[DaveC]

Dave, make sure your bar is open for them this year, please, with water and perhaps some fruit too.   

We're now through day 3 of a November heatwave expected to last right through next weekend (28-34 degree maximums) so we've got the water bowls out plus we left some meat scraps for this little group who seem to have taken up residence over our back garden at the moment:


These are actually Australian Magpies! The left and middle ones are this years youngsters (about 10 weeks old now) and the third is a parent. They are very, very aggresive when nesting - they'll attack anyone or anything that comes to close to the nest site. They're about the size of a small crow.
The pics not great but I don;t really have a suitable digital camera for longer range.

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[Tris]

Cool - what animal is that? Looks like a funny bear of sorts

[Tris]

Black handed spider monkey:

[Tris]

Fluffy donkey:

[SA Chris]

What do you call a donkey with two short legs? :0)

[Tris]

What do you call a donkey with two short legs? :0)

Charles?

[Johnny Brown]

A veritable goldmine, if a touch overwhelming.


etc...

[Tris]

Baby platypus:

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Baby platypus:

I'd hate to meet mum or dad 

[Tris]

I'd hate to meet mum or dad 

don't you think it's beak/nose (not sure of the correct term) seems stuck on?

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I'd hate to meet mum or dad 

it's beak/nose (not sure of the correct term) seems stuck on?

Do you think it could be a 'bill' as in Duckbilled Platypus? 

But yes it does look a bit fake, sure it shouldn't be in the photoshop hall of shame?

[Tris]

Not cute, just wrong if you ask me (sorry Magpie I did say there were some weird ones!!)

Star nosed mole:

[Tris]

Do you think it could be its not a 'bill' as in Duckbilled Platypus? 

     I'm such a div!!!

[Tris]

Another one with a possible nose issue, slightly less ugly cuter...

Solenodon:

[namnok]

Another one with a possible nose issue, slightly less ugly cuter...

Solenodon:

no this is david sneddon

[andy_e]

Tris, it's an Asian Black Bear, a friend in Taiwan was asking if she was in danger if she slept in the woods so I wikipaedo'd for it and that picture came up. It's cute but its parents might not appreciate you giving it a cuddle!

more:

[slackline]

Tris, it's an Asian Black Bear, a friend in Taiwan was asking if she was in danger if she slept in the woods so I wikipaedo'd for it and that picture came up. It's cute but its parents might not appreciate you giving it a cuddle!

Pervert!!!

[Tris]

Tris, it's an Asian Black Bear

Cheers andi_e - well ace!!! 

a friend in Taiwan was asking if she was in danger if she slept in the woods

I suppose it depends on the saying about bears and woods being true

[Tris]

I posted a pic of the jerboa previously, but check out this pygmy one:

[magpie]

I really want a Jerboa, but I would worry it was cruel to keep them as pets. 

Lots of lovely wee beasts, with the exception of that weird nosed mole thing!  ???

[Tris]

Sand cats (they live in burrows in the african desert http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sand_Cat)

[Tris]

Lots of lovely wee beasts, with the exception of that weird nosed mole thing!  ???

Yeah sorry about that - it reminded me of this guy:

[Tris]

Back to the cuteness...

Mini owl (not sure of the breed, sorry):

[andy_e]

Hopefully she won't end up eaten, or worse, covered in shite...