With heavy rain forecast it seemed like a good idea to clean out the spouts and downpipes, and not for the first time a Peron’s Tree Frog was unceremoniously  evicted to exit the downpipe on to the ground below. It didn’t take long though before it was scaling the pipe to get back to its lofty home.

The Golden-tailed Spiny Ant, Polyrachis ammon has been spotted occasionally out in the bush, but for the first time one was seen on the wall of the house. Did it arrive in firewood, or is there a colony somewhere on the property….click to enlarge.