Garrapata wrote:
Post more pictures now and then so we can watch it grow!

I probably will do just that. :-)

It's been interesting so far. I really like the verandas. My dream
house would have an interior courtyard and veranda all round.

Mine to, however my pockets don't match my dreams. :-)

What ever happened to the Fox Bats? Are they permanent, seasonal or
did they move on?

Well they arrived in November last year and up and left in May this year,
much to our relief. From talking to neighbours, this was the first time they
have camped in our area.
However in early October this year, they returned, much to our dismay. I
spent a lot of time running around making noises to scare them and on the
weekends, when I was staying up there, I was up at dawn and scaring them off
as they returned from their nightly feeding. 3 weeks after they arrived,
they went again, fingers crossed that they won't be back.
I sort of feel bad that I dislike them being on our land, I am quite into
animal conservation, but...
There is thousands of acres of forestry surrounding the area where we live,
so they're quite welcome to make their home there, rather than in my trees.
There is also the matter of Hendra virus and lyssavirus. As the neighbours
on either side of us have horses, the bats caused a lot of concern. There
has been a very bad outbreak of Hendra virus in South East Qld and quite a
few horses died, but the most worrying thing was that a dog also tested
positive to the virus and had to be put down.
Then there was the worrying problem of the bats flying over our roof every
nigh as they flew out to forage for food, as they flew over I've no doubt
they dropped waste onto our roof and as we are not on town water and rely on
tanks, which are filled from the rain on our roof, this was of great concern
to us.
So I am really and truly hoping that they do not come back again.