tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84451111830078338902024-03-09T15:50:19.913+11:00The House(s) of Fran_martFlabmeisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00934077052437339591noreply@blogger.comBlogger2674125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8445111183007833890.post-74491518058107751762024-03-09T13:05:00.004+11:002024-03-09T14:48:19.578+11:00The drive back<p> This is basically a set of photos I took, being passenger, as we came back to Mallacoota. </p><p>I began as we passed Michelago with the Tinderry Range in the background.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCaDA1rHZDiWic9FF3ltePU9xEkS76iXRUcYLLz67UG59ejqsKskNWjkSgdKf5xlVviDL66Ivm5mVTb74wylAsz8pHiHZagjIrzP1OH6h3yflz_0Lct1j2oubxeI3ePJV0yAypR6CgTsn18Y33_YNNdIPWcId8uzDxnYTWIAyY2Cmh8STUAglo9cpIrPn-/s1000/01%20Tinderry%20range.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCaDA1rHZDiWic9FF3ltePU9xEkS76iXRUcYLLz67UG59ejqsKskNWjkSgdKf5xlVviDL66Ivm5mVTb74wylAsz8pHiHZagjIrzP1OH6h3yflz_0Lct1j2oubxeI3ePJV0yAypR6CgTsn18Y33_YNNdIPWcId8uzDxnYTWIAyY2Cmh8STUAglo9cpIrPn-/w400-h266/01%20Tinderry%20range.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>This closer view just about shows the amount of bare rock still visible. I suspect the area is still recovering <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2009-12-21/crews-still-battling-nature-reserve-blaze/1186440">from the fire which went through the area in 200</a>9. (We could see the fire from Carwoola, 25km North, at a community Christmas party!)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja-hxl2uV5hzQJm-PU9D-U5DoEfYWXq1qcnGlvnbgkXTWNJHezWB0WjsNN8CMYCDm6J3-7ekciS0XiS01nyFJp6454w0y1Pgi2Q4jz15rHvR1u-GXxwO9wCD5N2-Rr-XpV9kcXVoUFlDUy9F1BfXndeWLBqAyVlHjK5pnuWAYmRKxKcSP7GDB0enhgdyBd/s1000/02%20Tinderry%20range.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="693" data-original-width="1000" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja-hxl2uV5hzQJm-PU9D-U5DoEfYWXq1qcnGlvnbgkXTWNJHezWB0WjsNN8CMYCDm6J3-7ekciS0XiS01nyFJp6454w0y1Pgi2Q4jz15rHvR1u-GXxwO9wCD5N2-Rr-XpV9kcXVoUFlDUy9F1BfXndeWLBqAyVlHjK5pnuWAYmRKxKcSP7GDB0enhgdyBd/w400-h278/02%20Tinderry%20range.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Communications towers are now a common sight along the way.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc0XzrMRpCi1qJ3Sf4NQ_Ry-TzL_s4p-ihUFil6kEL821V5lTco_ZlIbGXqiDOnzss9tpBZuNlOO5sMS_iCjM9YodZvOTkSC5hJKEnpeTVC5sMP_VmgXvYUSQvVOBWaFP_iA18VDTsNjCbV-avRhWynjVKdYC6yBWdVzyMkR-TeY4rTXNduZws2G7eyS5u/s1000/03%20Tower.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="786" data-original-width="1000" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc0XzrMRpCi1qJ3Sf4NQ_Ry-TzL_s4p-ihUFil6kEL821V5lTco_ZlIbGXqiDOnzss9tpBZuNlOO5sMS_iCjM9YodZvOTkSC5hJKEnpeTVC5sMP_VmgXvYUSQvVOBWaFP_iA18VDTsNjCbV-avRhWynjVKdYC6yBWdVzyMkR-TeY4rTXNduZws2G7eyS5u/w400-h315/03%20Tower.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I think this straight, at Billilingra, is about 6km long. It has unusually light traffic. The length is the same as the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulsanne_Straight">Mulsanne Straight</a> used to be in the Le Mans race: the top speed recorded there (before chicanes were inserted) was 405 kph - that would mess with the average speed cameras!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5MTFhAW8JmcZL-NYiL663nVgRRFhBDBIZPFg9X-kpOZ0DxDOFIiOwggyCFsPfPs44ftYTZ1DwyfACAe5r1QZDeRHeVGOmcFYrV7kR2uSRybsyOYIXzb7V6YyvslXcSfC3hG3XdtWDMAEP0AXr-BC-8shru676k5bmD_olK8mAuTliJV9ho33i-9lg0hsy/s1000/04%20Straight.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5MTFhAW8JmcZL-NYiL663nVgRRFhBDBIZPFg9X-kpOZ0DxDOFIiOwggyCFsPfPs44ftYTZ1DwyfACAe5r1QZDeRHeVGOmcFYrV7kR2uSRybsyOYIXzb7V6YyvslXcSfC3hG3XdtWDMAEP0AXr-BC-8shru676k5bmD_olK8mAuTliJV9ho33i-9lg0hsy/w400-h266/04%20Straight.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Irrigation at Dromore.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihfRRluuA6F-a1RpFjZ1KrmmId6sqprb3cprp1YQeyMMmkESWF7yiW_MTvfx293MngdQLt7YqxosJHhS7ILorxgOyszQs9QTptbX1BrEFa-TCfCnEcbwpY1vjSlHvQLW-s113n7aFY6yBphs_-iUMqwhmRkXsi7WOUHQgTQSdw93vVWP8_bbYGE0aPAACq/s1000/05%20irrigation.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="535" data-original-width="1000" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihfRRluuA6F-a1RpFjZ1KrmmId6sqprb3cprp1YQeyMMmkESWF7yiW_MTvfx293MngdQLt7YqxosJHhS7ILorxgOyszQs9QTptbX1BrEFa-TCfCnEcbwpY1vjSlHvQLW-s113n7aFY6yBphs_-iUMqwhmRkXsi7WOUHQgTQSdw93vVWP8_bbYGE0aPAACq/w400-h214/05%20irrigation.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>When we had a weekender at Kalaru (near Tathra) we used to pass through Cooma about every 3 weeks on our way. We felt very clever avoiding central Cooma by cutting along Polo Flat Rd. The servo there also used to give very good fuel prices! The short cut is now preferred by Google Maps and the servo is one of the more expensive on the trip 😭<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWGv5LhUpRNbI3aSkedyoR0U6eCdXsOAHM5dcAlPGit1eTa17F7FMo4WeCfstG73lUounkQ-NwEFf-TrXfVmwijzRuYb9v3u_GzyMPjEIkVBTu0QYVmFV3CphVMMNNjqUMtPvj6uOuddD1-s_ugiXVOd9RDaF7Kh5Qq2bSnByWX2_MpqYBTASpx4jrZigL/s1000/06%20Polo%20Flat.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWGv5LhUpRNbI3aSkedyoR0U6eCdXsOAHM5dcAlPGit1eTa17F7FMo4WeCfstG73lUounkQ-NwEFf-TrXfVmwijzRuYb9v3u_GzyMPjEIkVBTu0QYVmFV3CphVMMNNjqUMtPvj6uOuddD1-s_ugiXVOd9RDaF7Kh5Qq2bSnByWX2_MpqYBTASpx4jrZigL/w400-h266/06%20Polo%20Flat.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>When we passed through on a Sunday, heading back from Kalaru we often saw a group of blokes working at this small shed! We initially thought they were druids, but it was actually the Cooma Pistol club building a range. We haven't seen anyone there for years!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Tqaefj_Ldxb8YS2m1UTKpCytzh-sw4WGBKEtUowxVm1asLdKTQxInIzWjPjsFwn2YF5BdBQPwWmRa-wOZatsnWfsgyH__NRnQtfBGAXTEnLfUYaKG-tiiTMQOMmGmmeqa2UoPadk7A22ukv-TxFMj6VD84QyQciFOyQpgcMTpIjnzWeDwiMtsMypFwnf/s1000/07%20Druid.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="971" data-original-width="1000" height="389" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Tqaefj_Ldxb8YS2m1UTKpCytzh-sw4WGBKEtUowxVm1asLdKTQxInIzWjPjsFwn2YF5BdBQPwWmRa-wOZatsnWfsgyH__NRnQtfBGAXTEnLfUYaKG-tiiTMQOMmGmmeqa2UoPadk7A22ukv-TxFMj6VD84QyQciFOyQpgcMTpIjnzWeDwiMtsMypFwnf/w400-h389/07%20Druid.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The next couple of images show the geology of the area between Comma and Nimmitabel. There are few trees to get in the way of the geology! Most of the area has a volcanic origin, so I guess this is a sill ...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnkV33yns_nIZEIA_f96b_xYf9i9Zcmru-IKnF7DHnbzYT4AsYWxJafn0MKChZewbx-fY2YpH7Pz8-e07qYAq2ca4gZaUOfdvxA1iK5So8fwmT7LnMrDw4IZKa9EIF5FREyVM_ssrEZOJclxTOXA-n2n08aqQbUffZA0UDiZxCSugqpA5MSaLEizdaidmo/s1000/08%20ridge.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="747" data-original-width="1000" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnkV33yns_nIZEIA_f96b_xYf9i9Zcmru-IKnF7DHnbzYT4AsYWxJafn0MKChZewbx-fY2YpH7Pz8-e07qYAq2ca4gZaUOfdvxA1iK5So8fwmT7LnMrDw4IZKa9EIF5FREyVM_ssrEZOJclxTOXA-n2n08aqQbUffZA0UDiZxCSugqpA5MSaLEizdaidmo/s320/08%20ridge.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>... and this shows a few small plugs poking out of the tableland. Knowing the nature of this geology has made the area much more interesting. (A friend who has some country East of Nimmitabel was happy for me to collect some granite (or basalt, they had both). When I said how much could I take his response was "After a million tons we'd probably have to start charging.")<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjLfJQrmPxveMeVmamaJK3y9x8VVSkS3NE8nTUH6gchpvdq5mBrh9EHXxZos_1wAvb2KSfJOKWsP-tT2aT-skh0hURmSMzjcBPpuW7xDgy3BO77zd3yrl7DqFsr8cCGFzpjFdfG1XuyeocGbFAYIsmkio_PW72emJAQ2ssjGzx1-gP0TOteLcr4gdD02rp/s1000/09%20volanoes.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="422" data-original-width="1000" height="169" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjLfJQrmPxveMeVmamaJK3y9x8VVSkS3NE8nTUH6gchpvdq5mBrh9EHXxZos_1wAvb2KSfJOKWsP-tT2aT-skh0hURmSMzjcBPpuW7xDgy3BO77zd3yrl7DqFsr8cCGFzpjFdfG1XuyeocGbFAYIsmkio_PW72emJAQ2ssjGzx1-gP0TOteLcr4gdD02rp/w400-h169/09%20volanoes.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>This grey car was a nuisance as he didn't keep a steady speed. The two bikies were not a nuisance as, once they got clear of the roadworks - after a 5 minute wait grrrrrr - they hit Warp Factor 7!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjunceIyNy5rjNimcm0IQWYnknBtrK8BWDUxLPYCSz6Npwf2arrVjX2WQEzssDyHPhw-c5aTw4S1lxtoEzMuYHoomPoqwYY7a_1BgtQztFnEAe286UPS8acMDwfx6aldKm22yyP8TBMiSMDeOrNmb8mau3-KYFerTB-MsFHd2u5B-hwLHnJ48ZtYWeiUeNx/s1000/10%20road%20works.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="849" data-original-width="1000" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjunceIyNy5rjNimcm0IQWYnknBtrK8BWDUxLPYCSz6Npwf2arrVjX2WQEzssDyHPhw-c5aTw4S1lxtoEzMuYHoomPoqwYY7a_1BgtQztFnEAe286UPS8acMDwfx6aldKm22yyP8TBMiSMDeOrNmb8mau3-KYFerTB-MsFHd2u5B-hwLHnJ48ZtYWeiUeNx/w400-h340/10%20road%20works.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The next two images - possibly at this stop near the start of the road to Bombala - summarise a bit of the trip. I had first go at guessing the temperature at Nimmitabal (as we left Canberra) and went for 25C which just beat Frances's guess of 24: at one point it looked as though we might both lose since 28 seemed possible.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPmIgltiUudQg3SWwK-maLJ__HEB367dpBo2K6nuoN9PHbA5oZp7cC3hQ7ymhEvuU9jGMbSZCCczwm5dbaSuUfVPuKIp1a3J5qoMYOyo-Hh5q5EpmQ73ZA6rbmIz84Aw_l_CPX-OdlJdSgRWQthAZg7O-nVm_HzocezCYYpJy1WwUwa_DJd8RYNuxVBdXi/s1000/11%20Bombala.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="1000" height="96" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPmIgltiUudQg3SWwK-maLJ__HEB367dpBo2K6nuoN9PHbA5oZp7cC3hQ7ymhEvuU9jGMbSZCCczwm5dbaSuUfVPuKIp1a3J5qoMYOyo-Hh5q5EpmQ73ZA6rbmIz84Aw_l_CPX-OdlJdSgRWQthAZg7O-nVm_HzocezCYYpJy1WwUwa_DJd8RYNuxVBdXi/s320/11%20Bombala.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The yacht kept going pretty well but eventually pulled over near West Cann Rd.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUEVJHzeCJIUUJNJ-RqE8dWfq_JYTph4i9JALkRDKhxK1vhB4HSKszodxzLaqXD6z91RsqakWHf3pMEcLkjjB2nG4SVcaLcYJ6bJwmBocowO_xAUnH0fjyycUpPORjcXFzPBjohCX160MPgwpEDq3mhIRvxbB9VRFjoNO6B27jXHo3A6CEq0mgpW0H4Usz/s1000/19%20Border%20and%20yacht.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="866" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUEVJHzeCJIUUJNJ-RqE8dWfq_JYTph4i9JALkRDKhxK1vhB4HSKszodxzLaqXD6z91RsqakWHf3pMEcLkjjB2nG4SVcaLcYJ6bJwmBocowO_xAUnH0fjyycUpPORjcXFzPBjohCX160MPgwpEDq3mhIRvxbB9VRFjoNO6B27jXHo3A6CEq0mgpW0H4Usz/w346-h400/19%20Border%20and%20yacht.jpg" width="346" /></a></div>We stopped for fuel at Cann River with the readout showing we still had 250 left. Frances driving at 101kph on cruise control was very economical achieving an average of 8.1 litres/100km - pretty good for a full size 4X4. As we left the apartment our range was 330km which had enough of a margin (30km) to take advantage of the good price at Cann River. Shows the difference between city and country driving.<div><br /></div><div>Rocks at Drummer.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDIyntFpA9aQ2Y2sQW9UBKMb_20-SPjIS56pTPK_-CJO_ezjFvfnQqfL5oYhNcwfYhgHXXrmeG_Z2W0vu-qqMMvpdCcXYkSB50Fe8mtufBYCXxxq3Yki5E4wUcIsCN9yh2OAZ08VAghHKKHRlQCRAN9sxnkY1C7jNYJNn000Uj7D_dO7xx_LVw7xYBIFfM/s1000/20%20rock%20at%20Drummer.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDIyntFpA9aQ2Y2sQW9UBKMb_20-SPjIS56pTPK_-CJO_ezjFvfnQqfL5oYhNcwfYhgHXXrmeG_Z2W0vu-qqMMvpdCcXYkSB50Fe8mtufBYCXxxq3Yki5E4wUcIsCN9yh2OAZ08VAghHKKHRlQCRAN9sxnkY1C7jNYJNn000Uj7D_dO7xx_LVw7xYBIFfM/w400-h266/20%20rock%20at%20Drummer.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Cattle on the Genoa Flats: it was pretty warm!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggE7jQb-IN2SAjf7dQLXN3jgjah0MnN0Rw2xyczp2bUHNOGDl-gQxTwGea1HUg2ogWmYVsEZzg8VPNuF1z8-h90UMejJLF5yF3AmoUh34RWQLHhL2eUIXgOK3pjFIjcaJcuLyRhay9a3JvtfHT3y7nkh-ldB-1JeNhiT14l84UUNJwEGW7d6VNcyU1t2Aq/s1000/21%20Genoa%20Flats.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="717" data-original-width="1000" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggE7jQb-IN2SAjf7dQLXN3jgjah0MnN0Rw2xyczp2bUHNOGDl-gQxTwGea1HUg2ogWmYVsEZzg8VPNuF1z8-h90UMejJLF5yF3AmoUh34RWQLHhL2eUIXgOK3pjFIjcaJcuLyRhay9a3JvtfHT3y7nkh-ldB-1JeNhiT14l84UUNJwEGW7d6VNcyU1t2Aq/w400-h286/21%20Genoa%20Flats.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Flabmeisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00934077052437339591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8445111183007833890.post-31481193027410541772024-03-07T06:09:00.005+11:002024-03-07T16:06:19.473+11:00Enlighten<p>This covers our visit to the main Enlighten Festival site in the Parliamentary Triangle (or whatever the stupid NCA want to call it now). At first it will just be my photos.</p><p>We had intended to park at the Royal Canberra Croquet Club but some friends we met there with croquet in mind said that there was parking very close to the site. So after a couple of good malleting efforts (winning my first game 7-6 with a jump shot!!!) we took the Pajero over to the National Library carpark. As it was not yet dark (1915 hours) we had time to assess the food carts ...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNaOP_X4xSGmvJ17TdXsRTFLjLtNqrHghZJS6K91f0gSWH-PQ7Q6xL9XCkiqBKNi5WCPYWE4g6_4EFWjUFWKaBIURsYaiy7zdf3BthGmNRMtZpSoKYxsZbzqN24qIhCmm__B0n3n8KCWaPADdsgucGCi7UCD0Q6lU20j0hxOfSowobsQMzQ1qMTKUrcT76/s1000/01%20food%20area.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNaOP_X4xSGmvJ17TdXsRTFLjLtNqrHghZJS6K91f0gSWH-PQ7Q6xL9XCkiqBKNi5WCPYWE4g6_4EFWjUFWKaBIURsYaiy7zdf3BthGmNRMtZpSoKYxsZbzqN24qIhCmm__B0n3n8KCWaPADdsgucGCi7UCD0Q6lU20j0hxOfSowobsQMzQ1qMTKUrcT76/w400-h266/01%20food%20area.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>... and put ourselves outside some very good prawn dumplings. We strolled up to Old Parliament House (aka Museum of Australian Democracy) noting <i>en route</i> that the rose garden is totally buggered: I don't think it has been weeded, watered or pruned for at least one year and possibly more. Shime NCA, shime. Some of the few roses had been repositioned on the <a href="https://www.nca.gov.au/environment/projects/past-projects/dame-dorothy-tangney-and-dame-enid-lyons-sculpture">statues </a><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;"><a href="https://www.nca.gov.au/environment/projects/past-projects/dame-dorothy-tangney-and-dame-enid-lyons-sculpture"> of </a></span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;"><a href="https://www.nca.gov.au/environment/projects/past-projects/dame-dorothy-tangney-and-dame-enid-lyons-sculpture">Dame Dorothy Tangney and Dame Enid Lyons</a>, two courageous and trailblazing women who, together, carved a legacy in politics and public service. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px;">In 1943, Dame Dorothy Tangney and Dame Enid Lyons became the first Australian women to enter Federal Parliament.</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0HR2Di2TI8Ivk3AmeHQ4ttNNT8-iIUbWT67kN9c9FHXr0XUNSYGj9tUNdJ8ySoN802ltki0rOKhJ0wGJ70TKj9Vc2u0Qj9tc_2qs2dgmxcY4e2UnxfPPdk53KB8acXB0lAIPcar_-lpSmM92wa8QH7VE-6tSO0OWtwUXq00_lpqCBvLTTz5I9SwA4Yep4/s1000/03%20first%20ladies.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="745" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0HR2Di2TI8Ivk3AmeHQ4ttNNT8-iIUbWT67kN9c9FHXr0XUNSYGj9tUNdJ8ySoN802ltki0rOKhJ0wGJ70TKj9Vc2u0Qj9tc_2qs2dgmxcY4e2UnxfPPdk53KB8acXB0lAIPcar_-lpSmM92wa8QH7VE-6tSO0OWtwUXq00_lpqCBvLTTz5I9SwA4Yep4/w298-h400/03%20first%20ladies.jpg" width="298" /></a></div>Dead on 2000 hrs the lights came on to MOAD.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAYZja0HQdCp7fd5YUQzXOREdbSwyrEoNEOoYuWElKEaI9eVefR24qS-qSTYlBINHliFCPPlKWc5I22Z_hwvQmnuwEWjFVgKHGJXnLsZwHLthg5Zw6YWOpxTwjzgimFsi3raB02peBqJgYU5LUdzXWaSIybaXk7YX8wngAWuHAGbu6K0ph1p3LNh0GPMeq/s1000/04%20Moad.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAYZja0HQdCp7fd5YUQzXOREdbSwyrEoNEOoYuWElKEaI9eVefR24qS-qSTYlBINHliFCPPlKWc5I22Z_hwvQmnuwEWjFVgKHGJXnLsZwHLthg5Zw6YWOpxTwjzgimFsi3raB02peBqJgYU5LUdzXWaSIybaXk7YX8wngAWuHAGbu6K0ph1p3LNh0GPMeq/w400-h266/04%20Moad.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Not quite pitch dark! A few of the fruit bats from Commonwealth Park flew over, but too high for photography.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicPvi2y3pGYsU90ebny2NYbXp-jQc5CyMfzIJIQ4ff-Lv5yj4diqCLgRVeRkpa7UZ7ooCcY25XJmuTqyKy0-zoxpWYErynpir70yb-fgY8ZGBiIhDBzOoe8pK6FZBzY0oBoo6zaD4NAN948LHyZqAnIwH4b-Lg_OQjLDb0sKfR5enNS-GWYAwfakoVTSPT/s1000/05%20Moad.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicPvi2y3pGYsU90ebny2NYbXp-jQc5CyMfzIJIQ4ff-Lv5yj4diqCLgRVeRkpa7UZ7ooCcY25XJmuTqyKy0-zoxpWYErynpir70yb-fgY8ZGBiIhDBzOoe8pK6FZBzY0oBoo6zaD4NAN948LHyZqAnIwH4b-Lg_OQjLDb0sKfR5enNS-GWYAwfakoVTSPT/w400-h266/05%20Moad.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Mount Ainslie is clearly visible across the Lake.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOElgTz0vKO1J6PSUenpstkQshU_m5v_YpjaWdUx1DR6DxnJHaAKehkPwCO3Zr_RYWKXXF6kMCY1R_UknoENIXju3shMN_9DocGDfYwGIllLrfBjibaErTDORrc52TyKDXG5hf1Hvh2ddaF9YNxIeRxzV_r1xTAFx6Q-0HyujTDNOmfY804UqH2N7_1_hQ/s1000/06%20Mt%20Ainslie.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOElgTz0vKO1J6PSUenpstkQshU_m5v_YpjaWdUx1DR6DxnJHaAKehkPwCO3Zr_RYWKXXF6kMCY1R_UknoENIXju3shMN_9DocGDfYwGIllLrfBjibaErTDORrc52TyKDXG5hf1Hvh2ddaF9YNxIeRxzV_r1xTAFx6Q-0HyujTDNOmfY804UqH2N7_1_hQ/w400-h266/06%20Mt%20Ainslie.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Our next port of call was the National Gallery of Australia. Their effort, titled "Indigenous All Stars", had been created by <a href="https://nga.gov.au/exhibitions/indigenous-all-stars/">Vincent Namatjira from Indulkana</a>. He is the great-grandson of Albert Namatjira.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5DkwAEbGNT78AO8A8-2UlNiJdkDDjrRH08UQ6SdYWdBQJpf-fho7xYpd4tdW87LJlA0xALu4B0g_ZG1UXqM8b6PXsDb_8w6E47Bd1z21qEMuTIZRCyGy5MPDrAagAt5DRuERg7YGFLTAnZA5HNA1goYLMoWAAw4FLlZwRUCPFEz-ZfbcwzPA4kyU9Nxyd/s1000/07%20NGA.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5DkwAEbGNT78AO8A8-2UlNiJdkDDjrRH08UQ6SdYWdBQJpf-fho7xYpd4tdW87LJlA0xALu4B0g_ZG1UXqM8b6PXsDb_8w6E47Bd1z21qEMuTIZRCyGy5MPDrAagAt5DRuERg7YGFLTAnZA5HNA1goYLMoWAAw4FLlZwRUCPFEz-ZfbcwzPA4kyU9Nxyd/w400-h266/07%20NGA.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Presumably - judging by the footballer's uniform - he is a Bulldogs fan although Adam Goodes of the Swans gets a mention in the NGA page.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmmhG16HRdC_VFzgUAo5I4FW8BtGTEn9QLTqi_9Fq6hsqZ3qJvYP0AWJhIEKXsXTu3dqCaJJgBxhX5u5K4hpCRtD0Bmb-Pn1tYeOYnOFG7EFdYTRS32V6531kulChaFdYypcIzsvccIU3GZ5u-ZtiY6iLfCS1uRBdMVh2XUggc7j4F10F1JdvwkHdZdm7v/s1000/08%20NGA.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmmhG16HRdC_VFzgUAo5I4FW8BtGTEn9QLTqi_9Fq6hsqZ3qJvYP0AWJhIEKXsXTu3dqCaJJgBxhX5u5K4hpCRtD0Bmb-Pn1tYeOYnOFG7EFdYTRS32V6531kulChaFdYypcIzsvccIU3GZ5u-ZtiY6iLfCS1uRBdMVh2XUggc7j4F10F1JdvwkHdZdm7v/w400-h266/08%20NGA.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFzSYYfOFqmkEFDufFolxfrl3CbtbWtI1P-pt7E3EVsBCua6UsOimO0aCiYWvMWE_O00LTN3-d2aBMNZPbigs8Bvrsnk4KJ4JuDmlfoN93AOWgpnlsaKCvkk3hWF6AnCcXjfUT6qE0Kw5Ic72VymnR9TEHurBaahsBAeZPj6nh44F-sfSIdd1UMww9_7d7/s1000/09%20NGA.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="745" data-original-width="1000" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFzSYYfOFqmkEFDufFolxfrl3CbtbWtI1P-pt7E3EVsBCua6UsOimO0aCiYWvMWE_O00LTN3-d2aBMNZPbigs8Bvrsnk4KJ4JuDmlfoN93AOWgpnlsaKCvkk3hWF6AnCcXjfUT6qE0Kw5Ic72VymnR9TEHurBaahsBAeZPj6nh44F-sfSIdd1UMww9_7d7/w400-h297/09%20NGA.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The globe is just visible in that image. Here is a more focused snap.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw3zwOSzu7S5cIGqXsem8z2fj53Lk1s5ImbEQXPSK2C6Kjey14mnxSp7sLS1Ugjeuv3H5TXtd4zxF_J4cDeZvLyxRD1ehlmYOvJUVE6xsBKMBp0Rxc56RQVDgl_716skuSuZvt70gbePJi2NxWF4dGtcbg8UoMoJoLl-kYFYSFAVBn3spmnmHmEHFwxBl6/s1000/10%20NGA.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw3zwOSzu7S5cIGqXsem8z2fj53Lk1s5ImbEQXPSK2C6Kjey14mnxSp7sLS1Ugjeuv3H5TXtd4zxF_J4cDeZvLyxRD1ehlmYOvJUVE6xsBKMBp0Rxc56RQVDgl_716skuSuZvt70gbePJi2NxWF4dGtcbg8UoMoJoLl-kYFYSFAVBn3spmnmHmEHFwxBl6/s320/10%20NGA.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Nice one Gough!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQB2VNGljMHvMGIOiDENcFY3Id1k1QLGlDK_q7vP8G-8TrNl9NG1UOZgdr21OUAP3lVq74JhC18Tij0qHlo46tm3cJMv82LqQbvAKnCZ8HeG3GtrORWxPKZoYGX_8CV9gxjIXBtm1V2n3bFRMJ8ChmIRjeEc61Wth5CYOKwZ1s-fA9E9dteJwNoqmdWmT2/s1000/11%20NGA.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioEI3CgKQidvaaDBNB_xInys6jgFBJ0IKxAa9axojsAr-zfjJTFhJXtISXEcUSFwud7vohd5NYpjXbuhxQJI1CjnqvevIimwerRg-zDPbAutJ4yPRjJR7FTZX18-duEq04Dw7eBS7BJKG_pzID5YWHTfwdoCvC3bl-5k2C8CesJM5TJQKI-9JgVyB16aOr/s1000/13%20bridge.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioEI3CgKQidvaaDBNB_xInys6jgFBJ0IKxAa9axojsAr-zfjJTFhJXtISXEcUSFwud7vohd5NYpjXbuhxQJI1CjnqvevIimwerRg-zDPbAutJ4yPRjJR7FTZX18-duEq04Dw7eBS7BJKG_pzID5YWHTfwdoCvC3bl-5k2C8CesJM5TJQKI-9JgVyB16aOr/w400-h266/13%20bridge.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMJ5_ljcEumPP5qwjsAMX21slh8Gif08-jjulWUgdas7alKKzgcqCXX-Wvnl_D15wenuZYrIyd0sA6gGktOWxj6UigzYH_Rhy85nh1B-FKu9rD7iJkGNZNLvqYQk2Tc7OB0gStjnxMAELhi2DHUrz4zTPYCjtB-56RWblH9PFAQBKk9MJyxGRVdEygiKFj/s1000/14%20High%20Court.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN7E8pifxe4j_jNsnz4xEfjeW-TlS3ZxxqhOWDzHgHtNWn3jlpX0o_PkbtqzzvFsIjoioj6ZPJWURztQhyJF-whoXJUwGjIa_HSznEQ-jCyl6M0OhyK37Hf7meDd71G9XX15PX62SCNYp41LJPGeC2th0Cwf-_tbUHx6xHJQ0lbR2oOobkKa3R8qcaL9jG/w400-h266/20%20questacon.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The National Library: this image was one of a sequence about 10 pound Poms. There are many reasons to admire Julia Gillard - a small one is that she made that phrase part of normal speech.