Fauna
The Mammals of Sorell Fruit Farm
Saturday, April 21st, 2007The following mammals inhabit the farm area. Except for the echinda, above, that wonders the farm most days in summer, they are nocturnal and known mainly from their feeding activity. Bandicoot (make small cylindrical holes) Brush possum Eastern barred bandicoot (make small cylindrical holes) Echidna (resident) Potoroo (make large semicylindrical holes) Ring-tailed possum Rufous wallaby [...]
Birds and tree fruits
Saturday, April 21st, 2007We are especially proud of the many species of birds found on the farm and we planted a wide variety of native trees to encourage most of them. Nevertheless cherries are netted to protect them from large flocks of starlings and, to a lesser extent, blackbirds. Our tree-ripened apples, pears and nashi are the favourite [...]
