Comments for Pete

Comment on The garden zoo was busy today by Judy

Judy — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:27:37 +0000

Looks like they enjoy a sunny day in the garden too. We are starting to get our afternoon thunderstorms again, a sign of the beginning of the wet season.

Comment on Goanna in the garden by Judy

Judy — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 09:51:07 +0000

Yeah lets see them frighten away the megafauna in the disguise of a cassowary. Size does count.

Comment on Community readiness for the next Cyclone Yasi by pete

pete — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 00:06:27 +0000

You only have to experience a couple of big ones like Larry and Yasi to see that a few small things done properly can make a huge difference.

An example of poor communications: it was at least five days before we discovered that Innisfail CBD was pretty much unaffected by Yasi. Knowing that a good take-away is only a 25 minute drive when you’re cooking meals on a camping stove by candlelight is pretty useful information

Comment on Community readiness for the next Cyclone Yasi by Simon Crerar

Simon Crerar — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 23:55:21 +0000

Really interesting analysis and insights mate

Comment on Garden Cassowary by pete

pete — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 07:32:09 +0000

Lisa’s lappy has a Web cam. You should use it for chats and save the phone bill.

Comment on Goanna in the garden by pete

pete — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 22:23:09 +0000

It just goes to show that dinosaurs are still around

Comment on Goanna in the garden by Judy

Judy — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 21:38:27 +0000

Enlarged image really shows the striking patern on him.It is good to see how balanced the eco-system is in that area.

Comment on Garden Cassowary by Judy

Judy — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 07:00:22 +0000

Wow a red letter day!! I am writing to you on the [and it is in my name] NEW! HP Pavilion g6 laptop. Unfortunately Phil’s old Dell I was using developed very irritating fan noises, cleaning did not help. It also has a webcam but we won’t be doing any Facebook stuff. You certainly are having some good visits from the wildlife. This year there has been an increase in the lorikeets feeding in the grevilleas and the callistemons , even had a pair of Scaly Breasted loris appear this year.

Comment on More house progress by pete

pete — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 10:38:27 +0000

Yes, the only choice was to nuke it and start again. We’ve kept all the trees and shrubs and the rest will be lawn. We’ll plant more native trees and shrubs too. Much easier to maintain and no more Roundup required.

Comment on Juvenile cassowary by pete

pete — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 10:31:38 +0000

Indeed. The cassowary plays a very important part in seed distribution in the forest.

The problem up here was well described by our local vet (probably the world’s leading cassowary expert). He says there are two types: cassowaries and Mission Beach cassowaries. The latter are ones that have been fed by people and now have little fear of people, dogs and cars.

Three cassowaries have been killed by cars in the last three weeks.