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtWWEymUiVgihB8qlXriwxGUWVI0IV6xIHEAWniscn92pt125dcn6S1rt6KSQPz4Ind5butUafw5yzMomR4rkrCQcCSwxdKfAg47QeQAIsMQw0ez0fJRB7qBnZyw-xHmraY2pnHyiO6NK8COSh5brL3zomt-u8rWtG1lyVrqmtURVFqsxAYrz1ln5TiDAi/s1000/21%20NLA.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="705" data-original-width="1000" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtWWEymUiVgihB8qlXriwxGUWVI0IV6xIHEAWniscn92pt125dcn6S1rt6KSQPz4Ind5butUafw5yzMomR4rkrCQcCSwxdKfAg47QeQAIsMQw0ez0fJRB7qBnZyw-xHmraY2pnHyiO6NK8COSh5brL3zomt-u8rWtG1lyVrqmtURVFqsxAYrz1ln5TiDAi/w400-h283/21%20NLA.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Another migrant: in this case a woman born in Fiji, talking about her attachment to Australia after living here for 48years.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIFjRno3d2enWleOHAStJDohjfFv1X0-mKNGwdio78d33ic3lVaKvdaLdPCcOwF0Fy7NMsX-AZSMftmag9U2cPGUFfgFtJNPWKHTjZz1rdlOiJiAH4WZ75KsL6DJ0yvlUr5HmDgbYraqSla3UAGalvbi1U8laxKJafSlrZcR0Npd3UDzJCFBQ0yZUQoGv8/s1000/22%20NLA.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="559" data-original-width="1000" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIFjRno3d2enWleOHAStJDohjfFv1X0-mKNGwdio78d33ic3lVaKvdaLdPCcOwF0Fy7NMsX-AZSMftmag9U2cPGUFfgFtJNPWKHTjZz1rdlOiJiAH4WZ75KsL6DJ0yvlUr5HmDgbYraqSla3UAGalvbi1U8laxKJafSlrZcR0Npd3UDzJCFBQ0yZUQoGv8/w400-h224/22%20NLA.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Flabmeisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00934077052437339591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8445111183007833890.post-28933688082284391502024-03-06T07:14:00.005+11:002024-03-06T09:52:14.372+11:00All Saints Church<p> We often use Cowper St when travelling between EPIC and Civic. Close to the Limestone Avenue end of that street is an attractive looking Church: <a href="https://www.allsaintsainslie.org.au/">All Saints Anglican</a>. Frances had wondered about walking there one morning, and we decided the time (and weather) was right on 5 March. On the way out we used the route suggested by Google Maps in a string of blue dots. Coming back we used the red arrow route (mainly to revisit Ainslie School which one of our grand daughters attended when living in Canberra.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh70qTQ38bwYhyBaPpp_XJHspBIt1Q-oQAj47BsCHSIkQFWdXPQzJMMWCnW7keKh3DFYnu66GZnP_EH6M4Sv0hLgUufr-jPZza4b9JR-KYoPueeNNmiUleW_E_FHvKh6qRFoox9IclAeFdtLvJDGVJhxuPUuwmE6Zirpl_xf0feI3PyJAnumS7fW3Oc0OA6/s670/05%2000%20route.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="670" data-original-width="562" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh70qTQ38bwYhyBaPpp_XJHspBIt1Q-oQAj47BsCHSIkQFWdXPQzJMMWCnW7keKh3DFYnu66GZnP_EH6M4Sv0hLgUufr-jPZza4b9JR-KYoPueeNNmiUleW_E_FHvKh6qRFoox9IclAeFdtLvJDGVJhxuPUuwmE6Zirpl_xf0feI3PyJAnumS7fW3Oc0OA6/s320/05%2000%20route.jpg" width="268" /></a></div>The main road North was Torrens St, through Braddon. <span style="font-family: inherit;"> <span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Looking at all the new apartment blocks in the street I commented to Frances that all thoughts of the heritage precinct had vanished, Then I came across the pictured paving stone which IMO counts as heritage. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Simon and Garfunkel sung that in New York "the words of the Prophet are written on the subway </span><a style="background-color: white; color: #385898; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;" tabindex="-1"></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">wall." In Braddon they are in the sidewalk.</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6pDlEKCDIMeruXfidK200wwkik44svLUV-wl6YldYaVSEW5TjLPWbyGhpctyGo1MUpG4aB7o8Avu_QeOUFwjLUBpJT_yKxgz-e4Hxnx09myqbkKjIsbWO1vBOTuYVYhg-dosI_N59HKIcDjVF3Ku_2392DRLbKN7iOQ1UQ8fbROXkuQOc3ERwRWO8bJC8/s1000/05%2001%20heritage.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="952" data-original-width="1000" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6pDlEKCDIMeruXfidK200wwkik44svLUV-wl6YldYaVSEW5TjLPWbyGhpctyGo1MUpG4aB7o8Avu_QeOUFwjLUBpJT_yKxgz-e4Hxnx09myqbkKjIsbWO1vBOTuYVYhg-dosI_N59HKIcDjVF3Ku_2392DRLbKN7iOQ1UQ8fbROXkuQOc3ERwRWO8bJC8/s320/05%2001%20heritage.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Here is the church. There were a lot of signs explaining the history of the church: this is not spelt out in the website but presumably is in the book you can buy for $100. Obviously the business in the Gospels about <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleansing_of_the_Temple">throwing the commercial interests out of the temple</a> has been overlooked!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzCB_yqBen2UW-ILd5OyN34IHuK7UG6gmo3-wFFnVPpq_tJIQnQ7CKcgk8UOSaB03uS-ld10MfuZ4l3YWP1FsbzGNjnjpystdBQzB68YTetdiRPaaRzWyfOWlJYDC4Vp_pftz3eq71Lzog5UKLzkHhHaNE74qG275-pZUaFy6fj1y-HjgXad1DJG5aWv4L/s1000/05%2002%20Church.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzCB_yqBen2UW-ILd5OyN34IHuK7UG6gmo3-wFFnVPpq_tJIQnQ7CKcgk8UOSaB03uS-ld10MfuZ4l3YWP1FsbzGNjnjpystdBQzB68YTetdiRPaaRzWyfOWlJYDC4Vp_pftz3eq71Lzog5UKLzkHhHaNE74qG275-pZUaFy6fj1y-HjgXad1DJG5aWv4L/w640-h480/05%2002%20Church.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>The history is that the building was originally the railway station at Rookwood Necropolis in Sydney built because the road was too long (and bad) to deliver bodies for burial. The trains would drive through the building for unloading. When the road improved the trains were no longer used and the station fell into disrepair. A grassfire damaged the building in the 1950s and the building was offered for sale, being bought for £100 in 1957 by the vicar of All Saints. <div><br /></div><div>Every stone was numbered and 80 semitrailer loads of stone were shipped to Canberra. Apparently it was slightly modified in rebuilding (like the axe with 2 new heads and 4 new handles) but it is still the same structure😁!</div><div><br /></div><div>Despite its links to the necropolis there is no graveyard at the church. However there are many memorial plaques in a small garden out the back.<br /><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm4JEEv_kK-HTVjgzkostO6gdT_1RjvZDeM3zxhIUzAsfWD_h4D3_JLyH8iYevnqrd6nX9agMWoedr7VyutCCdAEUojFxBpknDkl92_XJ4YOkKJ_07LIRVQSzZ5FDgBR8Hkxmu-ylG4z_f_U8j94WC1baZr8sHnsCl20V5oZVrSy7yhz5NPqzE94LHyVz8/s1000/05%2003%20plaques.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1000" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm4JEEv_kK-HTVjgzkostO6gdT_1RjvZDeM3zxhIUzAsfWD_h4D3_JLyH8iYevnqrd6nX9agMWoedr7VyutCCdAEUojFxBpknDkl92_XJ4YOkKJ_07LIRVQSzZ5FDgBR8Hkxmu-ylG4z_f_U8j94WC1baZr8sHnsCl20V5oZVrSy7yhz5NPqzE94LHyVz8/w400-h270/05%2003%20plaques.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>On out way back (red arrows we noticed the consistent design - white walls and green guttering etc - of some of the original (around 1927) buildings in the area. Ainslie Primary has always been a school but its companion Ainslie Public School is now the Ainslie Art Centre. The third building is Gorman House: originally a Hostel for public servants and now an Arts Centre. (In photos of the area from eg the summit of Mount Ainslie Gorman House stands out quite dramatically.)<br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>Flabmeisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00934077052437339591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8445111183007833890.post-57857052586328421492024-03-04T06:24:00.010+11:002024-03-06T13:50:25.018+11:00Choughs of Glebe Park<p> Frances has been spending some time in Glebe and become interested in the behaviour of the clan(s) of White-winged Choughs (<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Corcorax melanorhamphos)</span></i> which hang out there - and nearby. I joined her there on the afternoon of 3 March to see what we could see. This image, based on Google Earth, summarised where we (and the Choughs) went.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEnHKak8DO-c4eup507JmE15F0-a-XUce3oPfUbOGN8TNXD-uCBo2fR2fCH6LHBUlflgXJIgaoDiTbR6ZEnAqaNKuN1ImSOVV1JMr_x3JWo713zjqf7-83CIgip6l9IuPs-_LFe3FmL6cFZZHgfds5VXCKYdHoaBmu-tDSvSD2kTjyL7Dz997CqJwHElm_/s1269/03%2001%20Chough%20route.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="610" data-original-width="1269" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEnHKak8DO-c4eup507JmE15F0-a-XUce3oPfUbOGN8TNXD-uCBo2fR2fCH6LHBUlflgXJIgaoDiTbR6ZEnAqaNKuN1ImSOVV1JMr_x3JWo713zjqf7-83CIgip6l9IuPs-_LFe3FmL6cFZZHgfds5VXCKYdHoaBmu-tDSvSD2kTjyL7Dz997CqJwHElm_/w640-h309/03%2001%20Chough%20route.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>We began at point 1, in the shady corner near the statue of Mahatma Gandhi where we found 4 Choughs drinking. They then flew to a lawn under the elm trees (point 2) joining another 5, presumably part of the same clan. I am unsure - at this time what the wing spread behaviour means but will consult <a href="https://hanzab.birdlife.org.au/species/white-winged-chough/">HANZAB online </a>to find out.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUUL83i3Mi1itAtR69wozQ77W3cSf-vs2NDkrlUnQMXwUN7HhZwBtzdYNjuOmZUUgI3cneR1Uycr04g7nAZK2hV7zQjq9vPoFdZwrukewAsGy7xVDSlZf84Zg5P0jl6JIz-yIhyvaVW15oHIQ2ZOeZe-o7hYsAXAEZiM7gEf3g-skWy4njVNLUukaoGVcy/s1000/03%2002%20chough%20group.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="838" data-original-width="1000" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUUL83i3Mi1itAtR69wozQ77W3cSf-vs2NDkrlUnQMXwUN7HhZwBtzdYNjuOmZUUgI3cneR1Uycr04g7nAZK2hV7zQjq9vPoFdZwrukewAsGy7xVDSlZf84Zg5P0jl6JIz-yIhyvaVW15oHIQ2ZOeZe-o7hYsAXAEZiM7gEf3g-skWy4njVNLUukaoGVcy/w400-h335/03%2002%20chough%20group.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Here is the whole clan of 9.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipDhyphenhyphen6t3FzTYrBhbqw0hUyNOYsP8unytovrLQycsPrJNte9H6ode-iYrfJyPY3v8-FawIkLRVzLppKCU_T3Cg2anEhigKMnxz_FtgV84SGcmzTnujOfLVPoGjsjrhyphenhyphenZUVB10OgUVqE40AGfnb3X2gI6ZsvSClBnHXbzLAzu0IXo1xWh0GCZtEhPlCGjXUa/s1000/03%2003%20chough%20group.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="612" data-original-width="1000" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipDhyphenhyphen6t3FzTYrBhbqw0hUyNOYsP8unytovrLQycsPrJNte9H6ode-iYrfJyPY3v8-FawIkLRVzLppKCU_T3Cg2anEhigKMnxz_FtgV84SGcmzTnujOfLVPoGjsjrhyphenhyphenZUVB10OgUVqE40AGfnb3X2gI6ZsvSClBnHXbzLAzu0IXo1xWh0GCZtEhPlCGjXUa/w400-h245/03%2003%20chough%20group.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>A second group of 6 appeared from the direct of the toilet block, being harassed by an Australian Magpie (<span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Gymnorhina tibicen). </i>Eventually all 15 birds flew off towards Bindara St. Some of them went into the casino car park (3A) - this one seemed to be getting rather hot.</span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ4EeuPLCM3W_8Kq9Fe981F_DHkmQuH5x7ecmoZopF1GpkzSxmXaUbPhgTx9GYW2uCfHn2IuQuYuIc7KJto75udWCGyCgLFKe4A_CAkGm-LpZKmN5dsu7-Uk_T-vEnY76XThwA3VFngxaHD7CwrgJxkmu2rZcGCwrEt92ZmWR20bJrD52iJ8TbAd-AR77l/s1000/03%2004%20hot%20chough.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="733" data-original-width="1000" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ4EeuPLCM3W_8Kq9Fe981F_DHkmQuH5x7ecmoZopF1GpkzSxmXaUbPhgTx9GYW2uCfHn2IuQuYuIc7KJto75udWCGyCgLFKe4A_CAkGm-LpZKmN5dsu7-Uk_T-vEnY76XThwA3VFngxaHD7CwrgJxkmu2rZcGCwrEt92ZmWR20bJrD52iJ8TbAd-AR77l/w400-h294/03%2004%20hot%20chough.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Others scrounged for food in the gutter (3B).<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyWthmLIxRh1FnR67YJxumEqjbD-WSUMMX9GOx5KwVzl2-1SePXEHAwIyeOMtpNBH5uJ3EkqQGeiC8x8XZpFfPwg891-X99OttvfxVktx4sbO0uGn-Kv0hEi8zYQW0zPPKMxi1c8hmkb-E72-Grry3iczztM3Ibdzy-Vtog6kIKlhkbUUIhF_GQ8Q7YmC7/s1000/03%2005%20choughs%20in%20street.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="523" data-original-width="1000" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyWthmLIxRh1FnR67YJxumEqjbD-WSUMMX9GOx5KwVzl2-1SePXEHAwIyeOMtpNBH5uJ3EkqQGeiC8x8XZpFfPwg891-X99OttvfxVktx4sbO0uGn-Kv0hEi8zYQW0zPPKMxi1c8hmkb-E72-Grry3iczztM3Ibdzy-Vtog6kIKlhkbUUIhF_GQ8Q7YmC7/w400-h209/03%2005%20choughs%20in%20street.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>When birds met up there was (sometimes) a wing-flaring display which showed the white patches in the wings. Again, HANZAB will be consulted.<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Ovbq7aSlpVI5TW8haiXmd8zkIF5ZXjkWd7scC84BcnM8MdXAZvFIqWa4on6gfxpye5uv9rF8QFg-1OaCCE3nWSBV_rT3qKC0n__amPJ_qx9Fk9PSd8IBGgnq0ixaqwOjpZjoZuZf5tbe-QkSbQ-RhlNU5kg8S74cRDY08CDoUYmxT07CnNWu_AA11b4J/s1000/03%2006%20wing%20flash.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="623" data-original-width="1000" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Ovbq7aSlpVI5TW8haiXmd8zkIF5ZXjkWd7scC84BcnM8MdXAZvFIqWa4on6gfxpye5uv9rF8QFg-1OaCCE3nWSBV_rT3qKC0n__amPJ_qx9Fk9PSd8IBGgnq0ixaqwOjpZjoZuZf5tbe-QkSbQ-RhlNU5kg8S74cRDY08CDoUYmxT07CnNWu_AA11b4J/w400-h249/03%2006%20wing%20flash.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLGmzBQgf-CaE-Zke2QqlcmXCBVQKYxzgyKqJDMKUzmjEkEomir7m1vNOwZui_HGxaUlYved9TcsATdHKrHucvZNE4TT2OorAU3aYtk-u-WIF-A80D6kZBXydarkjPufDwWOrELJ7j6Qeqr9WsaszlxA7g5mGKmeySmC6H4aY0IuCsiToaYxwdUEMhgmYJ/s1000/03%2007%20wing%20flash.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="831" data-original-width="1000" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLGmzBQgf-CaE-Zke2QqlcmXCBVQKYxzgyKqJDMKUzmjEkEomir7m1vNOwZui_HGxaUlYved9TcsATdHKrHucvZNE4TT2OorAU3aYtk-u-WIF-A80D6kZBXydarkjPufDwWOrELJ7j6Qeqr9WsaszlxA7g5mGKmeySmC6H4aY0IuCsiToaYxwdUEMhgmYJ/w400-h333/03%2007%20wing%20flash.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>After a foray in the Casuarina grove in City Walk (4,5) the birds all moved to point 6 where one bird - a young one from its plumage - lay on the pavement and the rest of the group of 9 all gathered around it.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC4nswSTxDgPRf9Tr4jXnmS06ceazdCnAq5FgXol8f-7p2np7Coh97DId1-ZlpGrMkyWrBYBd5NeAeFIQzPhPYQpZIxbWivkwSXmyzfQVFvLgIcn6tcKoafv2BvxnvFQhg69w7eiX7I893ya2I9nlFEDqgCn3kZKy1NISFj0bPWxKMBYNEv3eDTcwXO9vM/s1000/03%2008%20stomp.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="581" data-original-width="1000" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC4nswSTxDgPRf9Tr4jXnmS06ceazdCnAq5FgXol8f-7p2np7Coh97DId1-ZlpGrMkyWrBYBd5NeAeFIQzPhPYQpZIxbWivkwSXmyzfQVFvLgIcn6tcKoafv2BvxnvFQhg69w7eiX7I893ya2I9nlFEDqgCn3kZKy1NISFj0bPWxKMBYNEv3eDTcwXO9vM/w400-h233/03%2008%20stomp.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>There seemed to be stomping and pecking going on. HANZAB ....<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEWuBM8kQY6fXOIm35UBD7t-E1pjIkR14Mv_m-hekWSrGujOg5ewDYsiBBxHKEG1v6yAEA_NpQXQejGBBXS60cMPPd2kALZ0S-Ol4MKQkMP9Oh7cWO39Eb5m6nVHFZLcKcAnO74cCRlcH-_s5pa5o9_oJwDxbDmGj2R0ARFHT9EgSvLQfAY_K7f1_xWFo8/s1000/03%2009stomp.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="752" data-original-width="1000" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEWuBM8kQY6fXOIm35UBD7t-E1pjIkR14Mv_m-hekWSrGujOg5ewDYsiBBxHKEG1v6yAEA_NpQXQejGBBXS60cMPPd2kALZ0S-Ol4MKQkMP9Oh7cWO39Eb5m6nVHFZLcKcAnO74cCRlcH-_s5pa5o9_oJwDxbDmGj2R0ARFHT9EgSvLQfAY_K7f1_xWFo8/w400-h301/03%2009stomp.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>After a little while this ceased and the birds returned to Glebe Park (1) where at least some of the birds had a drink at a leaky pipe.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL3Gctg6XXjFW3lxEtYYX8_mU8v5r8vH3sUAxyvrV00YKF4z8Sq7mq7WUhXo_SWDXWX9BDdikgs8bH-ep-tnSvhu7mEd8XHP8SeIIU42f77KaodiIlVQIlK8bBFNuOjpU9dYptNVM-62S3lF0L-clBjDsqh553LQ5MFyLxZ_V610HGOtU5SXfDTLaB7cvf/s1000/03%2010%20drinking.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="914" data-original-width="1000" height="365" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL3Gctg6XXjFW3lxEtYYX8_mU8v5r8vH3sUAxyvrV00YKF4z8Sq7mq7WUhXo_SWDXWX9BDdikgs8bH-ep-tnSvhu7mEd8XHP8SeIIU42f77KaodiIlVQIlK8bBFNuOjpU9dYptNVM-62S3lF0L-clBjDsqh553LQ5MFyLxZ_V610HGOtU5SXfDTLaB7cvf/w400-h365/03%2010%20drinking.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>We went back on 4 March and followed the route shown in the next image. We first found the clan over by the Convention Centre: bottom left in the image.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhmiMjg3Uydm4-BOtBcPvmgynoV1LhkEcP_GqanuvCR34gTvNm64Y-QWHSwksy6fnyPkTPNC7yiVp8o7y6VS7AbKB2xo-am9bVj_vJ5W4vjMsVGe1XPnof9czc-cpLv3Hven-fsaR7hmIu5rBxeCcYPrnqc7BbY00aVm1xYwGRfWxOvGs2UzOifdhyphenhyphenswiG/s1000/04%2001%20route.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="475" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhmiMjg3Uydm4-BOtBcPvmgynoV1LhkEcP_GqanuvCR34gTvNm64Y-QWHSwksy6fnyPkTPNC7yiVp8o7y6VS7AbKB2xo-am9bVj_vJ5W4vjMsVGe1XPnof9czc-cpLv3Hven-fsaR7hmIu5rBxeCcYPrnqc7BbY00aVm1xYwGRfWxOvGs2UzOifdhyphenhyphenswiG/w304-h640/04%2001%20route.jpg" width="304" /></a></div>They then wandered around the Glebe Park Apartments to the garden bed beside Corranderk St, where the track shows a knot. There were 11 birds in the clan today. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimvJMUwNmA1-0VL_VcX7ngfbjYkDfwm6vQb15V5pUNGN8THW9cVmhz5fySnezug6Wii7XV8Sx4DiK_KBDRELew4y-IwZ1RPWdor1w-R7U1VB0OVg92Y29lnpzt9jzRL-R0hgwSkFT9h2wY-XP0tJvRazR2vKd_6QbuLTv1SeFYY7xGTP_remPLkaV0fbDg/s1000/04%2002%20clan.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimvJMUwNmA1-0VL_VcX7ngfbjYkDfwm6vQb15V5pUNGN8THW9cVmhz5fySnezug6Wii7XV8Sx4DiK_KBDRELew4y-IwZ1RPWdor1w-R7U1VB0OVg92Y29lnpzt9jzRL-R0hgwSkFT9h2wY-XP0tJvRazR2vKd_6QbuLTv1SeFYY7xGTP_remPLkaV0fbDg/w400-h266/04%2002%20clan.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Feeding time: I think this is a seed.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_IrNLbNS3uD3mrm2nRD5MifTjxxUsISRhbEYOR6CY3KrRGs9Qqm8bkyS7QG2balSVMzWotjZ7Zz9Ee2ZKXf0xa1EKd6mzuhh8KsIdyOi4KN4DHj9YR2m1FXGjajfV1P30wIENZKlILV1d4vwaW6rDmaXsnT7qw4X-AVt4rEFbhIoVWR8K85LFtg6R7Eds/s1000/04%2003%20redeyes.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="686" data-original-width="1000" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_IrNLbNS3uD3mrm2nRD5MifTjxxUsISRhbEYOR6CY3KrRGs9Qqm8bkyS7QG2balSVMzWotjZ7Zz9Ee2ZKXf0xa1EKd6mzuhh8KsIdyOi4KN4DHj9YR2m1FXGjajfV1P30wIENZKlILV1d4vwaW6rDmaXsnT7qw4X-AVt4rEFbhIoVWR8K85LFtg6R7Eds/w400-h275/04%2003%20redeyes.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Note the engorged eye. I am unsure what the food is,<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6AWgTL_3OJFW8DZLARJJjLfhCLjMltfEIWziopvP2D2puEmamAC9MBbo9d_cGbdHhhJUnH-x8LF1vUn_jvM6TXGIad222VcqRbLXsTQ5Kfie_omMVneuOdiL-bGATGeMAHWRQ_3JdtCsz0iKZtOaDo0ks4-1e1TY7NS0SY8r0sIO6bMRXM30PQpGETU4t/s1000/04%2004%20food.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="997" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6AWgTL_3OJFW8DZLARJJjLfhCLjMltfEIWziopvP2D2puEmamAC9MBbo9d_cGbdHhhJUnH-x8LF1vUn_jvM6TXGIad222VcqRbLXsTQ5Kfie_omMVneuOdiL-bGATGeMAHWRQ_3JdtCsz0iKZtOaDo0ks4-1e1TY7NS0SY8r0sIO6bMRXM30PQpGETU4t/w399-h400/04%2004%20food.jpg" width="399" /></a></div>More food being passed,<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0twQlbY6fLVZVV61TUSH351sw5xLePX3GWrUKcfxjXtWpMgKqWEDp1ND8_kxtQKQ6waN0NzPaNwBHO1H85QMGbFciGupaVrnPcl9VnyLdwgELwbY2RSTJBGWqaWlMAoAACdqOThsczHJh53xpG_S7zs-f5a3rX_K6RhidZgqPBtSzWvO7I2P-Rjxr3p0E/s1000/04%2005%20feeding.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="681" data-original-width="1000" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0twQlbY6fLVZVV61TUSH351sw5xLePX3GWrUKcfxjXtWpMgKqWEDp1ND8_kxtQKQ6waN0NzPaNwBHO1H85QMGbFciGupaVrnPcl9VnyLdwgELwbY2RSTJBGWqaWlMAoAACdqOThsczHJh53xpG_S7zs-f5a3rX_K6RhidZgqPBtSzWvO7I2P-Rjxr3p0E/w400-h272/04%2005%20feeding.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOXgT9xlQ5wHGFtfLb26Vhq-hB5ypb9J79_9b_UrIOaKraf9H0fGKvRlno1p_2cJVCMFx2FcQL-33RNYvJvhqUZK3emUmqKJdheBDpQi9EF1KeUtOjBDCdJ9X4BTUEwJUGVY7RCN7meOCxeOOfeElGidXtdR57VdkDKveZWA7-LOhacB0xJUaZj5o64TdJ/s1000/04%2006%20food.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="740" data-original-width="1000" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOXgT9xlQ5wHGFtfLb26Vhq-hB5ypb9J79_9b_UrIOaKraf9H0fGKvRlno1p_2cJVCMFx2FcQL-33RNYvJvhqUZK3emUmqKJdheBDpQi9EF1KeUtOjBDCdJ9X4BTUEwJUGVY7RCN7meOCxeOOfeElGidXtdR57VdkDKveZWA7-LOhacB0xJUaZj5o64TdJ/w400-h296/04%2006%20food.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Some food residue, note also the iridescence.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLOu3cX4fX6l-K8P3SpYSdw5GgOFhScuv0SZ3La1CCCb7cXkLFn9rXe0VeZKRkUveBF5jELCbUdPxR90bjPM22vAejRDhyxhVEgiB7vk8-vKBzRKH-3pC09PQ_sTRrivZJOfamSg3I6nr7giOHKrB5CNWIqTc-LH8H_COo3jXWVvQn5SKswn52jMteS83D/s1000/04%2006%20irridescence.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="898" data-original-width="1000" height="359" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLOu3cX4fX6l-K8P3SpYSdw5GgOFhScuv0SZ3La1CCCb7cXkLFn9rXe0VeZKRkUveBF5jELCbUdPxR90bjPM22vAejRDhyxhVEgiB7vk8-vKBzRKH-3pC09PQ_sTRrivZJOfamSg3I6nr7giOHKrB5CNWIqTc-LH8H_COo3jXWVvQn5SKswn52jMteS83D/w400-h359/04%2006%20irridescence.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>A heap!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix-hvAU0N2XqnsPbhzJ9nBu0SqliJ-cauDWd2mXKf4A77Vzqkp0BI7OH1LPaQY8Zswn04jFZLRwGfHq-iWgdl4ZtD3Fam8qHek_zkxjN6kKfUXMpWyPVz6zJiReLvN-ay8bLEBzeVIGIz9O6GOdiEYkeKz4WbDgTGNvNr8kHkROeC6oklgUTCPk9IWp4U9/s1000/04%2007%20Heap.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix-hvAU0N2XqnsPbhzJ9nBu0SqliJ-cauDWd2mXKf4A77Vzqkp0BI7OH1LPaQY8Zswn04jFZLRwGfHq-iWgdl4ZtD3Fam8qHek_zkxjN6kKfUXMpWyPVz6zJiReLvN-ay8bLEBzeVIGIz9O6GOdiEYkeKz4WbDgTGNvNr8kHkROeC6oklgUTCPk9IWp4U9/w400-h266/04%2007%20Heap.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>A couple of Red Wattlebirds looked on.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv9fpRm-0f9nvX-uZq6F9VTerrJpgdBZWeHBVhguDqru8eUgxEVaR8kkU7pJyHBxXDs4nrwRowIO-awNtYBxheaYYmNkZyT4ZGrE-MfO-f_wOOnvYoSUvoBmnj25uSqbaf2-dVl93nt853NWJG0RJUuIcyEToPCP_wsZQJmkKLgvEEG9Z5HScxtyYil6kr/s1000/04%2008%20Wattlbirds.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="930" data-original-width="1000" height="373" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv9fpRm-0f9nvX-uZq6F9VTerrJpgdBZWeHBVhguDqru8eUgxEVaR8kkU7pJyHBxXDs4nrwRowIO-awNtYBxheaYYmNkZyT4ZGrE-MfO-f_wOOnvYoSUvoBmnj25uSqbaf2-dVl93nt853NWJG0RJUuIcyEToPCP_wsZQJmkKLgvEEG9Z5HScxtyYil6kr/w400-h373/04%2008%20Wattlbirds.