At Greenpatch campground we enjoyed the forest and a campfire. We had the place to ourselves for the most part, it's a chilly time of year here now.
A short distance from our camp sites towards the beach we found a mob of kangaroos grazing in the morning. They weren't afraid of us. The signs said not to feed the animals and illustrated this with a cartoon of a fella being chased by a pack of various hungry animals.
As we ate breakfast and did schoolwork at the picnic table many birds gathered around: king parrots, crimson rosellas, ducks, and crows with yellow eyes. Look for the crow in the photo of Kyra with the king parrot. Dad wasn't sure what landed on his head but he knew it needed to be photographed. A magpie (a large black and white bird like a crow) flew right into Mom and Dad's van to get a crumb.
As I tidied up the firewood before leaving, a very large spider surprised me. It was the largest spider I've ever seen besides tarantulas in a cage. Later research leads me to believe it was a wolf spider, it's body like 2 quarters, and eyes I could see clearly from 5 feet away (my height). Wolf spiders are not dangerous. Scary though.
In the evening a few possums and a long-nosed bandicoot hung around. The bandicoot squeaked, and hopped like a rabbit. Very cute.
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