October ended on a sobering note here with a grass fire less than 500 metres from the block. It took the local Country Fire Service (CFS) crew a good 5 hours to get it under control and the next day they were still mopping up. While it was quite hot and gusty, just two days later the heat and wind were horrendous and would likely have sent the fire through here. Bush fires - one fly in the paradisial ointment of life on the block. I was thrilled to see this pair of Rainbow Lorikeets - they've been around for a few days munching on the lerps - another bird to add to the visitors book. Another pair - this time Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoos - have been back to Old Man Banksia to extract seeds. This Emperor Gum Moth is near the end of its life-cycle and waits it out in the rain. With no mouth parts, it has exhausted the supply of fat it gained in its time as a caterpillar and existed in this form only to breed and start the process all over again.
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