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>A stoush? Two birds pecked at the one laying down, but they might have just been preening it!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxwTp9wHtlLxoVCldn91HG_sEMu2DteC0u4_UDgqa0F6ENUslGyaEFmAwrJfHKBLTLDw__PQw30ZB60N5DtJomJv8b4TcdW3sIdXqLJd4Yot00tEWYip_8z6Jyt67UWJqy8ds9_FNMriZcbH6v8vqdQwTpLO3fV-WQkh5Gc5BEEY4NVGuj8TgV9eXsDzdC/s1000/04%2009%20stoush.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="716" data-original-width="1000" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxwTp9wHtlLxoVCldn91HG_sEMu2DteC0u4_UDgqa0F6ENUslGyaEFmAwrJfHKBLTLDw__PQw30ZB60N5DtJomJv8b4TcdW3sIdXqLJd4Yot00tEWYip_8z6Jyt67UWJqy8ds9_FNMriZcbH6v8vqdQwTpLO3fV-WQkh5Gc5BEEY4NVGuj8TgV9eXsDzdC/w400-h286/04%2009%20stoush.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Eventually they flew to the trees in Glebe Park where 7 of them got friendly,<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNqftkSXhzWwwYhQ5eOMVTQicaC4WFx8_vj4GHfOzKduLGOzKTgMXs91d5GxfynI6t5MTsgJSkMtLGiMGV8MoS_aqywnfsY02peLqsOBlB9zeY4YNaNPIguJ4l1XAGQAlmDyB6y-Aza2fN9XKehBbTCJh56s_KHCRohyBbPiwe0ZafOEgHxoG3Bs2Dw2wc/s1000/14%2010%20in%20tree.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNqftkSXhzWwwYhQ5eOMVTQicaC4WFx8_vj4GHfOzKduLGOzKTgMXs91d5GxfynI6t5MTsgJSkMtLGiMGV8MoS_aqywnfsY02peLqsOBlB9zeY4YNaNPIguJ4l1XAGQAlmDyB6y-Aza2fN9XKehBbTCJh56s_KHCRohyBbPiwe0ZafOEgHxoG3Bs2Dw2wc/w400-h266/14%2010%20in%20tree.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>On the 5th of March we made 2 searches for the Choughs at about 1230 hours and 1500 hours but failed to find them. According to HANZAB a clan's territory could be between 20 and 50 hectares. The map below shows a 20 Ha area in red (effectively where we have searched) and a 50 Ha area with light blue boundaries. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWS9abM17YfCejMKxq00kIQMMQPVImNQxa4FHm9UPgxFrSX35YDWEUlC2VOcIPcajjOxGylgypzR8TIc6KZ_a8CeVQT1mR08YyXESmnxuVdbTPCRkyNJVMhsj1C7TjzetKLrc-9u552ehzoisPVuOW_DIc36oGMDiX0t06Tq_1_s7VYskEzBAMdXQNXpb4/s703/05%2004%20Chough%20Territories.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="673" data-original-width="703" height="383" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWS9abM17YfCejMKxq00kIQMMQPVImNQxa4FHm9UPgxFrSX35YDWEUlC2VOcIPcajjOxGylgypzR8TIc6KZ_a8CeVQT1mR08YyXESmnxuVdbTPCRkyNJVMhsj1C7TjzetKLrc-9u552ehzoisPVuOW_DIc36oGMDiX0t06Tq_1_s7VYskEzBAMdXQNXpb4/w400-h383/05%2004%20Chough%20Territories.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>We did check the area between the 20Ha area and Parkes Way in our 1500hrs search on the 5th with no success so suspect that the Choughs were:<div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>further into Reid than we went; or</li><li>across in Commonwealth Park; or</li><li>(most likely) roosting quietly - although 'quiet' is not a common attribute of Choughs - in the trees somewhere; or</li><li>Somewhere else.</li></ol><div>On our morning walk of 6 March we intended to explore the in-scope area of Commonwealth Park a little more, as a check on option 2. </div><div><br /></div><div>In fact option 4 got support: as we got to the corner of Allara St and Constitution Ave I could hear Chough calls coming form the direction of London Circuit. My first thought was they were coming from a courtyard on the Northern side of Constitution Ave but that was bare of Choughs. Eventually I saw 5 Choughs perched on light poles in Rattenbury's Disaster (aka the building site for the tramline). That has led me to add a third territory to the map with yellow boundaries and today's site as a red X: the new area, including all spots I have ever seen Choughs in the vicinity of Glebe Park is 32Ha.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9zo8r0tRyGYsNsb1JjtvUcmbaQyt7_z9E7C-DjNtTD7oI-iYjytfSzyCdekyRYFA0X1O5-HCbDDYy9AVaH5wP2DFxmmcd_qkcCf69jzYzHwbgyPOel6I5-ij-2vrZJbziWDXJi4fUDpEx0GkFv2hYn9KlBcJIyFuMq9KkvYZho8loUGihABvdojyurXp8/s624/06%2098%20Chough%20map%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="579" data-original-width="624" height="371" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9zo8r0tRyGYsNsb1JjtvUcmbaQyt7_z9E7C-DjNtTD7oI-iYjytfSzyCdekyRYFA0X1O5-HCbDDYy9AVaH5wP2DFxmmcd_qkcCf69jzYzHwbgyPOel6I5-ij-2vrZJbziWDXJi4fUDpEx0GkFv2hYn9KlBcJIyFuMq9KkvYZho8loUGihABvdojyurXp8/w400-h371/06%2098%20Chough%20map%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Around noon I went out to try to relocate the Choughs. To my surprise they were coming out of the Casino carpark heading in to Glebe Park: see red arrow in map above.<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Flabmeisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00934077052437339591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8445111183007833890.post-37506134048416574622024-02-29T06:14:00.020+11:002024-03-09T15:49:47.739+11:00In Canberra February-March 2024 <p>I have needed to get a few medical tests done so we have been in Canberra for a few days in late February/ early March. I'll report on the tests as and when they happen. </p><p>The Enlighten Festival will be happening as from Friday 1 March. Part of this is a dinosaur event in the square between the Legislative Assembly and the Library. They have been setting up, and I have marked 4 specimens in each of the next two images. Which ones are dinosaurs?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwjyVaRw8HgNTYHCk3uNDSZdWeIKmrgojIsSAIOOZhw8f7u31MQNyoluOLOAYLyQtKSqU7fDfa_Z-B20PbYO89Yi-1HL6qHntwbmhjeaXtMK3lSExmj78bWaZdBH-9amNWFseeqfxUZY2HbZUBeucy3CB2fuvQZbYcSd6KjxVryzh_IGAK0tnlfmYVp8gf/s1000/01%20Dinosaurs.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwjyVaRw8HgNTYHCk3uNDSZdWeIKmrgojIsSAIOOZhw8f7u31MQNyoluOLOAYLyQtKSqU7fDfa_Z-B20PbYO89Yi-1HL6qHntwbmhjeaXtMK3lSExmj78bWaZdBH-9amNWFseeqfxUZY2HbZUBeucy3CB2fuvQZbYcSd6KjxVryzh_IGAK0tnlfmYVp8gf/w300-h400/01%20Dinosaurs.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>4 is not a dinosaur. 2 and 1 are very well-known species of dinosaur. 3 is the location of the Legislative Assembly and I don't wish to be rude to dinosaurs.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQRUloeTh18N93vd1VNEX_L_SkDBE0xU0L-Tal_1TKPMyK7xoqA2i9-Frv0KQrjqUFDi2FPaB7sP8u6C9EFmJgbKljEwjPZbobrZx0RgEAtGuiFjxeIC8Nrn8xYWHrW0qmhqYlgLkq5gYQlzc0X0gvLov_yc565cn2aeBihhRLtfSFZXiXTGot5Mf49j3e/s1000/02%20Dinosaurs.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQRUloeTh18N93vd1VNEX_L_SkDBE0xU0L-Tal_1TKPMyK7xoqA2i9-Frv0KQrjqUFDi2FPaB7sP8u6C9EFmJgbKljEwjPZbobrZx0RgEAtGuiFjxeIC8Nrn8xYWHrW0qmhqYlgLkq5gYQlzc0X0gvLov_yc565cn2aeBihhRLtfSFZXiXTGot5Mf49j3e/w400-h300/02%20Dinosaurs.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>2 is a thistle, and 3 is a Sabre-toothed tiger: neither of these are dinosaurs. 4 is again a dinosaur and 1 is again the location of the Legislative Assembly and I don't wish to be rude to dinosaurs.<div><br /></div><div>In the evening of the 27th we went for the cardiology tests. They seemed pretty comprehensive and we received a very detailed briefing from Dr Yang afterwards, explaining what he considered the problem and his recommendations for the way forward. They are all OK with us, although his advice about reduced wine consumption is bad news for Rutherglen and McLaren Vale!</div><div><br />Frances had visited a 'memorial' for victims of thalidomide on the Tuesday morning and it sounded very interesting, so we walked there on the morning of the 28th. These images speak for themselves.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl1foKua9fDYz6E74I9OqTIfUpFE2KJrN-ojIeZDF58NkdEuTn7yCbb6uUN4GL8bugYLaxTsCTUBoaMHKgSfeMqMtFB9F2RoveXNw1X66BpLOv3BlT2xhw6d86ghG2PJEkKQWRg2bwg_kMDq_Jp7KeUe5mMO1qC0-q1vIPhQMHGOBY06ToJwF88dNT8b7r/s1000/02%20Thalidomide%20memorial.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="820" data-original-width="1000" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl1foKua9fDYz6E74I9OqTIfUpFE2KJrN-ojIeZDF58NkdEuTn7yCbb6uUN4GL8bugYLaxTsCTUBoaMHKgSfeMqMtFB9F2RoveXNw1X66BpLOv3BlT2xhw6d86ghG2PJEkKQWRg2bwg_kMDq_Jp7KeUe5mMO1qC0-q1vIPhQMHGOBY06ToJwF88dNT8b7r/s320/02%20Thalidomide%20memorial.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNxi8zLoJWuTQ6CBE6MfdK4FDyEFkBnQ-nFcoSYSAh113XLXYqURGENFCFxRhsEL8cc54mJGTDJpTpP4SWPH-X0pIh1B-HeJ6XkNn5_pV_5lZHTTpYMxCTSosKhcP_2LqGIoaEywmOxVEV0XIINQiXbWV5sG8_yBUuQiQnXUmgxrGCYwkBkNKKmTjEkWpd/s1000/03%20Thalidomide%20memorial.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNxi8zLoJWuTQ6CBE6MfdK4FDyEFkBnQ-nFcoSYSAh113XLXYqURGENFCFxRhsEL8cc54mJGTDJpTpP4SWPH-X0pIh1B-HeJ6XkNn5_pV_5lZHTTpYMxCTSosKhcP_2LqGIoaEywmOxVEV0XIINQiXbWV5sG8_yBUuQiQnXUmgxrGCYwkBkNKKmTjEkWpd/s320/03%20Thalidomide%20memorial.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF_jesRLGuhdUA0ylVaqClApXKQU2renyMqvOpC32lr0lIZp0-Kh6QWHPPP2RL-J_XesEDOSwl4914x4OWIzglkLBvnAwkgMUlmEcAh-3RjC5Q5oAYnPBQLnBbLXZdO9VXwAcC4-_IMSknEmGNoKl9PjdYVwlAmOgYEfnHCXXC73nVM03jaUm6pYe8FTNj/s1000/04%20Thalidomide%20memorial.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="670" data-original-width="1000" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF_jesRLGuhdUA0ylVaqClApXKQU2renyMqvOpC32lr0lIZp0-Kh6QWHPPP2RL-J_XesEDOSwl4914x4OWIzglkLBvnAwkgMUlmEcAh-3RjC5Q5oAYnPBQLnBbLXZdO9VXwAcC4-_IMSknEmGNoKl9PjdYVwlAmOgYEfnHCXXC73nVM03jaUm6pYe8FTNj/s320/04%20Thalidomide%20memorial.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4dowjm4GOufRQ6pKZWjyvICnVHsh4A6k22fib6OJeEfPWQJLY1JEckUdN4X8ke3BkDXKNFl_rc_2RPPqeT2n9_MbObjP6X_6Vu2us502FoMaYc1MNpOC54DPQh66M03Kc2FHxzWtaD30kIbM8AHedD8AGk0Eo3FWAxONf8zfEvyjhVDDOXd0mtYT_O4cJ/s1000/05%20Thalidomide%20memorial.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4dowjm4GOufRQ6pKZWjyvICnVHsh4A6k22fib6OJeEfPWQJLY1JEckUdN4X8ke3BkDXKNFl_rc_2RPPqeT2n9_MbObjP6X_6Vu2us502FoMaYc1MNpOC54DPQh66M03Kc2FHxzWtaD30kIbM8AHedD8AGk0Eo3FWAxONf8zfEvyjhVDDOXd0mtYT_O4cJ/s320/05%20Thalidomide%20memorial.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr-lqH4dGnTwCRhetAx6XvUnGQoy1rGyo4LHSa60k-Fwj5_vCNz9AQxvdlcPGj15ajoUXkiuxr3pVmBIAluxc4DFENf6t0NLR4Nuy5Vu74VhvtR2MSmkTwVfp4B172axgVW2mmC7QatgCpy-_ajsZsO1fuAv5ULXaHnfGPjdJCJZUoFDKzSsdkEZfILo3a/s1000/06%20Thalidomide%20memorial.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="484" data-original-width="1000" height="155" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr-lqH4dGnTwCRhetAx6XvUnGQoy1rGyo4LHSa60k-Fwj5_vCNz9AQxvdlcPGj15ajoUXkiuxr3pVmBIAluxc4DFENf6t0NLR4Nuy5Vu74VhvtR2MSmkTwVfp4B172axgVW2mmC7QatgCpy-_ajsZsO1fuAv5ULXaHnfGPjdJCJZUoFDKzSsdkEZfILo3a/s320/06%20Thalidomide%20memorial.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRqWa41EmZJvyQSEiNfZnZ2QL33-9El_l6NUnHFjSjr2zsRi_m54QeKofhfeCHa8QtFRsCnUNjg7PXBDm5I6RaOafGPomD-ogMM4VJHdeyY4ZgR1pqj2zU_YpEuTG7-9bCkpkZJEHwoLTaril7vi62giiBInyLmqQBXid3JJcuv8ZNltMwoFkcQ9T8hlcm/s1000/07%20Thalidomide%20memorial.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="486" data-original-width="1000" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRqWa41EmZJvyQSEiNfZnZ2QL33-9El_l6NUnHFjSjr2zsRi_m54QeKofhfeCHa8QtFRsCnUNjg7PXBDm5I6RaOafGPomD-ogMM4VJHdeyY4ZgR1pqj2zU_YpEuTG7-9bCkpkZJEHwoLTaril7vi62giiBInyLmqQBXid3JJcuv8ZNltMwoFkcQ9T8hlcm/s320/07%20Thalidomide%20memorial.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>As we walked to the memorial we noticed a very large flock of Cormorants. They were mainly (220, counted in photographs) Little Black Cormorants, with an estimated 4 each of Little Pied and Great Cormorants and one Pied Cormorant (ivory bill clearly seen). Here is a cropped photograph showing most of the flock on the way back.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoU52odTSV72z3UIGjbgfhcofU7610QlgzIXsczf-0xxzwJUDOoyvL-kBd1UbUoNgDyKd2hjEJ4_uWqK2xDCc1OgCzZKL7ZP1y4utxJeG5sJfvJRXI61NCV4yz1sIwcRSzpc_dkvduO8woo3TWu8d7NQLK76ig1kDPkrNvViMJBz1uSL-c9UyEfvUoffaF/s1000/08%20Cormorants.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="352" data-original-width="1000" height="141" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoU52odTSV72z3UIGjbgfhcofU7610QlgzIXsczf-0xxzwJUDOoyvL-kBd1UbUoNgDyKd2hjEJ4_uWqK2xDCc1OgCzZKL7ZP1y4utxJeG5sJfvJRXI61NCV4yz1sIwcRSzpc_dkvduO8woo3TWu8d7NQLK76ig1kDPkrNvViMJBz1uSL-c9UyEfvUoffaF/w400-h141/08%20Cormorants.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>As we got back to Glebe Park there was a long queue leading to a fenced off area. This turned out to be a plant give-away organised by the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1117531615940223/?acontext=%7B%22ref%22%3A%2252%22%2C%22action_history%22%3A%22[%7B%5C%22surface%5C%22%3A%5C%22share_link%5C%22%2C%5C%22mechanism%5C%22%3A%5C%22share_link%5C%22%2C%5C%22extra_data%5C%22%3A%7B%5C%22invite_link_id%5C%22%3A781844160642720%7D%7D]%22%7D">City Renewal Authority</a>. I took a few photos but seem to have deleted them - mainly due to Windows presenting them as very large icons and not paying attention when removing the ones I had used! We took our 2 each! A very good initiative (and judging by the queue, a very popular one). Here are 3 of our 4 pots: the 4th is another marigold currently inside the apartment.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3omUmkNaR_cMhhBuk96mhLzUP0ubHNGlq8S0JZ47ToNHL3O5cvcyf4Utohq2V746kWlS-jDKY4cy_e15v2TpxPPf4BXvymXFHPrkHKFu8K4cy0rrkORZiubyNRi8HVF3wIwO1rNcMyVbtBxp1IH7m4l_llwVG9r815D_3i68dcDt7f-2qKXoUKxLHMkIm/s1000/09%20flowers.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3omUmkNaR_cMhhBuk96mhLzUP0ubHNGlq8S0JZ47ToNHL3O5cvcyf4Utohq2V746kWlS-jDKY4cy_e15v2TpxPPf4BXvymXFHPrkHKFu8K4cy0rrkORZiubyNRi8HVF3wIwO1rNcMyVbtBxp1IH7m4l_llwVG9r815D_3i68dcDt7f-2qKXoUKxLHMkIm/w400-h266/09%20flowers.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: left;">On the 29th, there was a pretty spiffy sunrise. The 2 images were taken using different modes on my camera.)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI0Nn_ASzSG77iFBvkBKh5EIZscSIV_SAb_oiQ-vTPHjLkON0CTPeWr42FzSdv3RpEhhqQs7iez9FwDwFAzQ-jMMb5aYi5GfYuzwrOu-Txb6Y5sr95gKzY12Gxaj9aJpnbR2ho_rSO6l9GHo-dk7Z4B5xBkXlik61KPhrLLmwldKL3vAzvjbSbbusZnGbD/s1000/10%20Sunrise%20%2029_2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="804" data-original-width="1000" height="321" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI0Nn_ASzSG77iFBvkBKh5EIZscSIV_SAb_oiQ-vTPHjLkON0CTPeWr42FzSdv3RpEhhqQs7iez9FwDwFAzQ-jMMb5aYi5GfYuzwrOu-Txb6Y5sr95gKzY12Gxaj9aJpnbR2ho_rSO6l9GHo-dk7Z4B5xBkXlik61KPhrLLmwldKL3vAzvjbSbbusZnGbD/w400-h321/10%20Sunrise%20%2029_2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipNFBae0PVpbfQpnOTYrEdz7Dh4671NHjgBFwNh22zTF7V0JqFenh7jHe3AsLEbPC-W9RNRuJ-Lsz8Kd4cHSLWDZGpMDyzaDHEJ9j_EPaKuXunbc_pUsDHNmezMOr5-agbtmICiImbsABdqr0iVYMbFaNI8-H9dPwWyhSTC17Nwt6-IzNv-zYM2GnYSMAW/s1000/11%20Sunrise%20%2029_2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="814" data-original-width="1000" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipNFBae0PVpbfQpnOTYrEdz7Dh4671NHjgBFwNh22zTF7V0JqFenh7jHe3AsLEbPC-W9RNRuJ-Lsz8Kd4cHSLWDZGpMDyzaDHEJ9j_EPaKuXunbc_pUsDHNmezMOr5-agbtmICiImbsABdqr0iVYMbFaNI8-H9dPwWyhSTC17Nwt6-IzNv-zYM2GnYSMAW/w400-h325/11%20Sunrise%20%2029_2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>A little later we had a visit from an abseiler doing good work a bit further down. As I took the photo he asked me which floor I was on!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVMFqr3KZTmy-WLE1UEPHAzyDZWI0J6sOJwlRQPIJHaGzdbgOuFOvAq1lpEFCr9YM42W3eStocUOQlwxVh_kaJ6V264fc8TyERUZOBya7Bbx4JvMnV31s-Y6eulBdxE0Klf7KrglSXQ7zwgfDZXyeO67QZupAZNGl-7JPIrNiD9dbmG_egbEKjDwZTHioq/s1000/12%20abseiler.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVMFqr3KZTmy-WLE1UEPHAzyDZWI0J6sOJwlRQPIJHaGzdbgOuFOvAq1lpEFCr9YM42W3eStocUOQlwxVh_kaJ6V264fc8TyERUZOBya7Bbx4JvMnV31s-Y6eulBdxE0Klf7KrglSXQ7zwgfDZXyeO67QZupAZNGl-7JPIrNiD9dbmG_egbEKjDwZTHioq/w400-h266/12%20abseiler.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHJu5A7kGvbrCHd7rjWFtr28zzZpeBha9Cq5zGgL43NdprfNaF8osJC9ReCWlxGDZMWSaNTK5NqiRonAC3-Yve5M0xHnrpRbpRCTCn3rsu3UfK8RQeVQl5i_ajkw6llRcDXd2PXaug7mp8It-vHWk7UvdR79qwTadDJM-YamvmPTl-T4Rce5I5-O4taDzt/s1000/13%20abseiler.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHJu5A7kGvbrCHd7rjWFtr28zzZpeBha9Cq5zGgL43NdprfNaF8osJC9ReCWlxGDZMWSaNTK5NqiRonAC3-Yve5M0xHnrpRbpRCTCn3rsu3UfK8RQeVQl5i_ajkw6llRcDXd2PXaug7mp8It-vHWk7UvdR79qwTadDJM-YamvmPTl-T4Rce5I5-O4taDzt/w400-h266/13%20abseiler.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div>Sunrise on March 1 was quite colourful.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicHQbyMLpjdtFrzfo4oBji495sOno8tQ76BO45vQt6VNviiew-ttBTzVzvciTA_0J1r4_SKpudNoqOGz_TBVP39H10nUDPc-XGFrbwmzCTIGPwsndqxYn3absDqTMDGWBhbJJT7fQvzmpFK6UDKOasOlTCkjuf6_QJ-SpVAzUJrjly4IvTJb5u3u5F_EtE/s1000/14%20sunrise%200103.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicHQbyMLpjdtFrzfo4oBji495sOno8tQ76BO45vQt6VNviiew-ttBTzVzvciTA_0J1r4_SKpudNoqOGz_TBVP39H10nUDPc-XGFrbwmzCTIGPwsndqxYn3absDqTMDGWBhbJJT7fQvzmpFK6UDKOasOlTCkjuf6_QJ-SpVAzUJrjly4IvTJb5u3u5F_EtE/s320/14%20sunrise%200103.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvNu4UmjkERBa2RLd3RDhNshvS27hMxk7gkRuoBtF5FCnaVQLSMDiHgmY1Q5Douj1opaibuIziZScCOw9Zo4OAUZhnFg1om4OpZsdbdQojek8OkcOHKyGehUHHJZhvSYQicT9yOtfJERB90IQXA-7nny3r2t57_VVo_FKPCVUtl9hP36LCpoF9DlaZ0cBi/s1000/16%20sunrise%200103.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvNu4UmjkERBa2RLd3RDhNshvS27hMxk7gkRuoBtF5FCnaVQLSMDiHgmY1Q5Douj1opaibuIziZScCOw9Zo4OAUZhnFg1om4OpZsdbdQojek8OkcOHKyGehUHHJZhvSYQicT9yOtfJERB90IQXA-7nny3r2t57_VVo_FKPCVUtl9hP36LCpoF9DlaZ0cBi/s320/16%20sunrise%200103.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Early in the evening of the 1st we went to check out the fossil show in Civic Square. These large puppets, controlled by kids, were quite pleasant.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcblTnOSdLZIb8B7NKU8wR9RHnhpA4QXVySKDE8N8p_PbyRdQHsJRlVoT5ZGs6a9FHCPnT6eDZ89cEHlZ6TeL6WBkvIm7K6y6f0DgEk_Pki-XxJLkKqLo9cOIu754dXMLq2zYZwywnF2HeY-CXMMEZwGA7Aw17jdq9pjoH47fgc0T7WZtzLiM4gl1k1E9I/s1000/17%20before%20us.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcblTnOSdLZIb8B7NKU8wR9RHnhpA4QXVySKDE8N8p_PbyRdQHsJRlVoT5ZGs6a9FHCPnT6eDZ89cEHlZ6TeL6WBkvIm7K6y6f0DgEk_Pki-XxJLkKqLo9cOIu754dXMLq2zYZwywnF2HeY-CXMMEZwGA7Aw17jdq9pjoH47fgc0T7WZtzLiM4gl1k1E9I/s320/17%20before%20us.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt0LJ3sDovIOUA5A9ugfnv66EF7Gp-KmGkuePpNRJAcuWzURDUV3K5s0yt1iPihiUdqj1HuMiHqpCaGEl9IUCnF5kecZllmPkAQ2ljT85Sy2pGLzBn-rdBWwOIe9L1lAWbIW6s4YYZlkP0nA5XpbFyGrSNWUgV3cOjyjRg77QhZ-BEo8QR67YRGH-Jy4Di/s1000/18%20before%20us.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt0LJ3sDovIOUA5A9ugfnv66EF7Gp-KmGkuePpNRJAcuWzURDUV3K5s0yt1iPihiUdqj1HuMiHqpCaGEl9IUCnF5kecZllmPkAQ2ljT85Sy2pGLzBn-rdBWwOIe9L1lAWbIW6s4YYZlkP0nA5XpbFyGrSNWUgV3cOjyjRg77QhZ-BEo8QR67YRGH-Jy4Di/s320/18%20before%20us.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Other puppets were walked around by staff!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv2mEkkhUIWUGvJhZfDSdu4knHU_9rpDDAqpOSCBR94sJpROQ1EJW8IMzKkOGrpgn2GyICGUSW8OI5TVcmNfphfIbl-ijg87qquh12zWh28iX3Tbu-sK_7WFKa1itJo1-46CDDNbSpW2q1H7xHVcn7vC63u3LKQf9xNnYe_llVhhECDZhUazD-1_RpjQmx/s1000/19%20before%20us.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="923" data-original-width="1000" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv2mEkkhUIWUGvJhZfDSdu4knHU_9rpDDAqpOSCBR94sJpROQ1EJW8IMzKkOGrpgn2GyICGUSW8OI5TVcmNfphfIbl-ijg87qquh12zWh28iX3Tbu-sK_7WFKa1itJo1-46CDDNbSpW2q1H7xHVcn7vC63u3LKQf9xNnYe_llVhhECDZhUazD-1_RpjQmx/s320/19%20before%20us.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I don't know how I managed to get this shot with no folk in it. There were quite a few peple wandering around.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNYNyTGnUl_1934G4085_s2US4RHtYXvucXREHiT4-L9e6slPWlRdYY71uOgNWrkAYkH7x23ym_-rxFbFx5FcG_xBUka1_qsRvfTNgwPMG-O8XG-pptVdWKPZKgXTJPrdjXDKGiAVdDca2llXPjmDKudUWyInD3XInn6ECKMD93ggkMb0sHm1Hr3v3QP0G/s1000/20%20before%20us.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNYNyTGnUl_1934G4085_s2US4RHtYXvucXREHiT4-L9e6slPWlRdYY71uOgNWrkAYkH7x23ym_-rxFbFx5FcG_xBUka1_qsRvfTNgwPMG-O8XG-pptVdWKPZKgXTJPrdjXDKGiAVdDca2llXPjmDKudUWyInD3XInn6ECKMD93ggkMb0sHm1Hr3v3QP0G/w400-h266/20%20before%20us.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Back at the apartment some attractive clouds were evident to the North .....<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhER5e7Fg_O8oxu2nDHn7ADLWT6Hu5509YryDl4a5L-NbUe830wcO1sxdQQMrxCsEMNgagbdFDhn_sVv1zsbbJJBZOV9a4YU_DXJRkJEkq6VN4wxWzqdgBbcXICFpdBofakYY_NQyMvOwJGoO542JKGuJtuWbe03k1x8Fw6XY5sh8_K4nlqlPmtaRtpXU__/s1000/21%20sunset%20clouds.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="705" data-original-width="1000" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhER5e7Fg_O8oxu2nDHn7ADLWT6Hu5509YryDl4a5L-NbUe830wcO1sxdQQMrxCsEMNgagbdFDhn_sVv1zsbbJJBZOV9a4YU_DXJRkJEkq6VN4wxWzqdgBbcXICFpdBofakYY_NQyMvOwJGoO542JKGuJtuWbe03k1x8Fw6XY5sh8_K4nlqlPmtaRtpXU__/s320/21%20sunset%20clouds.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>.... the West ....<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaJs4NNI5Jw6LqcQU5Vqg8AiqzeEkpAwX8mwfZDXfkmI1Q2NIAYT-QUR1JDxWOyD8ew9llO8ZKB4F7kSrfkh5e1bQMDOAPN-2zLf9574ZxK6J7_czt0e5u_uMGMGK5AYakU-eJ7DJ5hoUdRmo76aLn4bBhyngDszvtXmivKN1cG34QM3v9HRHXJFCMij6D/s1000/22%20sunset%20clouds.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaJs4NNI5Jw6LqcQU5Vqg8AiqzeEkpAwX8mwfZDXfkmI1Q2NIAYT-QUR1JDxWOyD8ew9llO8ZKB4F7kSrfkh5e1bQMDOAPN-2zLf9574ZxK6J7_czt0e5u_uMGMGK5AYakU-eJ7DJ5hoUdRmo76aLn4bBhyngDszvtXmivKN1cG34QM3v9HRHXJFCMij6D/w400-h266/22%20sunset%20clouds.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>... and the North West.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW00Muz1WSWEL8SNZcdCc6v19ldA9JvOQOSQaxSUwSNkAB1dU_UkjvckQ7K2TdmDluIGgf0kBqbQ-oL6q3vxFKOcfN9TJcblnInzG-DTNg5LM8rYoGG4z-qYbSaRTMUiGa1WiYKWsK_fKGVwHMPv8lQO8OMKlrs8IdNL6ohyphenhyphen6Q_ndalK4Tedems4Qnrw0-/s1000/23%20sunset%20clouds.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW00Muz1WSWEL8SNZcdCc6v19ldA9JvOQOSQaxSUwSNkAB1dU_UkjvckQ7K2TdmDluIGgf0kBqbQ-oL6q3vxFKOcfN9TJcblnInzG-DTNg5LM8rYoGG4z-qYbSaRTMUiGa1WiYKWsK_fKGVwHMPv8lQO8OMKlrs8IdNL6ohyphenhyphen6Q_ndalK4Tedems4Qnrw0-/w400-h266/23%20sunset%20clouds.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>A smallish demo, pro Palestinian from the flag, came past the apartment in the afternoon of the 2nd.