Jocelyn's blog
Oct. 22, 2007
Turkey Hill Treasure Hunt ~ 19 October
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This is a strange name for an activity down at Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve. Turkeys are hardly native to Australia and what's this about a treasure hunt? One of the ladies organised a great walk and "explore" time at the reserve. I had to look after the younger two at the playground nearby so I sent Stevie, armed with the camera, to take the photos. Here's a general shot taken of the region. Can you tell they were walking down hill at the time? "Turkey Hill" was thus named as a family "imported" these birds into the region. The turkeys were found roaming on this hill and so the local people called it, "Turkey Hill". The area also had some round rocks of granite. Softer rock had been weathered away, leaving these formations. Here's a photo: Some of the "treasure" they had to find was the evidence that animals lived in the region. Stevie could remember five animals - rabbit, emu, fox, kangaroo and wombat. Both Zac and Steve remembered that the Brush Tail Rock Wallaby is part of a special recovery program in the valley. How did they know these animals had been there? Either by their tracks or their "poo". Being a diligent photographer, Stevie furnished me with several photos of animal poo but I will include only one: Other things were "planted" along the way to test the group's ability to track animals. A fake snake was a good decoy: but the best "plant" was the lollipops that everyone received for taking part. Poor Stevie, he's all "tuckered out"!!! It was a hot day, even if he did stage this next photo! Of course, after a good refuelling at lunch, a few of them had the energy for a soccer game! |
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