ve had a few issues with small hive beetles but that’s mainly after a stint of rain. A strong hive should maintain a good healthy environment in the hive.
The best thing to do, in my opinion, is find someone in your local area who is happy to act as a mentor and help with hive inspections and other advice.
I worked with a guy who was a beekeeper as a hobby. Used to bring in tubs of honey for us to take. Was next level, so much better than the honey you get at the supermarkets!
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Paws 
Claws
Feathers
Fins
Tell ya story walkin’, pal.
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Fair assessment.
But, Bite me.
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EFA
Well played.
