A BIRD
IN THE HAND
WORDS AND IMAGES: LIONEL MUSSELL
LIONEL MUSSELL HAS DISCOVERED A FANTASTIC BUSH STAY
IN VICTORIA’S MUST-VISIT GRAMPIANS NATIONAL PARK.
John and Greta Honeyman have a problem in
their orchard: deer, kangaroos, foxes and emus
invade the orchard and eat the fruit. What the
animals don't scoff, birds give them a helping
hand – or should that read ‘beak’?
When you run a bush camp with lots of
wildlife, that's just something you have to live
with and f ortunately they both love animals,
even the fruit thieves.
Despite the fact the Grampians Old Man Emu
bush camping area sits on a huge property
overlooking the beautiful Grampians mountains,
Vic, camping is restricted to just 15 spacious
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