Wrapped wire and fabric bilby sculpture : Wilma Simmons 2016 Over the years I have been fascinated with the plight of the bilby and it has inspired quite a few of my cloth creations... With long pinkish-coloured ears and silky, blue-grey fur, the Bilby has become Australia’s version of the Easter Bunny. Unlike the rabbit, bilby numbers are falling rapidly. There were originally two species but the Greater Bilby is now commonly referred to simply as ‘the Bilby’ as the Lesser Bilby (Macrotis leucura) is thought to have become extinct in the early 1950s... Bilbies are nocturnal, emerging after dark to forage for food. Using their long snouts, they dig out bulbs, tubers, spiders, termites, witchetty grubs and fungi. They use their tongues to lick up grass seeds. Bilbies have poor sight and rely on good hearing and a keen sense of smell. To minimise threats from predators they’ll mostly stay within 250m of their burrows, but sometimes roam further afield depending on the food...
Hi Wilma, a lovely tag and very interesting to learn about Bilbies, I have never heard of them before. Good luck to all concerned with the campaign. Great to see you around again! Hugs, Valerie
ReplyDeleteThank you Valerie - you are a champion doing such a great job keeping Tag Tuesday going strong.
DeleteI had never heard of this animal before so thanks for sharing. They are cute but I like bunnies too:)
ReplyDeletehi Linda - Bilbies aren't as pretty as bunnies, but sometimes are called rabbit eared bandicoots.
DeleteInstantly forgiven! Wow I do love what you have made and great information to read too!
ReplyDeleteThank you Pinky - I do enjoy making tags, but also like the research bit.
Deletethank you for teaching me about bilbies! i never knew about them until now. they are important. lovely tag! xo
ReplyDeleteHi Michele, Thanks I hope you didn't mind me changing the theme for my own purposes - only a slight connection .... sometimes bilbies are called rabbit eared bandicoots.
ReplyDeleteOhhhh how sweet ~ bless you for supporting this cause ~ I see a bunny resemblance and he's beautiful!
ReplyDeleteWhat an interesting article about Bilbies, they are the sweetest little things - I've never heard of them before. I love the tag too - the background fabric is fabulous and I love the pop of orange/red.
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