Macca's Meanderings

 Hi again The change of seasons from wet season to dry season results in the water levels on the flood plain starting to drop. This triggers the magpie geese to lay their eggs. Many of the crocodiles are still around so great care must be exercised when looking for geese eggs on the floodplain. This family live in the house next door to us - they proudly show the reward from their afternoon's efforts.  Recently we decided on a spot of fishing. This little 1.5 metre croc kept watch from about 20 meters away, hoping for an easy meal (fish frames).   A little later as the tide began to come in, a larger male approached slowly along the water's edge from the north...... ..... the quietness was broker by a large splash and then the croc arched it's back to get it's head above the water to swallow what looked to a crab (see the legs hanging out). Crocs can't swallow under water. The same croc then moved closer and came out onto the beach near where we were fishing to catc...

 Hi again Before we get into the post mortem training, something a little less 'interesting'. Recently Garngi rangers have been erectly Access Permit signs around Croker Island. At times some non-Indigenous people enter Aboriginal land without permission. This causes quite a bit frustration at times. Below Charlie and Shaun are mixing 'Fast Set' cement to secure this sign. Most of these signs are located in remote places requiring some off road driving to get there. And some of the locations provided spectacular views - great reward after some hot and sweaty work. Not a bad 'office' to work from! As mentioned previously, Garngi rangers do contract work for the Australian Government's Northern Biosecurity Department. A part of this work is to monitor animal health - domestic, feral and native. Recently Biosecurity vets visited to conduct 'Post Mortem' training for the rangers. This involved shooting feral pigs on the floodplain, lifting them to a suit...