Congratulations Stilly River Sage. We've had those encounters before we moved away to the middle of nowhere.
Just had our first frost for the year. Very light but there's a chill in the air now by dusk. Days are warm and sunny. We have a visiting Boobook Owl. Hope he/she stays. They sound like Northern Hemisphere Cuckoos. (Our Cuckoos don't say "Cuckoo") A small flock of Grey Fantails arrived a few days ago. They have a sweet song with bits that sound like someone sawing on a fiddle. Pretty little restless birds, very curious and tame even in bushland. Joy