An A to Z of Animals For Anna: B is for BUNJIL

According to my understanding of the lore of the Kulin people of South Central Victoria in Australia, Bunjil, the wedge-tailed eagle was the Creator Spirit and protector of The Natural World.

I believe that is possible that my grandmother, Clarissa Fox, was a granddaughter of one of the Aboriginal cricket team of 1868. I cannot prove it. But I feel it to be true. Most of those sportsmen came from Western Victoria.

Earlier this year before she died, Anna Rumaderun said she really wanted Bunjil to be letter B in this series.

I honor the wishes of my departed best friend as best I can.

As I recall saying to Uncle Larry of the Warthaurong people on 9/11/2022, when he was being threatened with arrest outside a major Melbourne church: “Bunjil watches over us.”

Geoff Fox, May 21, 2025, Melbourne, Australia