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjhQo0sIQJ0d-lVVws72C_QCqKrV66fkAEGsvSbSfzwjyke1z9XtH1PQPg2UULtMQNUBDgUbPwe8ORWIDAYUhZ8Wvl3HOgxfWquVsjaC5LWc3zWX-TRBwLq8CeidUKWdYh4cS5CStXl1c6hEbRSlnoYiSD6VWyLy2h3LucN2AXQVgJsJlVDDLNGHQn_Ue6/s640/24%20demo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjhQo0sIQJ0d-lVVws72C_QCqKrV66fkAEGsvSbSfzwjyke1z9XtH1PQPg2UULtMQNUBDgUbPwe8ORWIDAYUhZ8Wvl3HOgxfWquVsjaC5LWc3zWX-TRBwLq8CeidUKWdYh4cS5CStXl1c6hEbRSlnoYiSD6VWyLy2h3LucN2AXQVgJsJlVDDLNGHQn_Ue6/w300-h400/24%20demo.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div>On the afternoon of 3 March we went and followed <a href="https://franmart.blogspot.com/2024/03/choughs-of-glebe-park.html">Choughs around Glebe Park</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>For the morning of 4 March we went for a walk with an initial aim of going to the post office. The Civic Square PO used to be 100m from our building but Australia Post closed that (presumably the staff there were found to enough time to be offering service to their customers, a state of affairs which was, and is, anathema to Australia Post). Instead we walked 800m to the main PO in Allinga St. (Service was pretty good there at 9:30 so they must be at risk of closure.)</div><div><br /></div><div>En route we noticed some interesting installations as part of Enlighten in the Canberra Centre.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA2Yzl3lYevOstOwgLAHWWQakWFomG_CtAnGie-nfrb9LDItOAyeEtf7r3YLfxCTJ6sBSJ1nKoEDBxLK8tkew1GUBn_CeXZqAWZwlM35q-VEsYtJV8_hf21o6q93S0OQxYD4w7TrKuiO4wuhfVSYQIPfqIixno77y17EARbARsmjvxZL87fvNRXt3aVo3q/s1000/25%20Canberra%20centre.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA2Yzl3lYevOstOwgLAHWWQakWFomG_CtAnGie-nfrb9LDItOAyeEtf7r3YLfxCTJ6sBSJ1nKoEDBxLK8tkew1GUBn_CeXZqAWZwlM35q-VEsYtJV8_hf21o6q93S0OQxYD4w7TrKuiO4wuhfVSYQIPfqIixno77y17EARbARsmjvxZL87fvNRXt3aVo3q/w300-h400/25%20Canberra%20centre.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcIFQcOygsSyJM91vA5ERW3dWN4rup9jUsc4K7IrmJPeeR2Koq6CEPQobrvPSEbXctA3q-kieBDD4QLHYcTNwDdPeaPOAP8TTJcw4EjaAtU5VoDkD6DL0v6t3v8PKVkHT1dzkoj5SFf3uh7bMLP6BEmkYv8SvdZEYZHNKU3U5e-R6egwvT1c196MSJ9fwx/s1000/26%20Canberra%20centre.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcIFQcOygsSyJM91vA5ERW3dWN4rup9jUsc4K7IrmJPeeR2Koq6CEPQobrvPSEbXctA3q-kieBDD4QLHYcTNwDdPeaPOAP8TTJcw4EjaAtU5VoDkD6DL0v6t3v8PKVkHT1dzkoj5SFf3uh7bMLP6BEmkYv8SvdZEYZHNKU3U5e-R6egwvT1c196MSJ9fwx/w300-h400/26%20Canberra%20centre.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>We proceeded on to various spots getting a little retail therapy as we went. Our furthest point to Bent Spoke brewery in Braddon, opposite this rather magnificent mural.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxgGe1ba2KySObZUthGFs4nMX9oGGWIs6QnRpS_zYl3TzdRZbyT5EK9MMr9GQvhYaP9BkoXlOim9hOF4K4KMKKenrY9Itaf3WIsEmu8u0REvLEuOjlCXkU_DdYojF5CK3A7e8wrJaHTX1cjFmM3GdWqYHcoePeyr0osLczcZdgtv1iZ04Hnn9UEmRIBuzh/s1000/27%20braddon%20mural.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="565" data-original-width="1000" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxgGe1ba2KySObZUthGFs4nMX9oGGWIs6QnRpS_zYl3TzdRZbyT5EK9MMr9GQvhYaP9BkoXlOim9hOF4K4KMKKenrY9Itaf3WIsEmu8u0REvLEuOjlCXkU_DdYojF5CK3A7e8wrJaHTX1cjFmM3GdWqYHcoePeyr0osLczcZdgtv1iZ04Hnn9UEmRIBuzh/w640-h362/27%20braddon%20mural.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>My overall review of this walk, measured on Google Earth almost exactly 3km door to door, was summarised in a Facebook post as: <blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div>"<span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">A possible entry in the "Age shall not weary them" column.</span></span></div><div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">I'll start with a comment about age. We were in the Braddon Vinnies this morning and they were playing an interesting set of country music. I went and asked the counter person who was the performer? She whipped out her phone and Shazammed it. Doh: why didn't I do that. First indicator of old age.</span></div></div></div><div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">So I checked my phone an couldn't find Shazam. So tried to download it but it would only update. Couldn't find it <a style="color: #385898; cursor: pointer;" tabindex="-1"></a>anywhere, Get home and there it was on screen 2. Second indicator of old age!</span></div></div></div><div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Called in at Bent Spoke and got a 16 pack of Freewheeling. I did manage to schlepp it 1.3km home but was feeling a little weary. I primarily attribute this to the weight of the beer but leave the possibility open to it being age."</span></div></div></div></blockquote><p> On the 5th we <a href="https://franmart.blogspot.com/2024/03/all-saints-church.html">walked to All Saints Church.</a></p><p>On the 6th I spotted an unusual insect on the window next to my desk.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh81a94ZKC4jJZ8oxLjhyc1GdytK9M2gI58YS7KgDLL72g0XtSBnuWdsT7n4eyFznGXYnEfU-hTRi12c5nyKvOQ29McM87iQ03RvJIREGa_47vcFKMNnbryvAQgKCtggmbeG7qv5d6-gfabkLn6arPZiyiNjPOB3AOnlmZTlamTDDla9Dygc0xDo414endX/s1000/06%2090%20insect.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="904" data-original-width="1000" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh81a94ZKC4jJZ8oxLjhyc1GdytK9M2gI58YS7KgDLL72g0XtSBnuWdsT7n4eyFznGXYnEfU-hTRi12c5nyKvOQ29McM87iQ03RvJIREGa_47vcFKMNnbryvAQgKCtggmbeG7qv5d6-gfabkLn6arPZiyiNjPOB3AOnlmZTlamTDDla9Dygc0xDo414endX/s320/06%2090%20insect.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Observers in iNaturalist have identified it as a Pied Lacewing <a class="sciname species display-name" href="https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/447352" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: black; content: ""; font-style: italic; line-height: 25px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_self"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Porismus strigatus</span></a>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">In the evening we took a spin around the main part of <a href="https://franmart.blogspot.com/2024/03/enlighten.html">Enlighten</a> which was very good.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The main business on the 7th was me having an MRI of my brain to see if that could shed light on my episode. It was about as pleasant as that exercise could be: at least it was a short test: only 20 minutes.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">After a very good Sri Lankan meal from Banana Leaf and a quite good sunset ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIv6NroK9-i5RycRY9w_k6L_l0L02X3ABJ0mQZT6gREY7bSLd0vJ8_4YwidLTitOaO5Qe-0HI0FoB6aR91YiwNO8RmvsF0o5ybDL3R9Q_UYo9mPmFbSzJ_QIfUSfAuk8Mdi1rqb7cp6q-o52pBYLIQFZwNt9YoucCDeSwf5BnPbtASNEYC0GyGBOapJ5VP/s1000/07%2001%20sunset.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIv6NroK9-i5RycRY9w_k6L_l0L02X3ABJ0mQZT6gREY7bSLd0vJ8_4YwidLTitOaO5Qe-0HI0FoB6aR91YiwNO8RmvsF0o5ybDL3R9Q_UYo9mPmFbSzJ_QIfUSfAuk8Mdi1rqb7cp6q-o52pBYLIQFZwNt9YoucCDeSwf5BnPbtASNEYC0GyGBOapJ5VP/w400-h266/07%2001%20sunset.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">... we walked over to Civic Square to check the dinosaurs etc after dark. The fountain in front of the Canberra Centre was well lit.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPz1YLekm75AJTsW51uT6He173okzqzxntl9-teY91O7plRUHmoPNu7KZMUaJ1ccZJibiVzZzn8o4rS8FKFb5YxYNo0BYfl9nHWJtJXZKaO9mFTB4G2miAabn489e0EGVnPQhH_i8pDMZ4gV_swWw2YLueqa3S-p5VBfFFqDVubOF-gbQQTvXUQHwpkLiS/s1000/07%2002%20fountain.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPz1YLekm75AJTsW51uT6He173okzqzxntl9-teY91O7plRUHmoPNu7KZMUaJ1ccZJibiVzZzn8o4rS8FKFb5YxYNo0BYfl9nHWJtJXZKaO9mFTB4G2miAabn489e0EGVnPQhH_i8pDMZ4gV_swWw2YLueqa3S-p5VBfFFqDVubOF-gbQQTvXUQHwpkLiS/w400-h266/07%2002%20fountain.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">So were the exhibits in Before Us.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBEkhrclaYIobbR3kBuHT_Ab7cgB98cfn6Z7-svLdW_ogrdJyDkLoe3cFS8xf1gnlzAP2UQYS0voZCsu8Y2W5ZSwLYjOb6tRR27bmKaCIlP6537D4DTMELthSOb-aCc70o-3QDZFUgcAn-0SRync2R9vZDYOamFQMPZ7ToM3tYhvSGa8jiindGND3kuw07/s1000/07%2003%20Before%20Us.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBEkhrclaYIobbR3kBuHT_Ab7cgB98cfn6Z7-svLdW_ogrdJyDkLoe3cFS8xf1gnlzAP2UQYS0voZCsu8Y2W5ZSwLYjOb6tRR27bmKaCIlP6537D4DTMELthSOb-aCc70o-3QDZFUgcAn-0SRync2R9vZDYOamFQMPZ7ToM3tYhvSGa8jiindGND3kuw07/w400-h266/07%2003%20Before%20Us.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">While there was a lot of colour, the only movement of the exhibits was a few items like this, where performers carried things around.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisvMrFT4LBOxYCJYywjFdliJhet71v4iX1qnRnKF0KpCUd_uO1lUmmUrXGl3r5o74HDObXxZGxolemJW3MNDrdKoSwEMPZNK9U5_29jDH7po-0yvUn0APSRTAhzoUdMJNiQBNvQ76ckBpL0D2FP5p4o6TnCMrQoWtcXO-UGyDoOpfIknkuMsqHRCHq17S-/s1000/07%2004%20Before%20Us.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisvMrFT4LBOxYCJYywjFdliJhet71v4iX1qnRnKF0KpCUd_uO1lUmmUrXGl3r5o74HDObXxZGxolemJW3MNDrdKoSwEMPZNK9U5_29jDH7po-0yvUn0APSRTAhzoUdMJNiQBNvQ76ckBpL0D2FP5p4o6TnCMrQoWtcXO-UGyDoOpfIknkuMsqHRCHq17S-/w400-h266/07%2004%20Before%20Us.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">We had hoped that the sculptures such as these velociraptors would have moved after dark.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzQa6yhjymnDHAmZ5lgIpq1s0Uwl1NOlABshciQ1lzlek94hg084eGW-uCbU5sEBS-XeuAN9RSJcZWo9ULZh6HjJ9FLcWdxaVCGDraI93XIhJs7bWp_EbidjrLBoIcnp2fuvda0Z-6j3KzWaYJCIwiR2Tl3fZK2wyVHCHTrIllEpbDMd86V5z3gQT5sEmd/s1000/07%2007%20Before%20Us.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzQa6yhjymnDHAmZ5lgIpq1s0Uwl1NOlABshciQ1lzlek94hg084eGW-uCbU5sEBS-XeuAN9RSJcZWo9ULZh6HjJ9FLcWdxaVCGDraI93XIhJs7bWp_EbidjrLBoIcnp2fuvda0Z-6j3KzWaYJCIwiR2Tl3fZK2wyVHCHTrIllEpbDMd86V5z3gQT5sEmd/w400-h266/07%2007%20Before%20Us.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">On the way back to the apartment we walked through the Canberra Centre to check their installations in the main walkway. We had expected they would be more impressive after dark but as the place was still fully lit (albeit devoid of people except us) it wasn't. Still pleasant.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2bwSLrR9aXZYqdYIN8LuDx1RSL9rbkZHkJUBCqg0FM01xo4crKKTl92pbrqIZxogHdlLj2DPxRlOTTfGsRVwvCjhyNv4Mvf4wAx288HK2uUdSMuklqjoZ9f6Zi8gZFsbHBcQzv7GzBSDJom1JngI_w23k7vXE-acHdrtsATpjBDsC2lK5UxaDXwaqUg6R/s1125/07%2008%20Canberra%20Centre.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="750" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2bwSLrR9aXZYqdYIN8LuDx1RSL9rbkZHkJUBCqg0FM01xo4crKKTl92pbrqIZxogHdlLj2DPxRlOTTfGsRVwvCjhyNv4Mvf4wAx288HK2uUdSMuklqjoZ9f6Zi8gZFsbHBcQzv7GzBSDJom1JngI_w23k7vXE-acHdrtsATpjBDsC2lK5UxaDXwaqUg6R/w266-h400/07%2008%20Canberra%20Centre.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">The 8th of March was essentially pack up and <a href="https://franmart.blogspot.com/2024/03/the-drive-back.html">drive back</a>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><br /><p><br /></p><div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div></div><div><br /></div></div>Flabmeisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00934077052437339591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8445111183007833890.post-25733314903655604802023-12-30T07:39:00.005+11:002024-02-29T06:18:36.976+11:00Present(s) for Review<p> In 1989 we visited New York for the first time staying with friends and taking a couple of tours to the hinterland. In those days it was possible to take enough kit on a plane with you to go camping, although we had ordered a new tent from L L Bean to be delivered to our friend's apartment. So we packed our rental car and headed off to the South. </p><p>As we went down the New Jersey Turnpike we started thinking about the things we had forgotten including a hammer and cutlery. Fortunately this coincided with turning off the 12-lane and seeing an army surplus store which supplied our needs. This included a serrated knife which was claimed would last forever and cut anything. Perhaps not forever but 34 years later the knife was still cutting away finely, until the blade separated from the handle. Bugger.</p><p>I decided that a replacement knife would be a nice Christmas present for Frances, to accompany the glass vase she suggested. Both were acquired and well received on the day. It was a close run thing for a TARFU (Totally And Royally ....) as Frances had decided that a new knife would make a nice present for me - but hadn't been able to find a purveyor of same in Merimbula (unlike me, she didn't try Home Hardware😁😁).</p><p>So Frances checked out the books in the Church Op Shop in Mallacoota and did Very Well. She acquired 2 tomes both of which were very interesting, in different ways. Here follows commentary on the books.</p><h3 style="text-align: left;">"My Penguin Year" by Lindsay McCrae</h3><div>This is about a year spent in the Antarctic filming an Emperor Penguin colony for the BBC. The film which resulted became part of the <a href="https://www.bbcearth.com/news/what-happened-next-for-dynasties-penguins">BBC series "Dynasties"</a>. Although the author makes no claims to being a writer - he is a film-maker - it is a very well written book with several story lines as in addition to the penguin story, and derring-do on the ice, his wife is about 2 months pregnant when he leaves home in England. He doesn't make too much fuss about the home front but it does bubble along.</div><div><br /></div><div>His final paragraph quotes Apsley Cherry-Garrard's conclusion to "The worst journey in the World" about the Scott expedition:</div><blockquote><div>"Take it all in all, I do not believe anyone on Earth has a worse time than an Emperor Penguin."</div></blockquote><div>This is quite appropriate as one of the Scott expedition's scientific objectives was to collect some embryos of Emperor Penguins. It also gives much food for thought contrasting the conditions faced by the Scott expedition and McCrae's time. A few contrasts:</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>McCrae spoke with his wife just about every day over the internet. Scott's expedition were totally isolated once their ship left.</li><li>McCrae travelled around on snowmobiles fitted with GPS tracking technology. Scott used dogs, or man-hauled sledges and navigated by dead reckoning.</li><li>The base for McCrae was a high-tech German camp with all mod cons to which they returned each night. The accommodation for Scott's expedition was a wooden cabin they built themselves. When going to the Penguin Colony, and of course to the Pole, Scott's people slept in tents erected on the ice in heavy blizzards.</li><li>No-one died on McCrae's trip. He makes quite a few comments about the medical facilities available in the base camp.</li></ul></div><div>Very much recommended as a good read and a lot of <strike>useful </strike>interesting information about Penguins!</div><h3 style="text-align: left;">"Bagman to Swagman" by Alistair McAlpine</h3><div>Very different in just about every way from the Penguin book. The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alistair_McAlpine,_Baron_McAlpine_of_West_Green">author </a>is (or since 2014 , was) a very wealthy British businessman, part of the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9KGZYX_ZzM">famous construction family</a>. Rather than a tightly edited narrative weaving three stories together there are many strands to the McAlpine story and they intermingle in a somewhat incoherent fashion. While McAlpine worked closely with - and greatly admired - Thatcher his writing style continually reminded me of Boris Johnson (although I suspect McAlpine was far more competent in every respect than BoZo).</div><div><br /></div><div>Possibly McAlpine is a Renaissance Man with many interests and abilities. Possibly he is a dilettante, flitting from interest to interest as the fancy takes him? </div><div><br /></div><div>I found his habit of not completing narrative elements (ie starts off a paragraph on point A, then heads into point B and then restarts another paragraph on point C - or sometimes point Z - without completing point A) somewhat annoying. However many of the stories are either amusing or interesting or both. I had not read the wikipedia article linked above before reading the book and it gives some food for thought. </div><div><br /></div><div>I suspect the book needs re-reading, knowing where it ends up, and where he ends up. There is also a lot of interest in his views about Broome and the Kimberly. He has a section about politicians which is intriguing in the range of people he admires (or less so in some cases). He is generally not negative about individuals (making an exception for Alan Bond who he loathes) but as a class hates bureaucrats!</div><div><br /></div><div>An interesting read for those interested in the North-West of Australia and the 'movers-and-shakers' of the last quarter of the 20th Century</div>Flabmeisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00934077052437339591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8445111183007833890.post-15566167109074572852023-11-26T05:30:00.000+11:002023-11-26T05:30:07.234+11:00More Canberra<p> Our stay continues.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHBoMvKnkd8Vts2ml0-m8lPB_igqc3KtVlHCVmxQas_ARW-bpJ9aTzqCUGT0lQIuOgv138OWvwLByQeZzkpYbokQHtUJmLQ-u5RhombB8kAB71FWGzfSxKP5TZSHoKIvcQ-2xGlf9lyoD5qTxZT_Ooed3QFN_w1pyqOOfqkB5roLLOo6wsXzrPu1hT_OtK/s1000/28%2001%20outcrop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHBoMvKnkd8Vts2ml0-m8lPB_igqc3KtVlHCVmxQas_ARW-bpJ9aTzqCUGT0lQIuOgv138OWvwLByQeZzkpYbokQHtUJmLQ-u5RhombB8kAB71FWGzfSxKP5TZSHoKIvcQ-2xGlf9lyoD5qTxZT_Ooed3QFN_w1pyqOOfqkB5roLLOo6wsXzrPu1hT_OtK/s320/28%2001%20outcrop.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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It is a mess, and the bloke I spoke to was unsure when they'd finish but hoped before the site is set up up for the next Floriade. Resign, Sally Barnes, for this annual fiasco. Oh - she has resigned, but apparently for being old, not because of poor policies.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjvTYnCj71YP3bdknSHiZVd10zjlAx2fUCX2eg6FkGzoLPQRGjsZOsl_evwioV2IEOag8CLziz4nAXZAW9t3QB9zcIYEndDcQjszYcLOMNhc3z7qh-mtyQj9u9Ju9ytboXoUz-JUND6AUxjRV3OszpWqDPfiueTxv5NjuJdmAJg73mPqQYZmWYSDmZ9QMd/s1000/21%2001%20Commonwealth%20Park.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjvTYnCj71YP3bdknSHiZVd10zjlAx2fUCX2eg6FkGzoLPQRGjsZOsl_evwioV2IEOag8CLziz4nAXZAW9t3QB9zcIYEndDcQjszYcLOMNhc3z7qh-mtyQj9u9Ju9ytboXoUz-JUND6AUxjRV3OszpWqDPfiueTxv5NjuJdmAJg73mPqQYZmWYSDmZ9QMd/w400-h300/21%2001%20Commonwealth%20Park.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The Grey-headed Flying Foxes are back in numbers.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifEahNLOerLeKRwsttxEdboYV_bVS1QzSZ_RIl1iMUNxXpT7Ivm0MnRCY2wxVA0Uli9bx36hd_DyKKC2gcz_1ZYcw7c7hTucMVVnklqeqMLUJ9tcK4vxC85QyCO891NxzCvZ0oFyEcvfOaf3Zq5MnDCywYw_jtkJWRNdY4utms8kK-xzha4ylHpHRVoAo3/s1000/21%2002%20bats.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifEahNLOerLeKRwsttxEdboYV_bVS1QzSZ_RIl1iMUNxXpT7Ivm0MnRCY2wxVA0Uli9bx36hd_DyKKC2gcz_1ZYcw7c7hTucMVVnklqeqMLUJ9tcK4vxC85QyCO891NxzCvZ0oFyEcvfOaf3Zq5MnDCywYw_jtkJWRNdY4utms8kK-xzha4ylHpHRVoAo3/w300-h400/21%2002%20bats.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>An interesting crane being shifted around. The driver is on the end of the jib travelling backwards!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhakfyEtTmHwDhSyqm_9jsSz1HGe6iyTX73_wwxZDMXYrwNDJRqfbj56DoaKFmehNdBOEq9hkVMDTUJ11vOeXXEAml_zb4JEOkjhKfSwWg-F3hYXMofE7oPDkuVDySYRpnEWT1yXcaS95xd2Ex1IlxrT0KL5zbiEPOK56ZlvuENHk-wj-cIvDbIuq-S2BI/s1000/21%2003%20crane.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="887" data-original-width="1000" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhakfyEtTmHwDhSyqm_9jsSz1HGe6iyTX73_wwxZDMXYrwNDJRqfbj56DoaKFmehNdBOEq9hkVMDTUJ11vOeXXEAml_zb4JEOkjhKfSwWg-F3hYXMofE7oPDkuVDySYRpnEWT1yXcaS95xd2Ex1IlxrT0KL5zbiEPOK56ZlvuENHk-wj-cIvDbIuq-S2BI/w400-h355/21%2003%20crane.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Another crane: this one removing the site office from our facade removal project as they have finished after about 18 months.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiZBSfdNVQovsqh_yrGPELZIN9StJEPDL7BxpxCumb8pDZvCeEbwtTkSuTBETACHIuRBJkVkE8tLUlcUfR0ZHkzd5Brj3c8_jmaMNRxLHsvIvQAxkrihls9Z51lpctQPIBdBmK34qnpHJgXKxjognyqwA8kMkTMEZwKIAYn_wSKhIAsA9Js5c2NR1opW3O/s1000/21%2004%20lift.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiZBSfdNVQovsqh_yrGPELZIN9StJEPDL7BxpxCumb8pDZvCeEbwtTkSuTBETACHIuRBJkVkE8tLUlcUfR0ZHkzd5Brj3c8_jmaMNRxLHsvIvQAxkrihls9Z51lpctQPIBdBmK34qnpHJgXKxjognyqwA8kMkTMEZwKIAYn_wSKhIAsA9Js5c2NR1opW3O/w300-h400/21%2004%20lift.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Z7SzU9p1dnS-B3OpdzfCHKAy-mkI2_ATMYJe4woCZt-ZiMDULaoVpDQSaVWjeXIiBvL30t_i5awOx6UwvtQTih2vSJSnYYl5cC6aEXvVqagV7ZhqF4qS0s-fdpWwiSa5MgvmtxLHe5iXGjo6L1hSpQ4sCPniekJewffR6jDABqsV3UoEPcbMKSzv3la9/s1000/21%2005%20goodbye.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Z7SzU9p1dnS-B3OpdzfCHKAy-mkI2_ATMYJe4woCZt-ZiMDULaoVpDQSaVWjeXIiBvL30t_i5awOx6UwvtQTih2vSJSnYYl5cC6aEXvVqagV7ZhqF4qS0s-fdpWwiSa5MgvmtxLHe5iXGjo6L1hSpQ4sCPniekJewffR6jDABqsV3UoEPcbMKSzv3la9/w300-h400/21%2005%20goodbye.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>Jobs I wouldn't like - an ongoing series. I have spoken to these folk in the past https://franmart.blogspot.com/2019/04/in-memory-of-window-cleaner.html and they are mainly rock climbers keeping in shape and earning a few $$$ while doing so. They are also young.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS2xfWxX2FVTbGiUoO2p_WZFl1Cv_3ktKyd_ijfwqqA4hT-xMlD4iin9P9x92rVwk-Hqp_G10iI5kwXrD-8F3u74wCshQWz52WedrfwBVElX_DnmQeyYYNkcsuCyN_pm_Qo3drdQvY9UblYottN3282fJPG3mEweGXMNUJIqpfGPJ2Sb77L3ddb9vmikdv/s1000/21%2006%20window%20cleaning.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS2xfWxX2FVTbGiUoO2p_WZFl1Cv_3ktKyd_ijfwqqA4hT-xMlD4iin9P9x92rVwk-Hqp_G10iI5kwXrD-8F3u74wCshQWz52WedrfwBVElX_DnmQeyYYNkcsuCyN_pm_Qo3drdQvY9UblYottN3282fJPG3mEweGXMNUJIqpfGPJ2Sb77L3ddb9vmikdv/s320/21%2006%20window%20cleaning.