We're forever finding small deep holes in the ground and these are made by Bandicoots as they dig for insects and foodstuffs.They are nocturnal creatures and every evening we have quite a few of them scurrying around the gardens.
The top photo is a Long Nosed Bandicoot which is tucking into a piece of bread just outside our kitchen-door.
Underneath is a Northern Brown Bandicoot which is a bit larger - about the size of a large rabbit - with a shorter nose and is generally more common than the Long-Nosed.
An interesting fact is that these marsupials have rear-facing pouches so that the pouches don't get filled with soil while they are digging!
