Where is the wildlife?

Nightjar · Jun 19, 2024

We drove over 2500 kilometres last trip, through rural and goldfields. We never saw a kangaroo, emu or dingo, this is a first?
Where have they migrated too?
AND, never before have we experienced so many flies, what do they live on other than a few prospectors? If we hadn't taken our fly nets and Natures Botanical Cream the men in little white coats would have taken us away, ha ha

davsgold · Jun 19, 2024

I think the wildlife have dispersed far and wide as the feed for them is everywhere now from all the rain earlier on and more now.

Your right about the flies, unbelievable, and that is just a few

Harbourmaster · Jun 19, 2024

Well all the kangaroos are here in the SW. Came home from Mandurah Saturday afternoon, just before we turned off Forrest Hwy there was a paddock full of them. I would defy anyone to count them, couple hundred at least, haven’t seen that many for years

Mackka · Jun 20, 2024

Nightjar said:
We drove over 2500 kilometres last trip, through rural and goldfields. We never saw a kangaroo, emu or dingo, this is a first?
Where have they migrated too?
AND, never before have we experienced so many flies, what do they live on other than a few prospectors? If we hadn't taken our fly nets and Natures Botanical Cream the men in little white coats would have taken us away, ha ha

Hey Nightjar, I saw a tv program a week ago, two blokes driving an EV SUV around Australia and they said the exact same thing about the flies in WA that they were having trouble breathing because as soon as you got out of the car the flies were everywhere, in their noses, mouths and corner of their eyes as the flies were looking for moisture. I hate them with a passion.

FindSumStuff · Jun 20, 2024

Nightjar said:
We drove over 2500 kilometres last trip, through rural and goldfields. We never saw a kangaroo, emu or dingo, this is a first?
Where have they migrated too?
AND, never before have we experienced so many flies, what do they live on other than a few prospectors? If we hadn't taken our fly nets and Natures Botanical Cream the men in little white coats would have taken us away, ha ha

If in Victoria escaping land tax. Flies from so numerous poultry and pig farms.

Nightjar · Jun 26, 2024

FindSumStuff said:
If in Victoria escaping land tax. Flies from so numerous poultry and pig farms.

No poultry or pig farms in remote WA goldfields, the little barstewards must have found another diet?

Mackka · Jun 26, 2024

Yep Humans

RichardWest · Jun 27, 2024

I was out bush for a few weeks near Laverton and I had dingoes calling me to get out of bed, camels visiting my camp at night, thousands of birds and brumbies and roos trying to run into my ute.

Mackka · Jun 27, 2024

Nightjar wants you to come and pick up your flies!

Nightjar · Jul 11, 2024

Maybe they will relocate this mob to the goldfields? A mob in a paddock near home, all with joey's.

Troutman · Jul 16, 2024

RichardWest said:
I was out bush for a few weeks near Laverton and I had dingoes calling me to get out of bed, camels visiting my camp at night, thousands of birds and brumbies and roos trying to run into my ute.

Hey RichardWest
Same here. We caught a camel almost in our camping area upon walking back in for lunch a few days ago. You will know the exact spot. It's where some of his relatives have been resting for a few years. Also got serenaded by someone just over the hill the other night practicing their clarinet or oboe playing. That was eerie!!

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