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A couple more window cleaning photos, from the next day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="868" data-original-width="1000" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2NG8jFUvzae2zPmJ92jIjbONA5Mgj_LzB79RF2Bn1Q2yMXtjTAQO9q6Aa9OkfCWhJE5szpNoqk4uEibuoocOLXD5wKll-pOtVir27_GWSfj86ilGUxCxO0D1uy1Y4sEHluLdsRnVgfYBbwwekbJKVy5sq37moKafxVjhATV30IZAkOx_s-G4kKaT5eLlL/w400-h348/21%2006%20y%20cleaner.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div>On the evening of the 20th a decent storm came for a visit.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgabVK7LfaBRQeqVvy84Ql-VVank8vmhpDn-G_EmbGz34JZW1rKFrcgpKe2sg1ElP_07vlOGmeHylpOS9cVSqIk7mWcvnQiKQKd6ecl-Ug_SK8A5DwmOLc2qrBI5U3NrQyDhwsjprIDhw1897n5lNBv5lHjXndLl2PMXj6LSr-0TqIr2ew07SwfywoTaSCw/s1000/21%2007%20storm%20coming.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgabVK7LfaBRQeqVvy84Ql-VVank8vmhpDn-G_EmbGz34JZW1rKFrcgpKe2sg1ElP_07vlOGmeHylpOS9cVSqIk7mWcvnQiKQKd6ecl-Ug_SK8A5DwmOLc2qrBI5U3NrQyDhwsjprIDhw1897n5lNBv5lHjXndLl2PMXj6LSr-0TqIr2ew07SwfywoTaSCw/w400-h266/21%2007%20storm%20coming.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p><br />Flabmeisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00934077052437339591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8445111183007833890.post-62842484437015707972023-11-20T06:32:00.006+11:002023-11-22T08:53:12.954+11:00Back up the hill<p> We are making a few visits to Canberra as the year runs down. These are mainly due to both of us having to get medical clearance to renew our drivers licences (and in my case follow-up on an issue detected in that process). </p><p>Departure on 19 November was slightly delayed by calling in to the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=365531365858522&set=pcb.365539259191066&__cft__[0]=AZUMy_q_nlxIXjlini8dUpqO4HLA_pawrc4dRQkHvIYnTjwhnOZ2_qTTQhdNB-s2O41cJYT0J_G3kC_5gVs1SYvP-toFGUihN8Af-1ZEj9qN-fZbT3rgK5oZZRnXQnwflUYFxOi49q_u2R7dmUvHI_ClgCPz4-xaKRe8Q78sFEcdTAjLCCmzr4ZjguRqPkNwEejVBmEWdrCPBUWkf05DG10z&__tn__=*bH-y-R]-R" target="_blank">official opening of the Mallacoota Endemic Garden</a>. The speeches etc hadn't started but there looked to be a good roll-up and the garden looked excellent.</p><p>The drive up was basically a drive. Somewhat enlivened by several Goannas seen on and near Imlay Rd. including one small one which I had to straddle - but thankfully it looked OK after I had passed!</p><p>After unloading I went to the Arboretum to check for the Painted-snipe, which was not available. Its friend, a Buff-banded Rail was more obliging.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq-XZXP7NseCPA4I7kvF4xi2l6eJ8i-9jD5OE5at9b5o5ADFy0_gLP6c6X3rpcMIl8bD9SbIZt7jkb2AFdXZ8fmhrPup9TskBHUmE_NltHZxe8ZdcZgK47_cGZW90FsUdCedOIHATUXZsHgy_xE31is_tpn7wu9B2Svcq-iOPIiE6ZjFPQf5LC7Tda5Lku/s1000/19%2001%20Buff-banded%20Rail.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="995" data-original-width="1000" height="636" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq-XZXP7NseCPA4I7kvF4xi2l6eJ8i-9jD5OE5at9b5o5ADFy0_gLP6c6X3rpcMIl8bD9SbIZt7jkb2AFdXZ8fmhrPup9TskBHUmE_NltHZxe8ZdcZgK47_cGZW90FsUdCedOIHATUXZsHgy_xE31is_tpn7wu9B2Svcq-iOPIiE6ZjFPQf5LC7Tda5Lku/w640-h636/19%2001%20Buff-banded%20Rail.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLngmgmE3-YRG4wiptG3005u2SHHFOO9IEqkoIDjMfOHmDYmv20ZmmPmHksgPBErgRaliCjb1vnQ9_rLlNuB4hwsvb0M-Ds2XTw77HLcZb18JP6Vfa2UGDUuiL_W2xBN5dajytuyqRKyxf1ssDTXrhWHYFBnaz_zNZHl8gDl3uDMEJXOZupgifumx_jsDF/s1000/19%2002%20Buff-banded%20Rail.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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So here are the next tranche of photos.</p><p>They begin with things seen on a walk to and through Commonwealth Park. This plaque honours the designer of the Park in 1964 (when the Lake was filled).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Lr_Er_yqtMwsmL66RGVssrDwzKzBV6zbQcZbi4-JG1akbBGcNovEIocz01zqm451BZJmGBBFn1_KMo4xFpoZyGu6DlQgpimYLjHZRCQk5JwpfPMfmTCOBNAPZ-30XH8Kh3cZaqMIiXbfPrhwECtZcBPaKbAZR-eoyp2FhQ9I8zll1DPhj_UXQEkphfZi/s4032/24%2000%20Dame.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Lr_Er_yqtMwsmL66RGVssrDwzKzBV6zbQcZbi4-JG1akbBGcNovEIocz01zqm451BZJmGBBFn1_KMo4xFpoZyGu6DlQgpimYLjHZRCQk5JwpfPMfmTCOBNAPZ-30XH8Kh3cZaqMIiXbfPrhwECtZcBPaKbAZR-eoyp2FhQ9I8zll1DPhj_UXQEkphfZi/s320/24%2000%20Dame.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYBlfPYrpv8T9YfVLcP9lBtswLyZLOguOFZcRRhOUjgFxN_ZFWsToZ4msixB4x8A87zanmczIQgfE_dv1Mn7Pf46SaGw5pW0sbcwulU-ysDT1q0tQTrcdGaaLRBcS-vtWPpU57Dl3IhyVWFQN0RN-XDffoOAs0IA2ztqMLc3_ct6ZdQjQjVKb1gnII3DJC/s1000/24%2001%20Dame.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYBlfPYrpv8T9YfVLcP9lBtswLyZLOguOFZcRRhOUjgFxN_ZFWsToZ4msixB4x8A87zanmczIQgfE_dv1Mn7Pf46SaGw5pW0sbcwulU-ysDT1q0tQTrcdGaaLRBcS-vtWPpU57Dl3IhyVWFQN0RN-XDffoOAs0IA2ztqMLc3_ct6ZdQjQjVKb1gnII3DJC/w400-h320/24%2001%20Dame.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The underpass next to the plaque had some pleasing images.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLxsVYiKwrNyavGlg_QeGcM1UwuROVspSc3_t9Vv4LQBfCAFmWC_z9i80bdD5j0yI-hfnKsfjwDzSRQ_cccry_1rk62FjKdlsvRVJIPPu0t2cHHkzAI09A170cjcXcgQCNXtcsKSieW-WRYVJRoKZD5onLrvmm6gKz-3Y0Hok62kmLfhKtxGpK_X_4ukeY/s1000/24%2002%20Indg%20wood%20ducks.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLxsVYiKwrNyavGlg_QeGcM1UwuROVspSc3_t9Vv4LQBfCAFmWC_z9i80bdD5j0yI-hfnKsfjwDzSRQ_cccry_1rk62FjKdlsvRVJIPPu0t2cHHkzAI09A170cjcXcgQCNXtcsKSieW-WRYVJRoKZD5onLrvmm6gKz-3Y0Hok62kmLfhKtxGpK_X_4ukeY/s320/24%2002%20Indg%20wood%20ducks.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji-MwPEpWuILdSNkXsYoP9XrG8YfR-0xisxMGOZQ20EJNQYCC_2F9meWX96zO7J4HuNfJqWRdDFSz72ZVRbq46Jj95qCZUbSfzBmA4KoDoLMZAOl7qkpWnNhbcfnBHbrIMMHClN1hcnVweOwNBvHV84Wz1juKsDA-uJMRzz1e9Co2rFsO66GGPs9NveNzd/s1000/24%2003%20Indg%20frog.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji-MwPEpWuILdSNkXsYoP9XrG8YfR-0xisxMGOZQ20EJNQYCC_2F9meWX96zO7J4HuNfJqWRdDFSz72ZVRbq46Jj95qCZUbSfzBmA4KoDoLMZAOl7qkpWnNhbcfnBHbrIMMHClN1hcnVweOwNBvHV84Wz1juKsDA-uJMRzz1e9Co2rFsO66GGPs9NveNzd/s320/24%2003%20Indg%20frog.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Choughs were evident, including one excited enough to be flashing a red eye.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij88Rm6jbQGYP57YAnnQBVuVUuJJNJYFIq6R3qZToogVdY__jXtcrHsRKJpIi4rLjiclGshLpiSP5DEam2MDsf0qWlQmyHT6MZJZacuFYFgg64biYajCs6YDjesYsHTurQy3W9Pnc9qQ-8I090fi-r7Mzax2i5dYOLHvqxi9qCUNokjrJZ8oePYYGLhXMn/s1000/24%2005%20Chough%20-%20Copy%20-%20Copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="1000" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij88Rm6jbQGYP57YAnnQBVuVUuJJNJYFIq6R3qZToogVdY__jXtcrHsRKJpIi4rLjiclGshLpiSP5DEam2MDsf0qWlQmyHT6MZJZacuFYFgg64biYajCs6YDjesYsHTurQy3W9Pnc9qQ-8I090fi-r7Mzax2i5dYOLHvqxi9qCUNokjrJZ8oePYYGLhXMn/s320/24%2005%20Chough%20-%20Copy%20-%20Copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>This one got tangled in a ring of bark and flashed the white in the wing as it escaped. The bones in the wing are very visible.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAjVOdVbxQ6taeuKMiNAN3lTRY8qBXqexGS5NmJ9-DUtazrMxXF-wOF9jeVl-XxvgMf02wATOtAwCPBaHRCQqPt6owPRStd4luOJC-ilL6ZjNHG5OHp2tWoPzbfTvfIlXyZdh69T7LiUl7x6Bu392_LQB45upBlhEVehmPT7IXoVxYMKyQaubQoIdiwBab/s1000/24%2006%20chough.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAjVOdVbxQ6taeuKMiNAN3lTRY8qBXqexGS5NmJ9-DUtazrMxXF-wOF9jeVl-XxvgMf02wATOtAwCPBaHRCQqPt6owPRStd4luOJC-ilL6ZjNHG5OHp2tWoPzbfTvfIlXyZdh69T7LiUl7x6Bu392_LQB45upBlhEVehmPT7IXoVxYMKyQaubQoIdiwBab/s320/24%2006%20chough.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The following morning I went to Parkwood, looking for the Red-backed Kingfisher (RbK). No joy, but I did tick a Rufous Songlark which became BAD.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYLLpEj4M29rpcLuYT8oQ8DrUMRMunQgAyi7j17L3sPeUx9xOrfsIlbLMUQyjh0DRF3vRmrGIGaqvklwrMWPs2zyToh4Zx-gREMTZZwjCEEXgKS-6Cik_f7wMbgTvPcY5bfHRnOg7OE1oU8FQwT-vAsGPZ-57LcsQZ-8SfXTmhsWgCcibsTJ9DemvOwd-5/s1000/25%2001%20rufous%20Songlark.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="878" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYLLpEj4M29rpcLuYT8oQ8DrUMRMunQgAyi7j17L3sPeUx9xOrfsIlbLMUQyjh0DRF3vRmrGIGaqvklwrMWPs2zyToh4Zx-gREMTZZwjCEEXgKS-6Cik_f7wMbgTvPcY5bfHRnOg7OE1oU8FQwT-vAsGPZ-57LcsQZ-8SfXTmhsWgCcibsTJ9DemvOwd-5/s320/25%2001%20rufous%20Songlark.jpg" width="281" /></a></div>A colourful sunset.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQV0V36RY0CLNXhVsA4tmlyQ0F0pD-GrwNcWdYqpvHG0L5Uw7eqWvvPWU3Z_ygbtjGlepdG4B38G0eYqiL5Oiv1sfdJ1PmGNWY4aZ1FdXPHIQrbn8UyfQrugkxAoY0BbgSJeaHK1GKwd-mJ839BrBK6n_X8akH7UyrnBAG_WB-Sr2_xGmawzAYdZ4RfEFp/s1000/25%2001%20sunset.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQV0V36RY0CLNXhVsA4tmlyQ0F0pD-GrwNcWdYqpvHG0L5Uw7eqWvvPWU3Z_ygbtjGlepdG4B38G0eYqiL5Oiv1sfdJ1PmGNWY4aZ1FdXPHIQrbn8UyfQrugkxAoY0BbgSJeaHK1GKwd-mJ839BrBK6n_X8akH7UyrnBAG_WB-Sr2_xGmawzAYdZ4RfEFp/s320/25%2001%20sunset.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiofR_HtKkNjkrbWBoN_q09A_53n702e6C-wW6YzO8cgQZX9HCRDh8nL74IQkr0kFruA2i2rh-JBvB6l2-YYkipugHf77qjnnN4PVXE-Z79P5u3zBDzIUgHLqeOdgb8PVtXWU_n_tDuW9K_nkw3lKmv7p0mH65zndF4KxXrwexRRTaSaWn9B1IGLzPi3brz/s1000/25%2002%20sunset.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiofR_HtKkNjkrbWBoN_q09A_53n702e6C-wW6YzO8cgQZX9HCRDh8nL74IQkr0kFruA2i2rh-JBvB6l2-YYkipugHf77qjnnN4PVXE-Z79P5u3zBDzIUgHLqeOdgb8PVtXWU_n_tDuW9K_nkw3lKmv7p0mH65zndF4KxXrwexRRTaSaWn9B1IGLzPi3brz/s320/25%2002%20sunset.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Out to Bluetts Block looking for RbK. No luck, but a Black-faced Cuckooshrike was sitting on a nest.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our morning walk had gone past what used to be Commonweaith Park. Now known as Temporary Fence Hire Dump. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijPaAViJ6U6IcLfvpvEmJLTk-KpMG_26RY8aUDGPOFVh518q3xpEAXo0X_-z76ODXjRc30OJBKKz8rOXYg0pEBYRSR9TmD_4U_VLQk-Sq7AzRLyAXUqBmngTC13BRbmLcfdeRlvkyz4UOxLe8PAZD_30O2jaeaFw3Be_k0Xs595BOUjhuEz8bNCxj68kv3/s1000/27%2000%200%20Floriade.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijPaAViJ6U6IcLfvpvEmJLTk-KpMG_26RY8aUDGPOFVh518q3xpEAXo0X_-z76ODXjRc30OJBKKz8rOXYg0pEBYRSR9TmD_4U_VLQk-Sq7AzRLyAXUqBmngTC13BRbmLcfdeRlvkyz4UOxLe8PAZD_30O2jaeaFw3Be_k0Xs595BOUjhuEz8bNCxj68kv3/s320/27%2000%200%20Floriade.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDXDFuj4T_m08_EC6INnMRLAGYzbBExmpFeNY0Na0NKxqsixB5FWCpJFcmnQ5tiNmjVvoi3u0JenJ3qprQUwB90hBMS-EautN-QvYZl73eDr_w32W9wbnc4Db-UWnNOXJcXmutbL3H8bHGokbdNHRj3StWI7EDMNgdUy8_btP3bbIWgfSwPK_RSO1aoJTG/s1000/27%2000%201%20Floriade.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="1000" height="171" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDXDFuj4T_m08_EC6INnMRLAGYzbBExmpFeNY0Na0NKxqsixB5FWCpJFcmnQ5tiNmjVvoi3u0JenJ3qprQUwB90hBMS-EautN-QvYZl73eDr_w32W9wbnc4Db-UWnNOXJcXmutbL3H8bHGokbdNHRj3StWI7EDMNgdUy8_btP3bbIWgfSwPK_RSO1aoJTG/s320/27%2000%201%20Floriade.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Out to Kellys. Australasian Grebes stacking some zees, ...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Wb5vykZuJZ5_N4neh3u2SwsXow7gxl5X4yWraX-S31USKU9qciyK-E1IgfetQeGScMAaWm9wugR-bagdW72BRzdeBXitWw0d3cK5DudUf9aDyqghq3tgEm0k1-KF6SYQ9tHiJ-0_vVPx5r9DN8xM97n9TPLXLaexrzZNJS4y4hnHwxR8cL55fMqxdyv4/s763/27%2001%20Grebes.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="591" data-original-width="763" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Wb5vykZuJZ5_N4neh3u2SwsXow7gxl5X4yWraX-S31USKU9qciyK-E1IgfetQeGScMAaWm9wugR-bagdW72BRzdeBXitWw0d3cK5DudUf9aDyqghq3tgEm0k1-KF6SYQ9tHiJ-0_vVPx5r9DN8xM97n9TPLXLaexrzZNJS4y4hnHwxR8cL55fMqxdyv4/s320/27%2001%20Grebes.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">... Baillons Crake (one of 5) on the prowl ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpS7bV1vN7DfRgveDPimfS-Vl_bvj3jlFuFxMAjSjgqgrD-y18ONTny1IeJZLv2vXSdedW2GkcJIW2DfXX6ZeNKS0mi7q1uZaVnl-XFqjiKB9HloiIn32Gi_SYsAIGSFshCuXMK1UpgwPVj-gEZNbCmx7EuUZvA8VXBkl1w_OJez4UreBBm1Fsmt6pzBej/s1000/2705%20Baillons%20Crake.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="701" data-original-width="1000" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpS7bV1vN7DfRgveDPimfS-Vl_bvj3jlFuFxMAjSjgqgrD-y18ONTny1IeJZLv2vXSdedW2GkcJIW2DfXX6ZeNKS0mi7q1uZaVnl-XFqjiKB9HloiIn32Gi_SYsAIGSFshCuXMK1UpgwPVj-gEZNbCmx7EuUZvA8VXBkl1w_OJez4UreBBm1Fsmt6pzBej/s320/2705%20Baillons%20Crake.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>.... Latham's Snipe.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1QjoSk5I8PH5bkx3MKaaAs0AGj3m6E97opMO_etQ4wh4h1KEtQJxJ6u6eLgq6bduTFnkoFpb0BVd0CQo2zKCVwX1uEUHejpdGdqj__EvNH-Co6LFbX_khu8idjPf6DXMWgkF5lBoSmz7m7P8SjqwuCyfeq70mlQolUyyK2Juqur6MTmiLpyHRgNAVOwLO/s731/27%2003%20Snipe.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="731" data-original-width="628" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1QjoSk5I8PH5bkx3MKaaAs0AGj3m6E97opMO_etQ4wh4h1KEtQJxJ6u6eLgq6bduTFnkoFpb0BVd0CQo2zKCVwX1uEUHejpdGdqj__EvNH-Co6LFbX_khu8idjPf6DXMWgkF5lBoSmz7m7P8SjqwuCyfeq70mlQolUyyK2Juqur6MTmiLpyHRgNAVOwLO/s320/27%2003%20Snipe.jpg" width="275" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnCQaOV813m6Oykx-o905MzT1e5LsuJQmz3J5gLDQjrPv-9x3YCgFnU1MXRzDHCnvg5XVp5pz9X6G-gFWM5Uowrj0y9yo3fIE_oRgZS9b5mtJSQWufypW1vdxQSJ3WpFJ66btrjmUfcPtHrCymuq3AolJkj_XatGHF9Gb8_VsmQhxuoVXj2BJQv08c9om3/s684/27%2004%20Snipe.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="633" data-original-width="684" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnCQaOV813m6Oykx-o905MzT1e5LsuJQmz3J5gLDQjrPv-9x3YCgFnU1MXRzDHCnvg5XVp5pz9X6G-gFWM5Uowrj0y9yo3fIE_oRgZS9b5mtJSQWufypW1vdxQSJ3WpFJ66btrjmUfcPtHrCymuq3AolJkj_XatGHF9Gb8_VsmQhxuoVXj2BJQv08c9om3/s320/27%2004%20Snipe.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>These 3 Doves were a puzzle, but probably not related to the ...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ9zmBckxOoNJncuEU38rLBD5r6_d5f5BMx25wJdUGlem2_23jdDjpoF6rQc9ikQO-tXSFq340rkpY1Fem2vfVFkhl27_VYwDEmgpDC0B2MLzGLLL39_i5jSXAoUvwDcEFW58SIj1Ovqzj9kH30aXj9PRyu7v_UOc-IMNVnKzJb_JPxKp55T9c52QNYWZj/s1000/27%2010%20Doves.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="334" data-original-width="1000" height="107" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ9zmBckxOoNJncuEU38rLBD5r6_d5f5BMx25wJdUGlem2_23jdDjpoF6rQc9ikQO-tXSFq340rkpY1Fem2vfVFkhl27_VYwDEmgpDC0B2MLzGLLL39_i5jSXAoUvwDcEFW58SIj1Ovqzj9kH30aXj9PRyu7v_UOc-IMNVnKzJb_JPxKp55T9c52QNYWZj/s320/27%2010%20Doves.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>... ruckus in Akuna St.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKsmgTKhojWD39yn7dT0hlXjlbXspVe_RY7XJj7g2ycXiCjj1lWuJRu9AOb9yaYBZOCHR8jbYt9WJm2kjQkeAVe_4vAw-oy_p-zkYXabf2-SkBR1p0tcCNSGkxTrGJwHq8tcQd8UcwRBwSMU-bPVvlmOOoaQf2t7jap8krqe-VH-XaWVv8gaFD2-RhvzOP/s1000/27%2011%20Demo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKsmgTKhojWD39yn7dT0hlXjlbXspVe_RY7XJj7g2ycXiCjj1lWuJRu9AOb9yaYBZOCHR8jbYt9WJm2kjQkeAVe_4vAw-oy_p-zkYXabf2-SkBR1p0tcCNSGkxTrGJwHq8tcQd8UcwRBwSMU-bPVvlmOOoaQf2t7jap8krqe-VH-XaWVv8gaFD2-RhvzOP/s320/27%2011%20Demo.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I don't think these folk were supporting Bibi!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitPyUY8iuqhOe8vTvJiQR6vf9XZpRvX_HOUnWhxzcaw_7XAoDx9yc9U5T80L9PloHRTrSY8CgKZ36eObEKboXIJq1HQfSZFbLVEo36TptKPWzou5YOQfd6hm0kcjxlLYewnjofVZkioCihktsFg4Tp-GeBrqWNLvnNrjRbyWA_1OAK_KPwi5DTziVsfXxB/s1000/27%2012%20Not%20Israelis.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="902" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitPyUY8iuqhOe8vTvJiQR6vf9XZpRvX_HOUnWhxzcaw_7XAoDx9yc9U5T80L9PloHRTrSY8CgKZ36eObEKboXIJq1HQfSZFbLVEo36TptKPWzou5YOQfd6hm0kcjxlLYewnjofVZkioCihktsFg4Tp-GeBrqWNLvnNrjRbyWA_1OAK_KPwi5DTziVsfXxB/s320/27%2012%20Not%20Israelis.jpg" width="289" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Z1PoWtGwa4aPcgIkvXr6-MOhW8gl_0Fw_nuZbQQMhfjA9YWvt2XNeYp48BE2IIRv33uJLiFfj-y5ZZhgVkNrc51aZWA75BPTVSqhe3brHGNPHsVsfhjRlFRSG56ZfJSdd2T03xL_hKetZW2WRqHdD5ScJFDhuCG2s4msVB7bR_cajL6C95N8sztsaw3Z/s1000/27%2013%20Not%20Israelis.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Z1PoWtGwa4aPcgIkvXr6-MOhW8gl_0Fw_nuZbQQMhfjA9YWvt2XNeYp48BE2IIRv33uJLiFfj-y5ZZhgVkNrc51aZWA75BPTVSqhe3brHGNPHsVsfhjRlFRSG56ZfJSdd2T03xL_hKetZW2WRqHdD5ScJFDhuCG2s4msVB7bR_cajL6C95N8sztsaw3Z/s320/27%2013%20Not%20Israelis.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I went to see what was going on and heard cheering from the Canberra Centre. A good crowd in there ....<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsskI4u_dvqF1yRJzr4wG7ZdJ0F-lX0svQSQbVXtvJY0UzTuF1pKN-2Sx_EmZWtC2fOymHzyqF4y1TlQkyOp7HYNVfeyb5CefKRd2tQ1pKjQGHrSWUDCXB9vT8lh_ARGrWS5tj_WcREe4FlwgekAXt0VIBhWEq4zAayk8qSIc-g5htoqNWeDMoOsXgpg6G/s1000/27%2014%20not%20a%20demo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsskI4u_dvqF1yRJzr4wG7ZdJ0F-lX0svQSQbVXtvJY0UzTuF1pKN-2Sx_EmZWtC2fOymHzyqF4y1TlQkyOp7HYNVfeyb5CefKRd2tQ1pKjQGHrSWUDCXB9vT8lh_ARGrWS5tj_WcREe4FlwgekAXt0VIBhWEq4zAayk8qSIc-g5htoqNWeDMoOsXgpg6G/s320/27%2014%20not%20a%20demo.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>... but watching (and in some cases wearing) Indigenous fa<span style="text-align: center;">shion</span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi2TJ9Wzw5z_vgjqFgSpHYLRKLps6zXDYmVndh04XyybSt8cD5BpbDPRCn51EeOflMpr3FLG8NCNM2zE2nrGpWEX6EG0Vbv053Q_qwlSt8dt-2IeHAFACbPq7SolGX9lqXvWvztfttI3EvO0ZkpJXxvYebrKXis2OHJBt42m3vUlG2HunfVTwUsubZS5xZ/s1000/27%2015%20not%20a%20demo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi2TJ9Wzw5z_vgjqFgSpHYLRKLps6zXDYmVndh04XyybSt8cD5BpbDPRCn51EeOflMpr3FLG8NCNM2zE2nrGpWEX6EG0Vbv053Q_qwlSt8dt-2IeHAFACbPq7SolGX9lqXvWvztfttI3EvO0ZkpJXxvYebrKXis2OHJBt42m3vUlG2HunfVTwUsubZS5xZ/s320/27%2015%20not%20a%20demo.jpg" width="240" /></a><br />The mob were up at the chess pit. Some of their signage showed an element of 'rent-a-demo' in that their objective were far wider than peace in Gaza. The folk from Hare Krishna were just working their usual schtick and found their turf invaded, <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFydJipepLjX7E0k5VINaA4MCXaiQTKXR00xSkH9ZVmJcNNXsl1tSh9gDTC99C7jWD8VJmaT-3Y5Qz22pNsuQYjS0sIVuowX0iT9wGrsvA4V5laRnBujNbnE1vyk-I8HIz3A-tEMGWvc42AYal_fAYo0yug130ZqJ1MEu8XApMxz67jFrd6qmdG0FkXj49/s1000/27%2017%20Hare%20hare.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFydJipepLjX7E0k5VINaA4MCXaiQTKXR00xSkH9ZVmJcNNXsl1tSh9gDTC99C7jWD8VJmaT-3Y5Qz22pNsuQYjS0sIVuowX0iT9wGrsvA4V5laRnBujNbnE1vyk-I8HIz3A-tEMGWvc42AYal_fAYo0yug130ZqJ1MEu8XApMxz67jFrd6qmdG0FkXj49/s320/27%2017%20Hare%20hare.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Pease was also lacking in Akuna St a little later with the appearance of bunch of about 50 motorbikes. It was notable that they all queued politely at the lights, while a couple of bogans on Bean scooters came down the wrong side of the road and jumped the lights.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig3tvROX6m11q1BnFUInx6xijRlcDIE1V3BG2mLHWupzEZ5k_ZPbI3N4c6D7P0h9LaU0I8ku3E7AN-nRLBuCVlzFvPBQbc03jPyQ2rh-0eFLXreN0YtSnU9AATu424tAfbP7MwGX0vIR1HjYdIEfYchJUiMUgM1Kkhov7kr9o3luNM3fCSKYaP-k0ovrOq/s1001/27%2020%20Bikes.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="667" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig3tvROX6m11q1BnFUInx6xijRlcDIE1V3BG2mLHWupzEZ5k_ZPbI3N4c6D7P0h9LaU0I8ku3E7AN-nRLBuCVlzFvPBQbc03jPyQ2rh-0eFLXreN0YtSnU9AATu424tAfbP7MwGX0vIR1HjYdIEfYchJUiMUgM1Kkhov7kr9o3luNM3fCSKYaP-k0ovrOq/s320/27%2020%20Bikes.jpg" width="213" /></a></div>The bikes were all rice burners rather than the usual Harleys (which just meant the noise was higher-pitched, not less).<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Fortunately one of their hosts spotted the key birds. The two lower birds are Plumed Whistling Ducks.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdg-AqWd88whEvh5XE1CVLybu1I5Fal6RWmKKVdWgCIcbX4JRcvhyphenhyphenDjlwFGgSqht0BRzWhgEwMzWP_6burELtYH7Bxe-0KbyGkBAE3RVIlTztzW5_OEYVSANA_cacfeSSx8lPdDWBBtqItVxEmbQ6gKvh9rG7sxMBNbY2VAufv3YhmjOyLaI5MJBibJVtf/s1000/22%2001%20plumed%20Whistling%20Duck.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="698" data-original-width="1000" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdg-AqWd88whEvh5XE1CVLybu1I5Fal6RWmKKVdWgCIcbX4JRcvhyphenhyphenDjlwFGgSqht0BRzWhgEwMzWP_6burELtYH7Bxe-0KbyGkBAE3RVIlTztzW5_OEYVSANA_cacfeSSx8lPdDWBBtqItVxEmbQ6gKvh9rG7sxMBNbY2VAufv3YhmjOyLaI5MJBibJVtf/w400-h279/22%2001%20plumed%20Whistling%20Duck.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzc23_tupS68MqUG8B1Z6-dExFI-nNuyOvUfJAiRUtLXpshSkrI2JVui06FLBx2oeIeG6db3JJVLFrFOEM8BTc38Xa9cx5z28Uyjj-GwESHsIstiHR-f0XqV4ODlVXLxJ3fVtvlZ8rSwL3zZaSvrP-JEefVBjdcyW-gW7K7QULGn-Z7tnVV-RJ2U4y-YK8/s776/22%2002%20plumed%20Whistling%20Duck.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="776" data-original-width="725" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzc23_tupS68MqUG8B1Z6-dExFI-nNuyOvUfJAiRUtLXpshSkrI2JVui06FLBx2oeIeG6db3JJVLFrFOEM8BTc38Xa9cx5z28Uyjj-GwESHsIstiHR-f0XqV4ODlVXLxJ3fVtvlZ8rSwL3zZaSvrP-JEefVBjdcyW-gW7K7QULGn-Z7tnVV-RJ2U4y-YK8/w374-h400/22%2002%20plumed%20Whistling%20Duck.jpg" width="374" /></a></div>It was very windy so rather unpleasant (and low on birds) out towards Lake George. THere were a few Shinglebacks around.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDVvrnyXSdpUgfytXsexLsXNs9taqBz3mN-zhbGLbchvkqMD_EnWkoPWfku0RqLjkk_ysx1nzzbB-QLzJtLGBYrdn59_p5y34SeKqwuvsErPS7WiM4ByKgcS1O4GZr_DafodUKB8_llziLgyEjZNVqAGST2zwJjqks4978K2wIBQkBoSw8r5bBWc55DxHL/s1000/22%2003%20Shingleback.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="702" data-original-width="1000" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDVvrnyXSdpUgfytXsexLsXNs9taqBz3mN-zhbGLbchvkqMD_EnWkoPWfku0RqLjkk_ysx1nzzbB-QLzJtLGBYrdn59_p5y34SeKqwuvsErPS7WiM4ByKgcS1O4GZr_DafodUKB8_llziLgyEjZNVqAGST2zwJjqks4978K2wIBQkBoSw8r5bBWc55DxHL/w400-h281/22%2003%20Shingleback.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The second one is hard to spot, but in the upper part of this image.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7nJr8kqxqc5zPkg0g-p7cFHPj5rsWz3yIaDBoH-cmpNZLfKScI4bhJswnQVkcf_ab43k9jg_xbvk8UDkPsjaku99orFfPIO-gMHfas4vAtBCBsv5SJcpYanNNfRQ2aFxpbfZgZ-DJACrlxED-_ajoiQKMGXHEPpBxghFay9_7VDPlvKDeoZksBYPtrtyP/s1000/22%2004%20Shinglebacks.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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The next three pictures show this taken with different camera settings over about 5 minutes. The first was at 55mm.