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LambMetrics – August 25th 2019

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No lambs born today!

Beautiful sunny day and all the girls had their legs crossed…!

But that didn’t stop me having a bit of a walk and finding other things to look at.

First up: A hard-working, termite-eating echidna

And then one of the natural springs was inspected. Really pleased to see them overflowing!

A lot of marshy-type area around them so that means some different plant species. Flowering at the moment are some Sundews. 🙂

Hopefully, the ewes will not all wait until the expected rain on Wednesday!
Lamb pictures tomorrow??

Autumn & Regrowth

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It’s autumn on the farm and the autumn “break” rains have finally come.

The summer rains we had were very challenging for several reasons but they always suit something and on the morning walk today good evidence of  that was seen.

Eucalyptus camaldulensis (River Red Gum)

On the farm there are several areas dedicated to preserving remnant vegetation and restoring some diversity to the under and upper stories. These areas are fenced off from the livestock (certain eucalyptus varieties are very tasty!)

And yet, even in the grazed paddocks there is regeneration of various species of mid- to upper- story plants like acacias and eucalyptus.

Acacia implexa (Lightwood)