Last night R went out, in the dark, to retrieve his torch which he left in the paddock. He heard something rustling in the grass and turned his torch to the sound. And, based on the description he gave me, he saw one of these:
This is a Western Quoll or Chuditch. We've been told by the previous owners that the Quolls are living in the forest across the road from us. They liked to feast on their chickens until they electrified the fence for the coop.
Sadly their numbers are declining as foxes and feral cats like to eat them. But there are a bunch of conservation programmes in place. Hopefully this will get them off the endangered list.
Hopefully next time R sees one, he'll have his camera handy. Fingers crossed everyone.
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