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu5KEGcMUwokuSeFksplNjUr2i2Nn-fHnicyjfna_sQxshaOgnnQTZ1qHyR7sQe8iBALN0QrbAot6m1OxE-E4LkddPn7x1k-Ej7XByGAAD39wxvn33eSU-gGTPFZ3FvyqN82Zg6wARHQEgrEtMU2oOvAuo1ruN3eA_lVwzLM6Na6VmyZsUC-GNTtD2fr8H/s1000/23%2001%20Sunrise%2055mm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu5KEGcMUwokuSeFksplNjUr2i2Nn-fHnicyjfna_sQxshaOgnnQTZ1qHyR7sQe8iBALN0QrbAot6m1OxE-E4LkddPn7x1k-Ej7XByGAAD39wxvn33eSU-gGTPFZ3FvyqN82Zg6wARHQEgrEtMU2oOvAuo1ruN3eA_lVwzLM6Na6VmyZsUC-GNTtD2fr8H/w400-h266/23%2001%20Sunrise%2055mm.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The next at 45mm.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiSZfEUOEog7qFp90Xh4xct5enDOjsQL26uGhw4VvuqnQnBDfAVWyV-mk2fH8ta43AcOKM1wP8CjRyIcLdmbh9_MV-A2dSZuzfCQgyem-vtyXEWvbcN6sLxsXl9swVrHTBg_A0SDhi6iMQr_hnYimbl5-sNaw4F2G9oEsMKLtt2EQXGeVzlQ9saiFuMCMf/s1000/23%2002%20Sunrise%2045mm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiSZfEUOEog7qFp90Xh4xct5enDOjsQL26uGhw4VvuqnQnBDfAVWyV-mk2fH8ta43AcOKM1wP8CjRyIcLdmbh9_MV-A2dSZuzfCQgyem-vtyXEWvbcN6sLxsXl9swVrHTBg_A0SDhi6iMQr_hnYimbl5-sNaw4F2G9oEsMKLtt2EQXGeVzlQ9saiFuMCMf/w400-h266/23%2002%20Sunrise%2045mm.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>And finally 18mm.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9YUFaCPbZkVbrDyAwCYoGHk5k9AbI8Mv8UKKw52g7mdg022SQXJalxkYdueYPNNx-mIO3CMnvEsbWB__0xVZfu8Xv41GWQTDUVKEKW9ADpl6QvlT7pd8gbz9ObTqbcv3AiVGXxYsPQEKayvyNU-9wRuKZj17lvWEG1-hxBtPIq94_Heb0y-R9XNKGE_zP/s1000/23%2003%20Sunrise%2018mm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9YUFaCPbZkVbrDyAwCYoGHk5k9AbI8Mv8UKKw52g7mdg022SQXJalxkYdueYPNNx-mIO3CMnvEsbWB__0xVZfu8Xv41GWQTDUVKEKW9ADpl6QvlT7pd8gbz9ObTqbcv3AiVGXxYsPQEKayvyNU-9wRuKZj17lvWEG1-hxBtPIq94_Heb0y-R9XNKGE_zP/w640-h426/23%2003%20Sunrise%2018mm.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Later in the morning we went to Kelly's Swamp and got some very good birds. The first was a Latham's Snipe (my first for the season).<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIEBToDbehcuDMyjXX6NYOX-4zX44_O5acTheVwrHblzNLklaSAl_cMGg_XbTjAYHxNrZDVFyL6xG3okeO1Syi4Iu3sNRD8_3qMZO4H4OU0hH4HjghdVv4n4_xR4nKa0WgSEkL03I80eLQE8rDsbvwSesH6BCpUX5vJdlf0SU90l4BETwzxNPOILV9N_EF/s856/23%2010%20Lathams%20Snipe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="856" height="359" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIEBToDbehcuDMyjXX6NYOX-4zX44_O5acTheVwrHblzNLklaSAl_cMGg_XbTjAYHxNrZDVFyL6xG3okeO1Syi4Iu3sNRD8_3qMZO4H4OU0hH4HjghdVv4n4_xR4nKa0WgSEkL03I80eLQE8rDsbvwSesH6BCpUX5vJdlf0SU90l4BETwzxNPOILV9N_EF/w400-h359/23%2010%20Lathams%20Snipe.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilkqKFm-1Owwun35IPNVkF9gIFewCFgVAOOF9dPxEcvJvyJhvNzcPjzI3MtZY_HEoTfr2Gar6tf28v_smW2jsHdVZWJh-WwuklZYTXzdf8qfS9EcSh3DXdKcJYGR4KgYEhqLUxaDaVxqyh1Q4AZguK2_762ZIlXGbgQ2xuimjcB8_89ee5t8wwDTsi7vGJ/s907/23%2011%20Lathams%20Snipe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="907" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilkqKFm-1Owwun35IPNVkF9gIFewCFgVAOOF9dPxEcvJvyJhvNzcPjzI3MtZY_HEoTfr2Gar6tf28v_smW2jsHdVZWJh-WwuklZYTXzdf8qfS9EcSh3DXdKcJYGR4KgYEhqLUxaDaVxqyh1Q4AZguK2_762ZIlXGbgQ2xuimjcB8_89ee5t8wwDTsi7vGJ/w400-h358/23%2011%20Lathams%20Snipe.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>There were at least 3 Baillon's Crakes visible from Ardea Hide. A bit difficult to count as they were roaming widely (at surprisingly high speed).<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRFn5p9pusmzl9OoUblf5qXpVsda0e4p2TcRPCwUh6Dxpb59Q46cHdfKVW1w9db-_2UV0lhNRnHsA1_eQaZTGDp6DU7lvMx5gNvf120G13dyxuSeMGC1Kh16a-HAhslwFE_nV4U9Wk8OXhv6kb-E6r233Yro4LCpJl0En0REaHzbioeYLPhgE_OLZjsuzV/s1000/23%2012%20Baillons%20Crake%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="789" data-original-width="1000" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRFn5p9pusmzl9OoUblf5qXpVsda0e4p2TcRPCwUh6Dxpb59Q46cHdfKVW1w9db-_2UV0lhNRnHsA1_eQaZTGDp6DU7lvMx5gNvf120G13dyxuSeMGC1Kh16a-HAhslwFE_nV4U9Wk8OXhv6kb-E6r233Yro4LCpJl0En0REaHzbioeYLPhgE_OLZjsuzV/w400-h315/23%2012%20Baillons%20Crake%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Although I think I first saw this one from Ardea the photo was taken from Bittern Hide.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="940" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrO9wK_lfDTUKRZYALkMthyjQHAKUgqCyFUZFnomLLOYq3xwrbF6TneH_-ZY2zxKlJhopPW4pl0ktu_OvbcRCy-TQEMeFF1cMQjLs7ghXXrAFgT9ZomLgKhEekDyi5K96hKtXMl3ufDB7jpKNAy5BHfErSZZgOehGsqYg2Vah6zQw-Or4mImoi8kpogfO5/w376-h400/23%2014%20Baillons%20Crake%202.jpg" width="376" /></a></div>A size comparison of a Baillon's Crake and a Black Swan!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlMO6U7iTUnJNarjVAEivrnxWEV_pyQYEB3s2VdmeXt2tcs64hgkTF-H94XySp6BcYWGHPdIW_ziCmwYMNYrL8h7Q83J8Z6Wy0q8EEBokJv5rc1T1o4_-G5shVO_hS9iX6A_16TjgzqRAX-ZsarJBTDvJD4uldfYiuingeFjc5Ki2Hkf18cbiZPOJVVX1E/s1000/23%2015%20Baillons%20Crake%20and%20Swan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="973" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlMO6U7iTUnJNarjVAEivrnxWEV_pyQYEB3s2VdmeXt2tcs64hgkTF-H94XySp6BcYWGHPdIW_ziCmwYMNYrL8h7Q83J8Z6Wy0q8EEBokJv5rc1T1o4_-G5shVO_hS9iX6A_16TjgzqRAX-ZsarJBTDvJD4uldfYiuingeFjc5Ki2Hkf18cbiZPOJVVX1E/w389-h400/23%2015%20Baillons%20Crake%20and%20Swan.jpg" width="389" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Spotless Crake: taken as it bolted out of reeds in front of Bittern Hide and bolted back again.</div><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU4Wi7FASwj-c7zCifrI-P6W9lRQqdlf9CefTr4HcETISB9y_UZsCjR5LwxCQaL917aqHoLGb-ysGVSxFCFy2NDSYub0wuw2I7xnWw1193M7fmEQyDJrzq_JYp3u2lQkCqvTp8qvhFtB4MdNrk6g8S1TKu4x79EBvhaZ6P11wJca4lP41J_rE-wnO-J5w-/w400-h360/23%2014%20Spotless%20Crake.jpg" width="400" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3sGIfXGnwVIbPKuxPxe_WaLtW2I5duvXzkg3Dcf1TIErSzfhT4vhZCwXTLcYomlOZRu3mPL9U2H4zkKYLfNMuolUncWCWxYp4776uJPy4rIF4kqox6wJJP6YvKuo2DX4r0ClPZvWqqvxpGP6pj8TW0aiWwz5qk4VhSv9PlWwtBskVmlWP-YO1GAfKfqQB/s1000/23%2017%20Spotless%20Crake.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="967" data-original-width="1000" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3sGIfXGnwVIbPKuxPxe_WaLtW2I5duvXzkg3Dcf1TIErSzfhT4vhZCwXTLcYomlOZRu3mPL9U2H4zkKYLfNMuolUncWCWxYp4776uJPy4rIF4kqox6wJJP6YvKuo2DX4r0ClPZvWqqvxpGP6pj8TW0aiWwz5qk4VhSv9PlWwtBskVmlWP-YO1GAfKfqQB/w400-h386/23%2017%20Spotless%20Crake.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /><p><br /></p></div></div>Flabmeisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00934077052437339591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8445111183007833890.post-31532309463478837632023-09-28T06:43:00.001+10:002023-09-28T06:43:09.565+10:00A brief trip to Canberra<p> We had to go to Canberra to get me certified safe to drive for another 12 months. Here are a few photos from the trip. Text will be added later.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2PRBJtiKkEtA0-Mm-vCaGZItcpykk0pFvxp4ZXFNxvhGLVSklsZF_njWxXN6CVoAPR5J75OW9pArimbdCV8qSfPVqsf-XM86lWvg-mOz_WqULbfqgJA-InGwCXsjX6_MmzQ93XaEUgSqXq27JtJ32TH0n4jW2X0LCQJXk8kXkJiyJveIu526uFEInP0Ai/s1000/00%20worker%20descending.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="816" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2PRBJtiKkEtA0-Mm-vCaGZItcpykk0pFvxp4ZXFNxvhGLVSklsZF_njWxXN6CVoAPR5J75OW9pArimbdCV8qSfPVqsf-XM86lWvg-mOz_WqULbfqgJA-InGwCXsjX6_MmzQ93XaEUgSqXq27JtJ32TH0n4jW2X0LCQJXk8kXkJiyJveIu526uFEInP0Ai/s320/00%20worker%20descending.jpg" width="261" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtUpwgz6pJmM-1Oga0yMLqg1zaCe_xL0jR2ScA_TQscuBE4ENj0gPMki1ayc6eIemGYytH3K5fN4shKBtMliy8KccTCzQ8I6WsfBMA4cJBSr-uSAcAf7i9cS_gY9_UL_BcPQxsK0EXGzj648xG4F7MtcyC-2N0YVBhqbr8ATwSr1lOuUOvmcV31hjzQ5qL/s1000/00%20workers%20descending.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Today some fitters were doing something to the Telstra Tower in Mallacoota. Here are some images. The first was as I first had my attention attracted.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb0drHhSPpMfSPNvsDJLimmMxpoV10hp_kRty522N3LKw1FzTfIjeaYrHAPRkX_CALbxUyxF5s5P8nuXuaTKMtHOm6CWmhl-M_P6dWP3EGrD4vcM0VAYKzJHJeqz3vF4tJ3PFdZNAKgZT8eATkj7oe8UAx-8lXvK6y_omk4rAuPS1ABZJKqTgLumVISAu3/s1000/05%2020%20Tower.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="871" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb0drHhSPpMfSPNvsDJLimmMxpoV10hp_kRty522N3LKw1FzTfIjeaYrHAPRkX_CALbxUyxF5s5P8nuXuaTKMtHOm6CWmhl-M_P6dWP3EGrD4vcM0VAYKzJHJeqz3vF4tJ3PFdZNAKgZT8eATkj7oe8UAx-8lXvK6y_omk4rAuPS1ABZJKqTgLumVISAu3/s320/05%2020%20Tower.jpg" width="279" /></a></div>The most interesting element of this is the small basket. From wat happened at the end that seems to be how the most of the guys travel up and down.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYXO47foqNYXVWbeyhHMgZgMpdbXQJPNQpjsGwGTJR4_XTcmv3iJ7IholXp2r2VHy5QCz0y7xPaGu5fc4CcxOipfeoNqKbeqWThSaiEYyFuLBdc2r4cVyCU6PZ9EjtDhOvAPFoPLpoOfzZo81TxXPHBPG0rO-NBmfpxfMMTp2XgrbarjaB-F7PikvrzSHc/s1000/05%2021%20tower.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="760" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYXO47foqNYXVWbeyhHMgZgMpdbXQJPNQpjsGwGTJR4_XTcmv3iJ7IholXp2r2VHy5QCz0y7xPaGu5fc4CcxOipfeoNqKbeqWThSaiEYyFuLBdc2r4cVyCU6PZ9EjtDhOvAPFoPLpoOfzZo81TxXPHBPG0rO-NBmfpxfMMTp2XgrbarjaB-F7PikvrzSHc/w304-h400/05%2021%20tower.jpg" width="304" /></a></div>This starts to give the idea of why I am not interested.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjMowHrW7EjdENtks0AEpYPTjpOq4SnO8dBAJuIUfM3SXiVcwrF-LLGni38RG9Y1LflzMvSiUELg0Zk27doGlhKefgoCoJjIT1iV7uZp4wZwcXj3AOfL8eM5pGr_lxiDnQs77O9EQCqDCfGwS0goEjRcdRjhOMw69v0Cqxw1eLydinOM0cEXyAytjHLqUG/s1000/05%2030%20tower.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="816" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjMowHrW7EjdENtks0AEpYPTjpOq4SnO8dBAJuIUfM3SXiVcwrF-LLGni38RG9Y1LflzMvSiUELg0Zk27doGlhKefgoCoJjIT1iV7uZp4wZwcXj3AOfL8eM5pGr_lxiDnQs77O9EQCqDCfGwS0goEjRcdRjhOMw69v0Cqxw1eLydinOM0cEXyAytjHLqUG/w326-h400/05%2030%20tower.jpg" width="326" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">I think this a replacement part arriving at the top of the tower.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTnmBDwr5iPbm7bEnfRDg4i1EP6_pFuW2C-q2yZ3W5cLQwBMh3UTXhlSzruE9eJv5kQ7qSu2xTp1jc2jg09l2fG7Q5NytC-xhM5c0VshAoS_86N5lYjBYtYTLgNcAS4T3k1jX7zOvt2i30kamKkPptncgV-IMTvfBXJgUzfwJjet_Pjxd5Z-LiF_4VsGFQ/s1000/05%2047%20tower.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="922" data-original-width="1000" height="369" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTnmBDwr5iPbm7bEnfRDg4i1EP6_pFuW2C-q2yZ3W5cLQwBMh3UTXhlSzruE9eJv5kQ7qSu2xTp1jc2jg09l2fG7Q5NytC-xhM5c0VshAoS_86N5lYjBYtYTLgNcAS4T3k1jX7zOvt2i30kamKkPptncgV-IMTvfBXJgUzfwJjet_Pjxd5Z-LiF_4VsGFQ/w400-h369/05%2047%20tower.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>It was never clear to me what was is the small bag. My starting point was that it was the workers' lunches, but they didn't seem to stop to eat.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPhgIj--MLhisyO0xII3DA-dfxWpcrSbxjiAEq9J-iIAPO675fY7QsHA6Jc40xCn7aVBLYWQIMOCEjevQi1aeDoTkwpxwlWS31T9mmIVK1SgJqml8MPZvrGhOXtFOQ4XxNW1OSHk-oLnNNwpJz9cAsjMj-oXNVtOdkqFgw3NPKxrG0MiIMBqAy1MBzKCE2/s1000/05%2048%20tower%20-%20lunch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="931" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPhgIj--MLhisyO0xII3DA-dfxWpcrSbxjiAEq9J-iIAPO675fY7QsHA6Jc40xCn7aVBLYWQIMOCEjevQi1aeDoTkwpxwlWS31T9mmIVK1SgJqml8MPZvrGhOXtFOQ4XxNW1OSHk-oLnNNwpJz9cAsjMj-oXNVtOdkqFgw3NPKxrG0MiIMBqAy1MBzKCE2/w373-h400/05%2048%20tower%20-%20lunch.jpg" width="373" /></a></div>They have much faith in their safety straps.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoNYx12ocQgdk92IswSRw3ypeQUlY7srwArncF57QzTkD5eik2Liap0swBAbzU8NzYhFMpZ0U8Ndl9XfJgjMM1-b-yINHIh7fKaDGeoGR59TAnuALfJjsJ6Dfh-aa3Ei0QS4tAaYAanBiukBWc-pv61B1HoJ9IVVhovCO3RMaqUGcNoR2ldyDmBMyHdrtL/s1000/05%2049%20tower.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="922" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoNYx12ocQgdk92IswSRw3ypeQUlY7srwArncF57QzTkD5eik2Liap0swBAbzU8NzYhFMpZ0U8Ndl9XfJgjMM1-b-yINHIh7fKaDGeoGR59TAnuALfJjsJ6Dfh-aa3Ei0QS4tAaYAanBiukBWc-pv61B1HoJ9IVVhovCO3RMaqUGcNoR2ldyDmBMyHdrtL/w369-h400/05%2049%20tower.jpg" width="369" /></a></div>A 4th "team member" had to climb up the ladder. As far as I could see he wasn't clipping on as he went up so he must have much faith in the outer set of bars catching him.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOfTX8WVIWZ3opAMlFQqyZ2ILtN1k0KxhuCEhb_4UEtjl4Yni2U8VWddz5YBmm7wI2dS92GAEtdGAL9HX5p70bM8CdH-nzOrV9-jz55AUwNlaDQI9W4EuxxFNZCcz9Ki0eK9FiW2Fjrvcl4Js_D259LCE8oNjR8WcdIuedDZItcaM0tmPUXMo35VRu18AG/s1000/05%2050%204th%20team%20member.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOfTX8WVIWZ3opAMlFQqyZ2ILtN1k0KxhuCEhb_4UEtjl4Yni2U8VWddz5YBmm7wI2dS92GAEtdGAL9HX5p70bM8CdH-nzOrV9-jz55AUwNlaDQI9W4EuxxFNZCcz9Ki0eK9FiW2Fjrvcl4Js_D259LCE8oNjR8WcdIuedDZItcaM0tmPUXMo35VRu18AG/w400-h266/05%2050%204th%20team%20member.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>At the end of the process the three guys that were up there when I started watching came down in the basket. I missed a photo of that - drat - and didn't bother with one of the last guy coming down the ladder.<br /> <p></p>Flabmeisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00934077052437339591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8445111183007833890.post-23910193839057684962023-08-20T06:38:00.001+10:002023-08-20T06:38:27.887+10:00Snaps around Canberra<p> This has a few snaps from Friday in Canberra. Going back to an old joke to amuse our daughter "Who stole Black Mountain Tower?" It is interesting that it almost allows one to envisage what Black Mountain looked like pre-tower. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiA60_JY9jDpGtAoDjopo9VofmExNZ7SFf9eLJqlZLZgTHlTMMBQix3Z4b98TyZ6yxmgGi4Do7E8dHMha_c1msD3TxFIRB6XsRmoRrSdUAi3Hd5URLWMmspf4FWf5zZqjclw-he4bysTET192cYpGhryWoM2ryLa2IUA6z3lHtSIJjqYhuOT7vAsPMjMiL/s1000/18%2001%20tower%20missing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiA60_JY9jDpGtAoDjopo9VofmExNZ7SFf9eLJqlZLZgTHlTMMBQix3Z4b98TyZ6yxmgGi4Do7E8dHMha_c1msD3TxFIRB6XsRmoRrSdUAi3Hd5URLWMmspf4FWf5zZqjclw-he4bysTET192cYpGhryWoM2ryLa2IUA6z3lHtSIJjqYhuOT7vAsPMjMiL/w400-h266/18%2001%20tower%20missing.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>It, like the cat in <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcTDp0m6xNQ">a Garrison Keilor song</a>, came back.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2obCfo55USrqgCNfIQ8aix1ijFMODoSMLPxII8XfZnFzdBwD8TmJ87WKL5SiitANEZ7xvZCjvUPBgfF1cMbjj-Sq6b0kjM_jSLq71x5CCnGMARU1faDk5HibZ002AE81taZq-n6ibY5NQzHquGryVHXP0yz56paxqQ-X4KSxQLamiluAtbSXLXV5z1Cc-/s1000/18%2002%20tower%20back.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2obCfo55USrqgCNfIQ8aix1ijFMODoSMLPxII8XfZnFzdBwD8TmJ87WKL5SiitANEZ7xvZCjvUPBgfF1cMbjj-Sq6b0kjM_jSLq71x5CCnGMARU1faDk5HibZ002AE81taZq-n6ibY5NQzHquGryVHXP0yz56paxqQ-X4KSxQLamiluAtbSXLXV5z1Cc-/w400-h266/18%2002%20tower%20back.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>After an entertaining morning at the croquet lawns I went out to JerrabomberaWetlands hoping to find a 'good' bird for Bird A Day. I did spot a/the Freckled Duck (already used as BAD) silhouetted against the water. Really, with this species the silhouette is all that is needed.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK4e2dftQu2RNAIIYpsk6DB72cBTAV7awsu3XqOm-EED9rAIshNrtNWz8l47iji7ru6zHOGp7i_sh6JbVNIP4WWixt5E9NqWGXQ-larqAKiEmCbEw5-wbckwx5ITg_8ZyAYjXxYcW5z3zmabMQZjRMg0RwcwPwX9IfzGwPQ3Yu9R7bswwQC8TOk2ZhhS2r/s969/18%2003%20Freckled%20Duck.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="759" data-original-width="969" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK4e2dftQu2RNAIIYpsk6DB72cBTAV7awsu3XqOm-EED9rAIshNrtNWz8l47iji7ru6zHOGp7i_sh6JbVNIP4WWixt5E9NqWGXQ-larqAKiEmCbEw5-wbckwx5ITg_8ZyAYjXxYcW5z3zmabMQZjRMg0RwcwPwX9IfzGwPQ3Yu9R7bswwQC8TOk2ZhhS2r/w400-h314/18%2003%20Freckled%20Duck.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Just as well since post-editing doesn't greatly improve matters !</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFgpQ5x3P0ntwA6fDspZCBPEXHnNB4My-9IvoLBFpifwBUoklbcT0fPUZjFNl3wjw5c-cI3BmDF6a_3IX8OTjsIsbuy8-JFHyInaY7iSO1XZl3T9US1jO4KcmraQufTSOExPYOMBdA_hxKydv17y5qJ4uFb775hy1AC30ZLklOy5yw3SD4ELxEi1O844Hz/s969/18%2003%20Freckled%20Duck_edited.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="759" data-original-width="969" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFgpQ5x3P0ntwA6fDspZCBPEXHnNB4My-9IvoLBFpifwBUoklbcT0fPUZjFNl3wjw5c-cI3BmDF6a_3IX8OTjsIsbuy8-JFHyInaY7iSO1XZl3T9US1jO4KcmraQufTSOExPYOMBdA_hxKydv17y5qJ4uFb775hy1AC30ZLklOy5yw3SD4ELxEi1O844Hz/s320/18%2003%20Freckled%20Duck_edited.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>There was a good-sized flock of Australian White Ibis towards the Billabong. I counted 90 Ibis in total but here are a few of them.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNLDIFyeHcVQ1cS-7_lx5clEXRBJMst-TgE1K1NMWUaSAm67s90_4HmZBIcuLjPTKLAFPRNJPcf0auzRP2t99uB9mnuyPFY4s2YP5DSuLOD9lT4W1p1dXCQb7BbqILQoCkpkHcXaC4w_ONjwWY8QLY4eQcpRTXB3pWsIS0-5pLf0rVq8mUWQ0qmfY2WFvT/s1000/18%2004%20Ibis.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNLDIFyeHcVQ1cS-7_lx5clEXRBJMst-TgE1K1NMWUaSAm67s90_4HmZBIcuLjPTKLAFPRNJPcf0auzRP2t99uB9mnuyPFY4s2YP5DSuLOD9lT4W1p1dXCQb7BbqILQoCkpkHcXaC4w_ONjwWY8QLY4eQcpRTXB3pWsIS0-5pLf0rVq8mUWQ0qmfY2WFvT/w400-h266/18%2004%20Ibis.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I cruised over to the far end of the Reserve, hoping to find a Tawny Frogmouth which nested there last year. I think I spotted the nest being reconstructed but despite peering at the nearby trees fairly intently couldn't see the birds. However, on crossing back over the Molonglo I noticed that at least one of the Martins has a chestnut head, making it a Fairy Martin. Although I didn't get a photo, that was BAD.<div><br /></div><div>Back at the apartment a couple of Ibis flew past<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVpt9c-Mfym-LrhGr6GE8t2APFsfNoi1TDHBK3uYRS9w6TH_6C2IfUSO7RIwGSBmM3uDJo1l9v5ZShcJ6wyEKCKHtlePRRYRoION7pyQIFOqsdkAAgwQ7jZltTOVI24pvQQf8L3CdYmNbLVaM3MOeHAATWlSqCi9FSWNNASzTAdpK8x9bzcjusWrXqRARc/s945/18%2005%20Ibis.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="802" data-original-width="945" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVpt9c-Mfym-LrhGr6GE8t2APFsfNoi1TDHBK3uYRS9w6TH_6C2IfUSO7RIwGSBmM3uDJo1l9v5ZShcJ6wyEKCKHtlePRRYRoION7pyQIFOqsdkAAgwQ7jZltTOVI24pvQQf8L3CdYmNbLVaM3MOeHAATWlSqCi9FSWNNASzTAdpK8x9bzcjusWrXqRARc/w400-h340/18%2005%20Ibis.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8JTOClPbxfNID9EP69jrebBYGc6ER87XkIzo2zLxc2QqkTSVeMPlrZnjB_5pPWwpv9IKfjp0ztrl4Qa7O-rbUSH6mDVCnfcPX4zQ_rTNCkJoxsyaeam6x8_j1XRQjan56yHxyx-L-b4FAZuTAYlGDbsE913PE7E2G-tkAvyOUpnGdG3QBYW-CHqy6Fboo/s1000/18%2006%20Ibis.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="681" data-original-width="1000" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8JTOClPbxfNID9EP69jrebBYGc6ER87XkIzo2zLxc2QqkTSVeMPlrZnjB_5pPWwpv9IKfjp0ztrl4Qa7O-rbUSH6mDVCnfcPX4zQ_rTNCkJoxsyaeam6x8_j1XRQjan56yHxyx-L-b4FAZuTAYlGDbsE913PE7E2G-tkAvyOUpnGdG3QBYW-CHqy6Fboo/w400-h272/18%2006%20Ibis.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>As evening fell the lights of cars on Cooyong St were, as usual reflected in the apartments that have replaced the ABC lats in Reid.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1nkiTfzH2Ai_U5IJ0elozxMlSWAuGDXFqRJMb_5eSz6pbUdogXbvw_h7LlxYAN5TZdqBZzSmQg1e4zTqi0r6RjKF0QrHoRF2ofBIrf4XirwOYYAI3_xb4wR-Vgp5jZm0IBKruGKx6ZTqt-FDcMbPTos9ZF9Cz7A1Vw_Qfy6_7MlUVy12gOe6kEbAeELAF/s1000/18%2007%20lights.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="989" data-original-width="1000" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1nkiTfzH2Ai_U5IJ0elozxMlSWAuGDXFqRJMb_5eSz6pbUdogXbvw_h7LlxYAN5TZdqBZzSmQg1e4zTqi0r6RjKF0QrHoRF2ofBIrf4XirwOYYAI3_xb4wR-Vgp5jZm0IBKruGKx6ZTqt-FDcMbPTos9ZF9Cz7A1Vw_Qfy6_7MlUVy12gOe6kEbAeELAF/s320/18%2007%20lights.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Flabmeisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00934077052437339591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8445111183007833890.post-44366666923292848852023-08-19T06:02:00.005+10:002023-08-19T06:02:25.037+10:00Walking the Molonglo Gorge(s)<p> To check out a geological site we walked from the Molonglo Gorge car park to Blue Tiles and back. To avoid the scrambly bits of the track closest to the River (blue line) we came back on forest tracks (yellow dashes).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQv7JY6X5MppWifQXDvG3itpVrPW_ff4lVgMFO7FXJKWRHRyddC2-f3_8ZKsBw83iiAbMciILcxEmxDxbG4O_V3IismCcHM3qrzcJ75I3W_vWLq3SO3fRwINpWjRwpb88oAw1tRWB88dz3Uh4JBomVw1k6W3Lgz5-rFtio3wojmZxsToxUK1ygZiiIWi5r/s1125/17%2002%20Routes.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1088" data-original-width="1125" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQv7JY6X5MppWifQXDvG3itpVrPW_ff4lVgMFO7FXJKWRHRyddC2-f3_8ZKsBw83iiAbMciILcxEmxDxbG4O_V3IismCcHM3qrzcJ75I3W_vWLq3SO3fRwINpWjRwpb88oAw1tRWB88dz3Uh4JBomVw1k6W3Lgz5-rFtio3wojmZxsToxUK1ygZiiIWi5r/s320/17%2002%20Routes.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>A view down on to the Molonglo River. A surprisingly strong flow considering the dry conditions.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVKmuxWuEvukraJuzZMeVN6fUKDQl7bM0Fr51K7-z23TLiVF8YaG1xLmSCK_N0rWd7bKlihkYuNNDfDK1YQTZjzfSSbJe3ngZvf2BIF5AGpNmqEa5LIugZGCPCm1Lw3dy19qfErx5EN5ygGnPIJS8lSPWlkPzDM8USAV5CLDLHFRTSfE8nnZymnkfTNamo/s1000/17%2002%20Up%20Gorge.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVKmuxWuEvukraJuzZMeVN6fUKDQl7bM0Fr51K7-z23TLiVF8YaG1xLmSCK_N0rWd7bKlihkYuNNDfDK1YQTZjzfSSbJe3ngZvf2BIF5AGpNmqEa5LIugZGCPCm1Lw3dy19qfErx5EN5ygGnPIJS8lSPWlkPzDM8USAV5CLDLHFRTSfE8nnZymnkfTNamo/w400-h266/17%2002%20Up%20Gorge.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Much moss on this rockface indicates a moist microclimate. We were surprised that we didn't spot any ferns.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAq5Qw6LpLW0qgf4mO4ICrhDBPEvbxeI9GyuJDr0M74qc1OQuKcJnU3Mp8W6coADnzrJIVdEC7qcWqjU7nyDSqdFWTDRqYRzJAsUWn4bl6a6XMs7Rhxqn_-mDa3J3_8IxoCsgIBDBi6YxkRoMaGTcWpiX4SUyMpwY2yLiBN4SaWE5zc7RehR8hOGD7n9mq/s1000/17%2003%20Moss.