On the afternoon of Christmas Eve a neighbour reported a Koala in the big Angophoras behind our houses. It had climbed up the tree and gone to sleep in a convenient fork (about 10m up).
We wondered if it was visible from our deck, but a clump of foliage was in the way. However a little later another message reported the chubby chappie was feeding in a eucalypt out the front. Not only feeding but sitting right on top of the tree.
Definitely feeding, and the tree concerned is a popular garden planting. Comments about Koalas only eating a few species of peppermint are incorrect: they seem to eat a wide range of members of the family
Myrtaceae.
On our morning walk on Christmas Day we were very pleased to see another Koala - in fact 2 - crossing Lakeside Drive.
Having recovered her breath, Mum decided a
Melaleuca armillaris needed to be climbed.
She then changed her mind about which tree needed to be ascended. Junior seemed a little uncertain about her ability to finish this move.
However when we returned they were both up in the canopy and - judging by the munching noises - Melaleuca (also in the family Myrtaceae) is in the diet.
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