One winged Peregrine Falcon
Hi All,
After my first haircut in 6 months I am feeling a little chilly around the ears as I probably had a bit more off than I need. However after looking like a woolly aphid in recent weeks it is a definite improvement. There were a few surprised looks at the resort when the new me emerged. After lunch we adjourned to the Tasmanian Devil Park at Taranna with Morphine and Fanfan. We only found out today that for us this is a free entry so a few dollars saved. No doubt at some stage we will be scraping up devil poo as the quid pro quo.
I think the devils would have to be the most uncuddly furry animals on the face of the planet. They are horrendously bitey and aggressive towards each other and fill the air with hideous screams. I believe they have the highest jaw pressure of any mammal and to hear them crunching through the wallaby bones at feeding time you would believe it. It was quoted that large adults can break bones up to 8 cm thick. I don't know who or what has bones that big but it is an impressive fact. 80% of the population in Tasmanian has been destroyed by the facial tumour disease. The park is an important disease free sanctuary with around 22 specimens. There were other critters to be viewed however the most impressive was the bird display with parrots retrieving and returning coins from hands and a brown falcon flying between people's legs. It was an enjoyable afternoon although bloomin' cold.
We had community dinner again tonight. The centrepiece being a cottage pie cooked by Suzanne. Morphine and Fanfan head off for a holiday tomorrow for around 10 days so we are going to be light on for helpers in the project department for a while.
Speaking of Morphine he, at Fanfan's suggestion poked his finger into the talking corella's cage and got a good bite for his trouble. It was dressed at the front counter of the park with a bandaid. By the time he came to dinner he had a bandage more suitable for an amputation. Anyway we all had a good laugh at his expense!
Night all
Cheers Simon
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