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAq5Qw6LpLW0qgf4mO4ICrhDBPEvbxeI9GyuJDr0M74qc1OQuKcJnU3Mp8W6coADnzrJIVdEC7qcWqjU7nyDSqdFWTDRqYRzJAsUWn4bl6a6XMs7Rhxqn_-mDa3J3_8IxoCsgIBDBi6YxkRoMaGTcWpiX4SUyMpwY2yLiBN4SaWE5zc7RehR8hOGD7n9mq/w300-h400/17%2003%20Moss.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>More gorge views.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCTqgLcgAeCsNuAgZAokGJCgeMFoGjht5TGAw6KDqm3t37FVuYiIxDbytp8KMNdHMjzXjm_RUmvooYLkDGks45LmlL532JQlCO1yKnBMxvvJnCzdJq11-EtmLYkWc6hs3-s31LGXC8CmcGxzA65pO-2o1FGXIQsFEYgumAEGJTxn1LLwHZPsQ61IwK-MNa/s1000/17%2003%20Up%20Gorge.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCTqgLcgAeCsNuAgZAokGJCgeMFoGjht5TGAw6KDqm3t37FVuYiIxDbytp8KMNdHMjzXjm_RUmvooYLkDGks45LmlL532JQlCO1yKnBMxvvJnCzdJq11-EtmLYkWc6hs3-s31LGXC8CmcGxzA65pO-2o1FGXIQsFEYgumAEGJTxn1LLwHZPsQ61IwK-MNa/w400-h266/17%2003%20Up%20Gorge.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi36ipK5Zt88caIN3yWxODPeq9lZ0UWekeJxhMXMrIlNUr3BXokyv0ilRR5NXuNY_XPuqjHQVYPyc8JzDNT3V_EI6hlvZ-zuKgfg9Eu8ggVNuZtLT80a16wGLYO7xfBHyK7cN8p2RjzEnaB84IGQbVB7656TEJ-3qdpVG65qmWeVWCGnq2NBmpVy9rRvZWD/s1000/17%2004%20Far%20side.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="667" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi36ipK5Zt88caIN3yWxODPeq9lZ0UWekeJxhMXMrIlNUr3BXokyv0ilRR5NXuNY_XPuqjHQVYPyc8JzDNT3V_EI6hlvZ-zuKgfg9Eu8ggVNuZtLT80a16wGLYO7xfBHyK7cN8p2RjzEnaB84IGQbVB7656TEJ-3qdpVG65qmWeVWCGnq2NBmpVy9rRvZWD/w266-h400/17%2004%20Far%20side.jpg" width="266" /></a></div>This wattle has been identified on iNaturalist as <i>Acacia rubida</i>, which I should have been able to identify myself.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1HFAUihL7_qvcDmpPvU64lsSCz9YCsWzUjFpVMOshlJA3bCePRgOqw2kkH2FqI8JADX3OjF6E2cot2GeoFyjA2Vls0ikJ0DaWi4tnPSpiHiw7z696skbo70VLjr60gSuHarS6jgKgH9JmHP1z2R3a8t0zF8cCjctr-K850gIyPBpWf5T88vBVCMR2sKdD/s1000/17%2005%20Acacia.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1HFAUihL7_qvcDmpPvU64lsSCz9YCsWzUjFpVMOshlJA3bCePRgOqw2kkH2FqI8JADX3OjF6E2cot2GeoFyjA2Vls0ikJ0DaWi4tnPSpiHiw7z696skbo70VLjr60gSuHarS6jgKgH9JmHP1z2R3a8t0zF8cCjctr-K850gIyPBpWf5T88vBVCMR2sKdD/w400-h300/17%2005%20Acacia.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Our turn point at Blue Tiles picnic area.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjlE357_Cs_N3HZgkwL-yqYLP4Hia_7bkz0rXc55GUMNF-NvwGupRN2AfKdxy3Lf8g6gkPfnmagrrHFDROtpbaVhxPNCsysMnWY7FyujpZoXS2jE3x2NJSBp1hWloNF2-7G7bZQ3vPRzUSXmUcWaxsySADM8skUwlGFXMtBaGXLOz2-EyK-LVvWjOZj1Hv/s1000/17%2005%20Blue%20Tiles.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjlE357_Cs_N3HZgkwL-yqYLP4Hia_7bkz0rXc55GUMNF-NvwGupRN2AfKdxy3Lf8g6gkPfnmagrrHFDROtpbaVhxPNCsysMnWY7FyujpZoXS2jE3x2NJSBp1hWloNF2-7G7bZQ3vPRzUSXmUcWaxsySADM8skUwlGFXMtBaGXLOz2-EyK-LVvWjOZj1Hv/w400-h266/17%2005%20Blue%20Tiles.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I didn't enjoy the rough walk along the track so decided after looking at the map to walk the roads along the edge of Kowen Forest instead. It looked a little longer but much easier walking. Unfortunately it didn't include the contours of which there were several! This was the nastiest, between points A and B on the map From fiddling with Google Earth the creek is about 50m lower than the ridges. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKUfP4nLe-mnXQLOZlm4cw_nUCEPtnEptWRBXajYGZe8k-N1opj4P66L4T3syR5x3sLIWSjBVzfmvKGg86Mqp80CxAJASSO6B3AzPKPvv6117UEMppokwHJ6842t5_GNlNy3MU_HDFr9qe6TkpX7oRMdBjiV6_UTy7uX9ZPzhPl9RZnZQIma9FmW3y7Rsu/s1001/17%2006%20bad%20choice.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="667" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKUfP4nLe-mnXQLOZlm4cw_nUCEPtnEptWRBXajYGZe8k-N1opj4P66L4T3syR5x3sLIWSjBVzfmvKGg86Mqp80CxAJASSO6B3AzPKPvv6117UEMppokwHJ6842t5_GNlNy3MU_HDFr9qe6TkpX7oRMdBjiV6_UTy7uX9ZPzhPl9RZnZQIma9FmW3y7Rsu/w266-h400/17%2006%20bad%20choice.jpg" width="266" /></a></div>I had thought about a bush bash when level with the ca park but that looked very steep (and I expected a tricky fence crossing to be involved). It ended taking about the same time as going out but 1.8km longer: one oof my less wise decisions.<br /><p><br /></p>Flabmeisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00934077052437339591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8445111183007833890.post-34039792913113955322023-08-17T06:05:00.007+10:002023-08-17T06:28:58.836+10:00Cockatoos in Glebe Park<p> Looking down from our balcony on 16 August there was a modest flock of Sulphur-crested Cockatoos feeding in a grassy area in Glebe Park.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvCYgfNbc-3-RyltE-9e3kn8ImSRUs6qxn5DVs_2NfTVvXkTmezAWS4zcAPDv613n5MibJ1OzGLQGbgL-BSlvHed0lbECTfZvOjmqpX6VkpnMKvndtWiCuIjSyfEV79RzlNzU-u7q_AgecFME4B4u7Lm_5qVe480kDrShk1ukGRQzDOjjoi72E-pv8WCfd/s1000/01%20from%20above.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvCYgfNbc-3-RyltE-9e3kn8ImSRUs6qxn5DVs_2NfTVvXkTmezAWS4zcAPDv613n5MibJ1OzGLQGbgL-BSlvHed0lbECTfZvOjmqpX6VkpnMKvndtWiCuIjSyfEV79RzlNzU-u7q_AgecFME4B4u7Lm_5qVe480kDrShk1ukGRQzDOjjoi72E-pv8WCfd/w400-h266/01%20from%20above.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>So I took myself off there to see what could be seen. By and large the birds were behaving well, with only an occasional screeching snap at each other.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBSoU9DHGT6W_GdV43s_9JCNFw_sj26elw-NdBGiLFS6ee33XfU7KN2ylgxmQtv6cWsPPM5bAupv07BwugnFp5SUNIimW8AznUt-ERkX_z0rzE3c2zhbrfDaxk_EeYvES6GwwJ95HtQEVTPaV-6szQcODwX88JWuSXAREpU4AW8ut2Cm3x9CZQQCsMJNp5/s1000/01%20pair.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="653" data-original-width="1000" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBSoU9DHGT6W_GdV43s_9JCNFw_sj26elw-NdBGiLFS6ee33XfU7KN2ylgxmQtv6cWsPPM5bAupv07BwugnFp5SUNIimW8AznUt-ERkX_z0rzE3c2zhbrfDaxk_EeYvES6GwwJ95HtQEVTPaV-6szQcODwX88JWuSXAREpU4AW8ut2Cm3x9CZQQCsMJNp5/w400-h261/01%20pair.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>They were feeding on roots of some description being dug out of the lawn.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirEtH-vul8wor-1F52tPa6Xqi6HLH5OBZb7M2a3u0QeUZOzAGUyj5axvaaFqJQQ0CVTGFWl6vePW7x2IJMIqvTVLLZKRcRbHuArU1d4NIPAzqtMGC1_AcuIW8VxQaPCSi7jja57cV2UOHJ-lnSIX53gkZCTB6EVD_0C5qCMheDAORmuCFyvMQM3Onk0ljy/s1000/02%20eating.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="944" data-original-width="1000" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirEtH-vul8wor-1F52tPa6Xqi6HLH5OBZb7M2a3u0QeUZOzAGUyj5axvaaFqJQQ0CVTGFWl6vePW7x2IJMIqvTVLLZKRcRbHuArU1d4NIPAzqtMGC1_AcuIW8VxQaPCSi7jja57cV2UOHJ-lnSIX53gkZCTB6EVD_0C5qCMheDAORmuCFyvMQM3Onk0ljy/w400-h378/02%20eating.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>This was the best I did of an erect crest.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXhNjP9IdKRoQI53vb-HqA0jktDhIkStBTaAyterW4t3QDHYOPjtq25HKH8ZC0Cebu6FoBSMsBm-AswDzvsyESQYaHpE1iTo80Rijo4kDEZ-BFsICeyFcm-va8dW8DMklO5r64mUaXFvhFBNk8E6R8n0kwTc0tfmy4RNcbQ2lW370Eq38SqgVC8oEMx4Fn/s1000/03%20raised%20crest.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="643" data-original-width="1000" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXhNjP9IdKRoQI53vb-HqA0jktDhIkStBTaAyterW4t3QDHYOPjtq25HKH8ZC0Cebu6FoBSMsBm-AswDzvsyESQYaHpE1iTo80Rijo4kDEZ-BFsICeyFcm-va8dW8DMklO5r64mUaXFvhFBNk8E6R8n0kwTc0tfmy4RNcbQ2lW370Eq38SqgVC8oEMx4Fn/w400-h258/03%20raised%20crest.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>This shows how deeply they were delving,<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPkusTeS0iu2wG-ergXJK6FM-_40rKDrcqpG6segovpP1JxlFT7GOJlGO45srsBC5k8KzVuPaWbnQgUC5io009l08IFVnHdcAF105IbT0YSRkJ1lvQwfiQE2AgpT11gW2Y7qzwBUMjgWXmoa6yS_rbC01ytADWxbek8h1cGitcfThJdku1lrOXBsFvzc-c/s1000/04%20digging%20in.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="924" data-original-width="1000" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPkusTeS0iu2wG-ergXJK6FM-_40rKDrcqpG6segovpP1JxlFT7GOJlGO45srsBC5k8KzVuPaWbnQgUC5io009l08IFVnHdcAF105IbT0YSRkJ1lvQwfiQE2AgpT11gW2Y7qzwBUMjgWXmoa6yS_rbC01ytADWxbek8h1cGitcfThJdku1lrOXBsFvzc-c/w400-h370/04%20digging%20in.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Several of the birds had colour between the wings. <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoBjgC58_OQgBBwZFmLBcrnoBGNJVvghNsfgSaCtbhDWhrZtLLR1-RAlSggur_WMeExMcVaTooZvRlkcJpu5fk1b6eo5Z22Y90oU-czmf6ED3YJWVnYnIjeTBUofymDKZwjLby-RWiW28INoWlApo3p9vtibrZ0SvnekT8ZTnTss6sAzhp9ygyBMeH-Azn/s1000/05%20marked.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="895" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoBjgC58_OQgBBwZFmLBcrnoBGNJVvghNsfgSaCtbhDWhrZtLLR1-RAlSggur_WMeExMcVaTooZvRlkcJpu5fk1b6eo5Z22Y90oU-czmf6ED3YJWVnYnIjeTBUofymDKZwjLby-RWiW28INoWlApo3p9vtibrZ0SvnekT8ZTnTss6sAzhp9ygyBMeH-Azn/w358-h400/05%20marked.jpg" width="358" /></a><br />This is being done by researchers from <span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;">the Cognitive Ecology Group at the Research School of Biology, ANU). We are measuring social networks and foraging ecology in the north-side Canberra cockies, with dye-dots on the backs to identify individuals. They use these as a non-invasive alternative to trapping and banding - the dots last for around 3 months. From the <a href="http://bioacoustics.cse.unsw.edu.au/archives/html/canberrabirds/2023-07/msg00009.html">list of information on an email to the COG chatline</a> they were tagged at roosts in ANU (pink) and Watson Pottery (blue).</span><br /><p><br /></p></div>Flabmeisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00934077052437339591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8445111183007833890.post-55156239188800355172023-08-07T14:41:00.003+10:002023-08-07T14:41:33.745+10:00Some Mallacoota Garden Plants in flower<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjO0C-X87NTQ_AZxlTOF1UZ8uXqkv0H-J-wJXp7_foF7u8cVqapPJMCJ52wztyp1BNhcpqqCXEy-KSyhYtnwa_Mf5TZ3AYH7tGGPU3TsqTtA2w-2M878VIS9-zVIgtsYkty-HrBx3wnG5YfKf1lu92428XyAeJARVnOOKTeQMHoAJ7W3oLKu1FrTDp1vtO/s1000/01%20Hardenbergia.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="875" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjO0C-X87NTQ_AZxlTOF1UZ8uXqkv0H-J-wJXp7_foF7u8cVqapPJMCJ52wztyp1BNhcpqqCXEy-KSyhYtnwa_Mf5TZ3AYH7tGGPU3TsqTtA2w-2M878VIS9-zVIgtsYkty-HrBx3wnG5YfKf1lu92428XyAeJARVnOOKTeQMHoAJ7W3oLKu1FrTDp1vtO/s320/01%20Hardenbergia.jpg" width="280" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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A twist is given to that by wanting to book the service 4 weeks out to ensure I get a courtesy car for the day of the service. So it was set for 11/7. It has been annoying that something in the car system has been set so that it gives warnings about service interval and oil change every time the car is started once I passed 10kkm after the last service/ I was able to blot it for a while but that has now come back. GRRRR.</p><p>A second calculation came about with the price of diesel. Using the petrol spy app (even though the Mazda uses diesel) showed the price on Thursday 6 July to be 209.9 c/l in Mallacoota - ripping the community off? no, no not us - 178.9 in Cann River, 185.9 in Bombala and 168.9 at Costco in Canberra. The Mazda suggested we had a range of 450km and it is about 370 km to Canberra. So the decision was made to head for Canberra, going along Imlay Rd rather than via Cann River. </p><p>However fuel consumption can easily get increased, things get very messy if a turbo diesel runs out of fuel, and 80km is less of a margin than I really liked: to I was monitoring the range (which appears on the dashboard) and estimating the distance to go more or less constantly. There was some associated entertainment within this stream. Although Imlay road climbs from 57m AMSL at the Princes Hwy to 488m AMSL when it hits the Monaro Hwy, there are some long downhill stretches. At one point we hit a 3km long downhill stretch but the range increased by 4 km! of course in the following climb we covered 2km and the range decreased by 10km! As a result when we got to Bombala the range was 225km and a sign said Canberra was 201 km away. That situation more or less continued until we got to the high point, 1100m AMSL just North of Nimmitabel. From then on, as a result of the basically downhill running, and the high quality road surface, the "safety margin" grew until it was about 65km as we pulled in to Costco. On filling up the pump went to 49.5l (with a nominal capacity of 55l) which means I had about 8l of fuel left, probably good for a bit over 100km of easy driving.</p><p>The final, normal item of calculation is the temperature at Nimmitabel. It was 10C when we left Mallacoota at 9:07 and Frances went for 8C while I took 10C. Things looked ungood when we went through fog at the Wallagraugh rest area and it was already down to 8C. Although it warned a little along the Imlay after leaving Bombala it was down to 6C already. Coming into Lake Williams it was down to 5C - so we both lost - and by the Northern end of the village it was 4C. </p><p>Just after that we got views across to the snow-covered Main Range which is just visible in this image </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhirhc5R558Uwesv8kd3GpWm-YpNa5Sprl3SJYcRSUZZYyNSTWpNNpaJ4DO5K08oevZ2SM6JXnEri5-Y4N0dx32y2KCQEDZm42KpBTYadeaeZYgWHq244WdVRMm9g5qRkYhRSlb5SIBGd3pShgZ8eW0Hz16MNi1L07BPpf7iE1eZxdvE7G_b8R-ecnqJMhC/s1000/06%2001%20Main%20range.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="629" data-original-width="1000" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhirhc5R558Uwesv8kd3GpWm-YpNa5Sprl3SJYcRSUZZYyNSTWpNNpaJ4DO5K08oevZ2SM6JXnEri5-Y4N0dx32y2KCQEDZm42KpBTYadeaeZYgWHq244WdVRMm9g5qRkYhRSlb5SIBGd3pShgZ8eW0Hz16MNi1L07BPpf7iE1eZxdvE7G_b8R-ecnqJMhC/w400-h251/06%2001%20Main%20range.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>This image shows the barren countryside between Nimmitabel and Cooma. As well as the browned grass and incoming cloud some of the small hillocks can be seen in the distance. These are apparently small volcanic plugs!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkFb50dxodpKBPuHeYp7i875xWRrtRAAfARV8gna0Wf1Bewax6ML0gfkB-EFmjOaOGO2ZzGfPsgPKHkmwPaU6u7XEHNsqwpwD_eriuc3Rzl4xvqUUc6YYK_Zv35-9vdr1SLFXC5ty7sUPdfpS7gKyRcIEwIc1qyDHXM_53MgLSQjk0zUWoiFhEitO1sujW/s1000/06%2002%20Country%20around%20NImmitabel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="430" data-original-width="1000" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkFb50dxodpKBPuHeYp7i875xWRrtRAAfARV8gna0Wf1Bewax6ML0gfkB-EFmjOaOGO2ZzGfPsgPKHkmwPaU6u7XEHNsqwpwD_eriuc3Rzl4xvqUUc6YYK_Zv35-9vdr1SLFXC5ty7sUPdfpS7gKyRcIEwIc1qyDHXM_53MgLSQjk0zUWoiFhEitO1sujW/w640-h276/06%2002%20Country%20around%20NImmitabel.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>For the last couple of years (at least) we have been amused by a sculpture of a cyclist on the disused railway track alongside the road. Today we were prepared and Frances took this snap out of her window: an excellent image for something about 100m away and we were doing 100kph.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJiRJ7_rUTgJJeiSo_UY_1swhuXnoN2ZesGZ0RmPzrv_oqKjwtvaMNyb_tohfUC5u9qFYUM_cIY-yeZU8-fMvNN1D4ui7j6GSGGFxhcFpMlOgYHd5JewREO_-y-gOUBdKQK7E6AodsMG-f7YQZEuughNGxcVa7zEFvP7rfCrvFmySVG86Qou2IFPRNC5LW/s1000/06%2003%20Mullga%20Bill.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="922" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJiRJ7_rUTgJJeiSo_UY_1swhuXnoN2ZesGZ0RmPzrv_oqKjwtvaMNyb_tohfUC5u9qFYUM_cIY-yeZU8-fMvNN1D4ui7j6GSGGFxhcFpMlOgYHd5JewREO_-y-gOUBdKQK7E6AodsMG-f7YQZEuughNGxcVa7zEFvP7rfCrvFmySVG86Qou2IFPRNC5LW/w369-h400/06%2003%20Mullga%20Bill.jpg" width="369" /></a></div>We did a little shopping <i>en route</i> to the apartment including this can of beer at Plonk. Described as a bitter, it was actually not that bitter, but very pleasant. I had expected it to be an import, but it is actually brewed in Stepney in South Australia. We both expected Stepney to be in the down-market Inner West of Adelaide (probably Thebarton) but it was actually in the very classy St Peters - College Park Inner East!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh62QR0eflFS2s9rGNxQ7yXHe8ZXpbJ8WblK97W_jTDw1lM42jOUCtNj6ryS785QCsfrRyWhGtlSlVzW57VMeU0osxB2GABf8zLfEM4b61yXSc9flb0rff7TXm9nfniUPDuYai0PAieYHlYCZag0nmyi6PICWj3vCQvlapEUABTRx-VzQOrqg83nlm-N0L0/s1000/06%2004%20libation.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="731" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh62QR0eflFS2s9rGNxQ7yXHe8ZXpbJ8WblK97W_jTDw1lM42jOUCtNj6ryS785QCsfrRyWhGtlSlVzW57VMeU0osxB2GABf8zLfEM4b61yXSc9flb0rff7TXm9nfniUPDuYai0PAieYHlYCZag0nmyi6PICWj3vCQvlapEUABTRx-VzQOrqg83nlm-N0L0/s320/06%2004%20libation.jpg" width="234" /></a></div><br /><p><br /><br /></p>Flabmeisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00934077052437339591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8445111183007833890.post-9012270555770511382023-06-21T11:34:00.003+10:002023-06-27T11:32:32.750+10:00A Melbourne trip: day 5<p> We packed up and were outathere by 0800 hours. Unfortunately, as I drove off a warning light with a depiction of a tyre appeared. On consulting the manual, which - unlike that for our previous Jetta - is useful, it was suggesting low tyre and a visit to a dealer. Fortunately there was a Mazda Dealer in South Melbourne so we visited there. The reception folk realised - after a very little guidance - that we had an urgent issue and investigated the issue returning the car, but not the nail that had stuck in the front tyre, before 10 am. So we set off again.</p><p>This began by visiting a typically confusing intersection to get on to the M1. I am sure Vic Roads recruit their traffic designers from psychotic rodents that have failed maze running.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Bwzc0us7BMzEXsCS2uCVEF7nkKQ8j_AMxiOXK-tYFIE31L-nNTwFgaV7f4SlP_baoyKlbUra5mleXnw3P99TST40pCMN1buOg8bMaMX55wFlLAgBAsvEjiBZdDVLiFrrpetbDSyLVF8u5xawCX4u3YwH3uFCtn81Ocwc2KoCBSRkrZp4C1GYOm6632TM/s1000/01%20road%20chaos.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Bwzc0us7BMzEXsCS2uCVEF7nkKQ8j_AMxiOXK-tYFIE31L-nNTwFgaV7f4SlP_baoyKlbUra5mleXnw3P99TST40pCMN1buOg8bMaMX55wFlLAgBAsvEjiBZdDVLiFrrpetbDSyLVF8u5xawCX4u3YwH3uFCtn81Ocwc2KoCBSRkrZp4C1GYOm6632TM/w400-h300/01%20road%20chaos.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Going through the Domain Tunnel was the usual slot-car racing experience (with bonus b-double). The green lights running down the side of the tunnel were new!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfXXIkjvaZfKeftJTTGuVDUc_aDv4__eHEocFccHe8xPnbbA1HFR4Wf7oguXcvcW0DqmHmqibuhOWoJ5pqhoSRacWlBDwdaFWWObBmbx87K0Dk8wcsTunGsBPXr5htf51cD2l05KcJCTBbJ7i3E2AyAWPPc1vjAEDDEPOYfNKomsx_3NGnLroaUFwrjFeq/s1000/02%20tunnel.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="790" data-original-width="1000" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfXXIkjvaZfKeftJTTGuVDUc_aDv4__eHEocFccHe8xPnbbA1HFR4Wf7oguXcvcW0DqmHmqibuhOWoJ5pqhoSRacWlBDwdaFWWObBmbx87K0Dk8wcsTunGsBPXr5htf51cD2l05KcJCTBbJ7i3E2AyAWPPc1vjAEDDEPOYfNKomsx_3NGnLroaUFwrjFeq/w400-h316/02%20tunnel.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Heading out, Frances took over the right hand seat at Gumbaya World so I took over photographic duties. A complex of pylons suggested we were closing in on the Latrobe Valley.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm6VSo2l9v-H05LHmbg7KMSfDrhYg8NW7t9FjYSpb1gwcyzZqJmChshFY4fVYmILlWnn-4cLDveIYVvpYC6fZMZN447RVTOwr03mcza-UjNaELJzWbv_qEO02LewnrLikXQPT2x7HkjsCpZn1pBBy6k0RmYJYfo1ndQIy9qsmUkAJjA8rGX5qm6EB9pmkZ/s1000/03%20powerlines.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm6VSo2l9v-H05LHmbg7KMSfDrhYg8NW7t9FjYSpb1gwcyzZqJmChshFY4fVYmILlWnn-4cLDveIYVvpYC6fZMZN447RVTOwr03mcza-UjNaELJzWbv_qEO02LewnrLikXQPT2x7HkjsCpZn1pBBy6k0RmYJYfo1ndQIy9qsmUkAJjA8rGX5qm6EB9pmkZ/w400-h300/03%20powerlines.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I couldn't get an image of the cooling towers at Morwell which were belching out steam. So the next is illustrating the flat country heading towards Sale. Also an irrigation line for a dairy farm.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzK2PqyFzCj44_jccDJviv5J0xKhkdCdK8Igs_53tNzMU3s11Heg5uxraeWDqA9yrpbhaFWoslO3xQZgVrJaCXR_gjjC_it9V86n9drt4kqg58aZBHB2LwXXOeqEpZP2HoxXFY7P677Oop3HboSGQE6F6m-a31mglNR-18PJEZUpij6EhbuYBKnezDy9ny/s1000/04%20flat%20lands.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzK2PqyFzCj44_jccDJviv5J0xKhkdCdK8Igs_53tNzMU3s11Heg5uxraeWDqA9yrpbhaFWoslO3xQZgVrJaCXR_gjjC_it9V86n9drt4kqg58aZBHB2LwXXOeqEpZP2HoxXFY7P677Oop3HboSGQE6F6m-a31mglNR-18PJEZUpij6EhbuYBKnezDy9ny/w400-h300/04%20flat%20lands.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I had thought the road works on the highway had finished, but I had just misremembered where they were! We had missed this joy by going to Holey Plains on the way out.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Lwff0qRudM9SC3sJc73355utoON2JS4BnAZcNX6AhGMKo6ch4UDP5_9fqDixv_utSYYdaxzsyaQPBrZSgfU-mq_E-rnMXSySv6HqA2Qe4_DTVR289kAGaexB0JaTWD7vbcBy94kcJpAiJ4541TzO5ljr8zqhH8Og3dpSyYW1OBz3eAGuGon3yCmY3GdA/s1000/05%20roadworks.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="521" data-original-width="1000" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Lwff0qRudM9SC3sJc73355utoON2JS4BnAZcNX6AhGMKo6ch4UDP5_9fqDixv_utSYYdaxzsyaQPBrZSgfU-mq_E-rnMXSySv6HqA2Qe4_DTVR289kAGaexB0JaTWD7vbcBy94kcJpAiJ4541TzO5ljr8zqhH8Og3dpSyYW1OBz3eAGuGon3yCmY3GdA/w400-h209/05%20roadworks.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZPTMtAkjRQCwJDnpmTvk7Tb-gX-13mpEOcf-6AcDaOUqGEhoG0hMiHjuMafC9P4LSmjKSEjgxZKA37h5ZnAf52Psu0vmoMPh6MQllS_CHanwNgIqpY5yxx6pmlfOLg1vc_rJbAS7YADr3eLVqHcXZSTrSt65_hHIOAwtPIhcM9GnC-FYNqS7nZNCP2lk9/s1000/06%20roadworks.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="717" data-original-width="1000" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZPTMtAkjRQCwJDnpmTvk7Tb-gX-13mpEOcf-6AcDaOUqGEhoG0hMiHjuMafC9P4LSmjKSEjgxZKA37h5ZnAf52Psu0vmoMPh6MQllS_CHanwNgIqpY5yxx6pmlfOLg1vc_rJbAS7YADr3eLVqHcXZSTrSt65_hHIOAwtPIhcM9GnC-FYNqS7nZNCP2lk9/w400-h286/06%20roadworks.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcO4sQdHc4UZknixtGiEIj-kylQ8UPQeo5nPrNczphB9KK4gODO9QxwbOaxFgabKG_bqe6KNlGKh76OQok0kQuLvFVW_ZZ_jToVLUa-YaMg48ZaZwnyHw_9G9X5AznZsRRDIIPoy6MPGMde-b-wBUdVw2QCtVsT0NHZH2dAd3plS7-O_rWVxqrF7ZDqG9v/s1000/07%20roadworks.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="699" data-original-width="1000" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcO4sQdHc4UZknixtGiEIj-kylQ8UPQeo5nPrNczphB9KK4gODO9QxwbOaxFgabKG_bqe6KNlGKh76OQok0kQuLvFVW_ZZ_jToVLUa-YaMg48ZaZwnyHw_9G9X5AznZsRRDIIPoy6MPGMde-b-wBUdVw2QCtVsT0NHZH2dAd3plS7-O_rWVxqrF7ZDqG9v/w400-h280/07%20roadworks.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I couldn't get a clear shot the Wellington Shire motto "Middle of everywhere". It is in the white quadrant of this sign thanking us for visiting Stratford.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXcyIsS2B5rI55BKO7crPM2fQPHW17Taz5pn5W2lF0w3fqt56lYaobYfLBO0f6w5PBFk8LHEa1_IEGUJ-e-9p0tTGtQ999ElGCqvNhIlpk5CRinu5Es-9WVNygGMxYl1uUi5ye9YFWQzPHE72WCumruPZWUrpsmsqbm7MWECnsPTXd1T92sj72-sTOQx3U/s1000/08%20middle.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="744" data-original-width="1000" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXcyIsS2B5rI55BKO7crPM2fQPHW17Taz5pn5W2lF0w3fqt56lYaobYfLBO0f6w5PBFk8LHEa1_IEGUJ-e-9p0tTGtQ999ElGCqvNhIlpk5CRinu5Es-9WVNygGMxYl1uUi5ye9YFWQzPHE72WCumruPZWUrpsmsqbm7MWECnsPTXd1T92sj72-sTOQx3U/w400-h297/08%20middle.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Sunset seen from in front of the fire once we retuned to Mallacoota.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjjwxWvEf11qO5UiWky1GHxkFJ_8h6uaB5XLk_DH9rRK0Z8WI02QtSEYn0UA4l0HaOINfTPEHBF5JqZt_dtS0quNKOfopiqDn36eayx91yXAtgtSgR_0khnlB-CmSUJI-89Oa79kyyjpB3YxNtMCi0qbDt0ZdGr3wL7e9hyoA4GTY2hYOgqGPu17EY7i50/s1000/09%20sunset.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="627" data-original-width="1000" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjjwxWvEf11qO5UiWky1GHxkFJ_8h6uaB5XLk_DH9rRK0Z8WI02QtSEYn0UA4l0HaOINfTPEHBF5JqZt_dtS0quNKOfopiqDn36eayx91yXAtgtSgR_0khnlB-CmSUJI-89Oa79kyyjpB3YxNtMCi0qbDt0ZdGr3wL7e9hyoA4GTY2hYOgqGPu17EY7i50/w400-h251/09%20sunset.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The next morning was devoted (partially) to removing a few kgs of WTP topsoil from the car.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFDm32M8Ct2Eu4XatNBIx3dBKf6NQ99G0MFRc63AhORP5B4ARuvyaqemrrRX1q08B8F-uzZu3vgJ0JWpCXwzqHuPm6lHY95WAOqli464N_pe3i594UbPnlL-_blfJys3GfEsMvEZn_EfXucgT6DyrpEbhqS2FocHN9Bxviu5BI8ijrW7Mj9R7UiIlIxA1d/s1000/21%2001%20Car.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFDm32M8Ct2Eu4XatNBIx3dBKf6NQ99G0MFRc63AhORP5B4ARuvyaqemrrRX1q08B8F-uzZu3vgJ0JWpCXwzqHuPm6lHY95WAOqli464N_pe3i594UbPnlL-_blfJys3GfEsMvEZn_EfXucgT6DyrpEbhqS2FocHN9Bxviu5BI8ijrW7Mj9R7UiIlIxA1d/w300-h400/21%2001%20Car.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>Here are links to other blogs in this series: <div> <a href="https://franmart.blogspot.com/2023/06/a-melbourne-trip-day-1.html">To Melbourne and Holey Plains</a></div><div><a href="https://franmart.blogspot.com/2023/06/a-melbourne-trip-day-2.html">Albert Park etc</a></div><div><div><a href="https://franmart.blogspot.com/2023/06/a-melbourne-trip-day-3.html">Westgate Park and Albert Park Day 2</a></div><div><a href="https://franmart.blogspot.com/2023/06/a-melbourne-trip-day-4.html">Western Treatment Plant</a><br /><br /><p><br /></p></div></div>Flabmeisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00934077052437339591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8445111183007833890.post-18591988003684454492023-06-19T17:08:00.010+10:002023-06-21T06:34:54.262+10:00A Melbourne trip Day 4<p> The business today was going to the Western Treatment Plant (WTP) near Werribee. I am not sure how big the place is, but its huge. We often do 60 km on the tracks in there. Today started off with what could be called Average weather. Possibly a step down, to Ordinary. It was still raining when we left our accommodation in Rosslyn St. The first image is Spenser St, but the small camera didn't like the low level of light: at 0800 hrs it was still barely light.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0tK4SOqJWk8CzofwJdQDGnlTtv8v8HJOresA2agiHuHS3I7_lGpsqe6yPn_4SPBch57Si8MqgCVLdn-aJ9V9mshF0oTB96gHgeqHu9xHEPb3BqYLa-pzggfYQSFvd75f1UBI5NJAUVh2tgkeSUYTa5OK7SpWz6vqRhPd597TPGosKuhhgsXWd2Ylg8R7J/s1000/01%20rainy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="725" data-original-width="1000" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0tK4SOqJWk8CzofwJdQDGnlTtv8v8HJOresA2agiHuHS3I7_lGpsqe6yPn_4SPBch57Si8MqgCVLdn-aJ9V9mshF0oTB96gHgeqHu9xHEPb3BqYLa-pzggfYQSFvd75f1UBI5NJAUVh2tgkeSUYTa5OK7SpWz6vqRhPd597TPGosKuhhgsXWd2Ylg8R7J/w400-h290/01%20rainy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I think these next images are somewhere over the Westgate Bridge but still manky.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7s2Mo-tLyOhl9nDCK5UYMU9J8NXu_0qt0TyOxgBpD6Mi8IRJGMPArDSQBkmGO0hxlACswMdX550cUNeKWiDsGk6JLexUDB9CS8mcY8Fq-t9MLZvzwf5V1ERgZcZAxq8kCknvvRI4T7CxwHsS_lOmkxdobRWwF7dc9ok31ibyNgoi0M-WIBMv4i2F1IMZz/s1000/02%20rainy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="717" data-original-width="1000" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7s2Mo-tLyOhl9nDCK5UYMU9J8NXu_0qt0TyOxgBpD6Mi8IRJGMPArDSQBkmGO0hxlACswMdX550cUNeKWiDsGk6JLexUDB9CS8mcY8Fq-t9MLZvzwf5V1ERgZcZAxq8kCknvvRI4T7CxwHsS_lOmkxdobRWwF7dc9ok31ibyNgoi0M-WIBMv4i2F1IMZz/w400-h286/02%20rainy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwB8QZtJgMvlz4BZ_ZrpTRGLJScBGtqHBqSD2yk7ARIYwoP38uolrZFxvmZqaDlFx8eU5IhOWpOGgxk8B74ALsLE654MK9_JuVivoz23N0bPMNdOwqPrnyFVAUJfh6Ty5GJ7mP2tVQ_SJSg8L5QlvzdQcSlf_IJvhcs0S3P166nNLhPxRbixGdNHMTr7RI/s1000/03%20right%20way.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="663" data-original-width="1000" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwB8QZtJgMvlz4BZ_ZrpTRGLJScBGtqHBqSD2yk7ARIYwoP38uolrZFxvmZqaDlFx8eU5IhOWpOGgxk8B74ALsLE654MK9_JuVivoz23N0bPMNdOwqPrnyFVAUJfh6Ty5GJ7mP2tVQ_SJSg8L5QlvzdQcSlf_IJvhcs0S3P166nNLhPxRbixGdNHMTr7RI/w400-h265/03%20right%20way.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The rain stopped just before the the Point Cool turnoff, but the temperature still hovered around 8C. It was good to get Bird of the Day done with early. These 3 Brolgas were seen from Point Wilson Rd, before we actually got into the Plant.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1a0DuV6r4pJAGr1pawpPT1djYwdiudAJ6P28r2NWcI8qa8zGqO0hz6dMF7ssVTl27ws3Tq1aPJb9m1FDJAfUmfdv8d2Np9QRwx7vDvlhBrX6dl0IukBQAW3rPsJ5VmxF946NiSOrGfmGKpw3nuHFSac6rE_IMCuKXw-OYdE1U5XZFKGDYq0vrWgTjd-TU/s1000/04%20Brolgas.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="1000" height="173" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1a0DuV6r4pJAGr1pawpPT1djYwdiudAJ6P28r2NWcI8qa8zGqO0hz6dMF7ssVTl27ws3Tq1aPJb9m1FDJAfUmfdv8d2Np9QRwx7vDvlhBrX6dl0IukBQAW3rPsJ5VmxF946NiSOrGfmGKpw3nuHFSac6rE_IMCuKXw-OYdE1U5XZFKGDYq0vrWgTjd-TU/w400-h173/04%20Brolgas.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJW4q0ePw3pIcfw_7u0YMAlnghpI_9DqfU4bYtkjYJVsPq3vifygXRy6wxpVPh2rVE4GAOHzld05r_Z9kQhZCs8Ed4niP--5Q7_zVM84FNVgV5oS09Ge2qjE0EXTsvVKdnym3ZddXdVB9CyopmYOYXiJGI6CGvKBJGDzUOoDXlyDkMgNqSN6uh1ccW51t8/s1000/05%20Brolga.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="758" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJW4q0ePw3pIcfw_7u0YMAlnghpI_9DqfU4bYtkjYJVsPq3vifygXRy6wxpVPh2rVE4GAOHzld05r_Z9kQhZCs8Ed4niP--5Q7_zVM84FNVgV5oS09Ge2qjE0EXTsvVKdnym3ZddXdVB9CyopmYOYXiJGI6CGvKBJGDzUOoDXlyDkMgNqSN6uh1ccW51t8/w304-h400/05%20Brolga.jpg" width="304" /></a></div>We got a few birds in the T-section ponds but it was so unpleasant out in the wind we didn't get out of the car. Touring the Western Lagoons a highlight was a flock of Red-necked Avocets. An eagle-eyed observer picked out, from this image that near the front of the line were 2 Banded Stilts - the first I have seen for yonks and an addition to my Victorian list! Also Bird of the Day.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAcu2zhIIhL_BWgubGZAa1vYIwdPHlzO1ZkrpZfphgULzuB4Z8KF7fK92sQn-i8aau5loWcU2Rlh5x1V-gHMqHOrMgZ24M56CigrjB09WsgNbUNPPyAGGwzF_9Q0hCltBszHIlgAFO4r03uNXL6mVvLE-bEnOCPNQkmj8WG3rxL_EiQd7Vyt5g2jBA-AAM/s1000/06%20Avocets.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="281" data-original-width="1000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAcu2zhIIhL_BWgubGZAa1vYIwdPHlzO1ZkrpZfphgULzuB4Z8KF7fK92sQn-i8aau5loWcU2Rlh5x1V-gHMqHOrMgZ24M56CigrjB09WsgNbUNPPyAGGwzF_9Q0hCltBszHIlgAFO4r03uNXL6mVvLE-bEnOCPNQkmj8WG3rxL_EiQd7Vyt5g2jBA-AAM/w640-h180/06%20Avocets.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Back to Point Wilson Rd and some Brolgas - possibly the same ones - had crossed the road, One of these seemed to be trying out a few dance moves. I don't think John Travolta need fear the competition.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXs6Af7_BnV5rHnvOpwgudP8fIYNnK-8q0j4rdexIAcKpLUVQ8rFqWE81-ArEoUTDVs85lVLMJPaiegJ5QXZ3bn5ITgKA8QyUV9qOiyPDu-Wo9ROvhAScJQFzeGe8vJFzhARilptjWpbRu0qMDj4tSxoikfOsEBcNvzEfHn2UQPE1-4bjMjg6BRJGLhiRL/s1000/07%20Brolgas.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="946" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXs6Af7_BnV5rHnvOpwgudP8fIYNnK-8q0j4rdexIAcKpLUVQ8rFqWE81-ArEoUTDVs85lVLMJPaiegJ5QXZ3bn5ITgKA8QyUV9qOiyPDu-Wo9ROvhAScJQFzeGe8vJFzhARilptjWpbRu0qMDj4tSxoikfOsEBcNvzEfHn2UQPE1-4bjMjg6BRJGLhiRL/w379-h400/07%20Brolgas.jpg" width="379" /></a></div>After attempting Gate 4, which appeared to be closed due to work on the coastal track, we spotted a pair of Black-shouldered Kites. Definitely "wham, bam, thank you ma'am".<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifkiPFtLzVHzR_2rDpuW_kPOu3fvBKbjIknQyHWik_2IVDesINdX_e2vvrEuk4soHJKRevkejtLU8Cd9K1omMKEyQ0oB0vHLKcXXrAuCChc71XeqXe16qvaXXsmhGPdYtpd6gtJoKHBCuXgPMxXlGK0Rqn2NTjDa2zsO6Ra69STYZIXcZhBXX2eI6ASoYL/s1000/08%20BS%20Kites.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="781" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifkiPFtLzVHzR_2rDpuW_kPOu3fvBKbjIknQyHWik_2IVDesINdX_e2vvrEuk4soHJKRevkejtLU8Cd9K1omMKEyQ0oB0vHLKcXXrAuCChc71XeqXe16qvaXXsmhGPdYtpd6gtJoKHBCuXgPMxXlGK0Rqn2NTjDa2zsO6Ra69STYZIXcZhBXX2eI6ASoYL/w313-h400/08%20BS%20Kites.jpg" width="313" /></a></div>I'm not sure how pleased she was!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDMZ6g6IrIlqGLFJwD8vAB7b6lgvfbABupNOFD4FJCOImG1d8q3MV8m-zawuoHrCooRMugLPTItkaNF88GuAeqed4D8ih69b9I9ZmewEhnro8X0XHCgCeQ7mYuihj41ySVC_xXmyei-aL4ICwaBezdFwed_8frcSnDUAD1zsjhLnzE2E9Vdk23zRRAzjTS/s902/09%20BS%20Kite.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="902" data-original-width="893" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDMZ6g6IrIlqGLFJwD8vAB7b6lgvfbABupNOFD4FJCOImG1d8q3MV8m-zawuoHrCooRMugLPTItkaNF88GuAeqed4D8ih69b9I9ZmewEhnro8X0XHCgCeQ7mYuihj41ySVC_xXmyei-aL4ICwaBezdFwed_8frcSnDUAD1zsjhLnzE2E9Vdk23zRRAzjTS/w396-h400/09%20BS%20Kite.jpg" width="396" /></a></div>We then headed up to Paradise Rd for our final leg. We went to the Little River hide and met another group, who advised that Gate 4 was open, but the coast road was closed. Here is a map of this leg covering 17 km.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUWcBBi_q5Rke4vzeWwl-cSOcWCIO-sNMwCwGRpLZ8jXatJ0YjoTdJ2BUPnN2Ko4z690iksOulDNMhgBWu-MfMFozkXls8szKjNvHHd2o6njSd1ZF9G2zpRcsBKHs7o2tIQkyD-dtt4pffQJtBR_9KMimGkqV48OBNOWvQXQscLJnqTaot7zzQaVmZaqXI/s1000/09%20Route.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="757" data-original-width="1000" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUWcBBi_q5Rke4vzeWwl-cSOcWCIO-sNMwCwGRpLZ8jXatJ0YjoTdJ2BUPnN2Ko4z690iksOulDNMhgBWu-MfMFozkXls8szKjNvHHd2o6njSd1ZF9G2zpRcsBKHs7o2tIQkyD-dtt4pffQJtBR_9KMimGkqV48OBNOWvQXQscLJnqTaot7zzQaVmZaqXI/s320/09%20Route.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The total species for the trip was 42, as included in this <a href="https://ebird.org/australia/tripreport/140026">eBird trip report</a>. Pretty much all the duck counts are guesses.<br /><div> </div><div>I was wondering whether to go into Geelong for fuel or to buy it at a service centre. As we had to go to Avalon due to the Point Wilson crossing being closed (and the fuel seeming on Petrol Spy to be 12 cents/litre cheaper in Geelong) we did that. Then found it was only 4 cents cheaper, so basically spent about $4 to save $1!</div><div><br /></div><div>Driving along the freeway the glass panels were very attractive. All driving images courtesy of Frances.<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe8q69IeUAV9-hzZNUpM8mPMjCci6h0j5wDTCDxEJeEG8XzstSUgpIf4uJuyi0CjW01-ze5QidWagCMG_th0Ba8iBTl4vAKe2uPB71hJ5GIdiWWppjGqxcnG9bA1BlfuRc9m-deeczHojnnK3lZG5Z_1IE_xI8aAPPbq2JdOTtdqgCJ0F8i489kwHzuQB9/s1000/10%20blue%20glass.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="462" data-original-width="1000" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe8q69IeUAV9-hzZNUpM8mPMjCci6h0j5wDTCDxEJeEG8XzstSUgpIf4uJuyi0CjW01-ze5QidWagCMG_th0Ba8iBTl4vAKe2uPB71hJ5GIdiWWppjGqxcnG9bA1BlfuRc9m-deeczHojnnK3lZG5Z_1IE_xI8aAPPbq2JdOTtdqgCJ0F8i489kwHzuQB9/w400-h185/10%20blue%20glass.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJyRiRL-CtLDc3PKkLqUGEy_u0wvWmSGFbYR-xha2i19Rh97IElJD9m-nt2K7eAdfYSEbMhGu4tjb1mTHGXGFX8f73T-6xMacsvPNk65GvOqbzs4MUL6KVbn4EP-rwxt14aNwXK9CmfYB5wA4i9GmDQjNSTmetaKVU3blIn-e5OzojtjfQA2IT6ML2eC_H/s1000/11%20Rainbow%20glass.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghW4z27d1TbH3WDtfXEEmiUIX9_2q50YquK49t_U7YXribJnzhHMo64SWpiblzu4B8BJhH4wkc2Zunp9jErsJ2FGbgeoRDHFyUu8eyxEhAYwY-Z01QKU91FhCXN9_X7YKtHJkHoI911Vz3Eoxc9FhZMh-uo76BuQGDFOEQuvCm_RJYcHKf6-0BHIhSLhPz/w300-h400/15%20lights.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>The latter image, primarily of office buildings rather than apartment blocks was taken well after the offices - or at least most them - would be empty of workers. What a waste of electricity (and money) by the building occupants.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>Flabmeisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00934077052437339591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8445111183007833890.post-14925220304542056882023-06-18T19:47:00.002+10:002023-06-19T05:54:25.606+10:00A Melbourne trip - Day 2<p> There is an old saying about Melbourne " If you don't like our weather, wait 5 minutes and it will change." There is an underlying optimistic view that the change will improve things. I am not sure that that the weather did change much on June 17, but if it did, it didn't improve greatly.</p><p>We began the morning with a visit to the Queen Vic Markets. The area is being rebuilt, presumably to give more money to developers, and keep members of the CFMEU off the streets. No sign of any improvement for shoppers! Being a weekend all the purveyors of tatty t-shirts etc were in situ but we ignored them and got some groceries. </p><p>On the way back to our accommodation we passed these houses on the street to the North of Flagstaff Gardens. I will not say they are houses of ill repute, since they may have a very good reputation as purveyors of negotiable affection.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3c9xoUNVwEoMKWe3DjfaYKDpEOvu9WNU9xXmvvQGUBybFrlCoPX1aywE3HOsr3XmWs61bsU-D3OalqbIDzrkcdT6PZ6o6zIhOTB8t-TlpIiJGKsttD48pIJ6tvtvTwMhpS8qbivL8H7e_QmQh3LrB59Blk1wQlJRT2RbiiXEi93oNg5nUnElu9N3O2w/s1000/00%20Houses.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3c9xoUNVwEoMKWe3DjfaYKDpEOvu9WNU9xXmvvQGUBybFrlCoPX1aywE3HOsr3XmWs61bsU-D3OalqbIDzrkcdT6PZ6o6zIhOTB8t-TlpIiJGKsttD48pIJ6tvtvTwMhpS8qbivL8H7e_QmQh3LrB59Blk1wQlJRT2RbiiXEi93oNg5nUnElu9N3O2w/w400-h300/00%20Houses.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>We then went to Albert Park, where a Black-tailed Nativehen had been seen recently. <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">While I found 2/3rds of a squillion Coots no Nativehen was sighted. Possibly this was due to the activities of a Turkey driving a Parks ute picking up garbage and scaring half the coots off? Or perhaps a flock of Turkeys allegedly training dogs - including letting an off-lead German Shepherd run at the other </span><span style="color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><a style="color: #385898; cursor: pointer;" tabindex="-1"></a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">half of the coots? </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">I did see a couple of Long-billed Corellas (in a flock of about 100 Little Corellas - they are the ones with red faces.. So that came forward a day for BAD.</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfdsZlVODu3wM_8joNTTIzngBvpo5boh9Kv1id4Z7xu98pcvYmB-PQsHKE7boAYS79HABJwm5cY_5In9-L6UeI-GIp0Ll1cs8pNdmoFmlNS3uNKOgNbDC72_VYwq8JiG3QThH31GcN1MXe3CewcTUTM6Gu70c0pMb-VyGKzDX1nv4Rdepj6MAOlesg5g/s1818/01%20Corellas.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="870" data-original-width="1818" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfdsZlVODu3wM_8joNTTIzngBvpo5boh9Kv1id4Z7xu98pcvYmB-PQsHKE7boAYS79HABJwm5cY_5In9-L6UeI-GIp0Ll1cs8pNdmoFmlNS3uNKOgNbDC72_VYwq8JiG3QThH31GcN1MXe3CewcTUTM6Gu70c0pMb-VyGKzDX1nv4Rdepj6MAOlesg5g/w400-h191/01%20Corellas.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>We then visited an apartment with good views to the South. This image includes the breakwater at St Kilda so later in the day there would be Fairy Penguins visible there!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG4lTTlgCxHj6FJYEm6TU2PDhvj-2jKI-fSz9VCGuElbSDusfTwSYwV-c_HQa24DMZKS4xrl1JS3YzxY0M-3OEl26vH7gyXqbMKqUIeH2tbnWMepjrorgPCzsGNyQc2mfROGam_ESfYZMNIPDmeFRv-h0xY_S7iKELE5OHHB7wtm0gKmBrP00QqIt6Zw/s1000/02%20St%20Kilda.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG4lTTlgCxHj6FJYEm6TU2PDhvj-2jKI-fSz9VCGuElbSDusfTwSYwV-c_HQa24DMZKS4xrl1JS3YzxY0M-3OEl26vH7gyXqbMKqUIeH2tbnWMepjrorgPCzsGNyQc2mfROGam_ESfYZMNIPDmeFRv-h0xY_S7iKELE5OHHB7wtm0gKmBrP00QqIt6Zw/w400-h266/02%20St%20Kilda.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>This radio mast has been used as a viewpoint by the Collins St Peregrines!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6qSNwPgFgYFh_sAHonq8K0xaEZBOAXWqPPkffKhKEIexuwtgLCmA4MRyR8NDhmucdlz0Rve40zHZqU_eImkcbRnHgJABAKzRasMxZ_C59hlC85Q0HtnIsvkn03d6fX_YHT89H2njXU7aoanbp6tvMrQKoVCLWO_M89QKwDF7xBo2TXC1oJd68qMryCQ/s320/06%20wide%20angle.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>This is something to do with the Sri Lankan community, but why they were active on the lawns in front of the State Library is a mystery (to me at least). <a href="https://www.vmsl-library.com/">This </a>possibly gives a link.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisGkk7q4cClKoxxtrGU3FosnXs5qVQys_SldMSaARhm000eO6ZRYx77NMW5IP8VfA0QZRcfQJmAr7trMGCRO36Op8zbnH1algqT95zWA1YOgIROQkK7DFmhS0R0JdQ-CUOPnjGcroCSjFCfPcHfZkSvm2OqGVDYbKgP2SjahW6mceoLEpcJCPI3-N81A/s1000/09%20sri%20Lanka.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="778" data-original-width="1000" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisGkk7q4cClKoxxtrGU3FosnXs5qVQys_SldMSaARhm000eO6ZRYx77NMW5IP8VfA0QZRcfQJmAr7trMGCRO36Op8zbnH1algqT95zWA1YOgIROQkK7DFmhS0R0JdQ-CUOPnjGcroCSjFCfPcHfZkSvm2OqGVDYbKgP2SjahW6mceoLEpcJCPI3-N81A/s320/09%20sri%20Lanka.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>On our way home we saw art being created in one of the many graffiti'd laneways.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-dreOetkWW89Fh41al4RBr14N30EO8VfNegE4JL6hfcVyoYylZFN5iQUWKhZVwwmkT9rSCjFNlWAIHkSjwUppnyZxAZMyyjg4mvqUOvg0dboucQ5mySpzGBGXJDs1sSA27nzGR-v6AUMk1DgAIvlbgg-amfilimWZUZZInI8ZhoRal0fpszk34TyH_w/s1000/10%20Alley.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-dreOetkWW89Fh41al4RBr14N30EO8VfNegE4JL6hfcVyoYylZFN5iQUWKhZVwwmkT9rSCjFNlWAIHkSjwUppnyZxAZMyyjg4mvqUOvg0dboucQ5mySpzGBGXJDs1sSA27nzGR-v6AUMk1DgAIvlbgg-amfilimWZUZZInI8ZhoRal0fpszk34TyH_w/w480-h640/10%20Alley.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>Having been to the Queen Vic markets it was necessary to sample the purchases. This one was well well spiced, to celebrate the Footscray markets (near the brewery).<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVZRS9OCQOwEq_F__UcGIig8smc48_j2EKd4M0rDyx076YSxlgnRSujjrmZ73yZglHNCjdw7uOPwJZcWtbNZKn4tLfpFduR0uyGE8V0h9Dr1xtWHfssRLHWuOZYu70Bbyu9ZwY7Ul7ck8d2U7fL1SNs2Lni0rISfutoPS6iqsK-BkGewRHq8ljFePXuQ/s1000/10%20ipa.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVZRS9OCQOwEq_F__UcGIig8smc48_j2EKd4M0rDyx076YSxlgnRSujjrmZ73yZglHNCjdw7uOPwJZcWtbNZKn4tLfpFduR0uyGE8V0h9Dr1xtWHfssRLHWuOZYu70Bbyu9ZwY7Ul7ck8d2U7fL1SNs2Lni0rISfutoPS6iqsK-BkGewRHq8ljFePXuQ/s320/10%20ipa.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>This beer comes from Collingwood. There has to be something good in that 'burb and this beer just got elected!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinoe11WYfsPfykd9HGbqRAUKqAdu0SBR__GpLmeAZ2BJzUEhTUXsIVxyefBmDUTdLifLD4batcYAjAcgvc9tr2eBiQwqX6YGjy_dhcAc2w8jBzZupKvMbXQYET9Dv2St6EJSPx-p0QlUu9cNbq-ISVK9Br3KA5iRFxyLZZSt0LmvmaxKJG7jU-eYmirA/s4032/11%20Porter.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinoe11WYfsPfykd9HGbqRAUKqAdu0SBR__GpLmeAZ2BJzUEhTUXsIVxyefBmDUTdLifLD4batcYAjAcgvc9tr2eBiQwqX6YGjy_dhcAc2w8jBzZupKvMbXQYET9Dv2St6EJSPx-p0QlUu9cNbq-ISVK9Br3KA5iRFxyLZZSt0LmvmaxKJG7jU-eYmirA/s320/11%20Porter.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Flabmeisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00934077052437339591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8445111183007833890.post-31329364129643556342023-06-18T19:41:00.003+10:002023-06-19T07:56:54.781+10:00A Melbourne Trip Day 3<p> We started by driving to Westgate Park. Our satnav failed somewhat on this as it took us to point 1 where there was a bus stop and an entry, but nowhere to park. We ignored a few "no entry" signs at the Boeing premises until we could turn round and worked our way over to point 2 which was the actual entrance.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmj_2pGpZU7r8AdKrZSDiz5Jk8gTFtE0GY_qeSY9ZkwVWuI65DhBH-_Evrr58oWxQ2aB5w7cGWhfFw1kWcdrDGVEXBP3j8sQrVZvuhLxWbD0sgbNvWMherGtneCZnHL5Tfcw2iKalmO-TBENT7B16T1jOMEax88a_gyajmhDS8v6F8Loycj0in68Vfmg/s1000/01%20Westgate%20Park.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="746" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmj_2pGpZU7r8AdKrZSDiz5Jk8gTFtE0GY_qeSY9ZkwVWuI65DhBH-_Evrr58oWxQ2aB5w7cGWhfFw1kWcdrDGVEXBP3j8sQrVZvuhLxWbD0sgbNvWMherGtneCZnHL5Tfcw2iKalmO-TBENT7B16T1jOMEax88a_gyajmhDS8v6F8Loycj0in68Vfmg/w299-h400/01%20Westgate%20Park.jpg" width="299" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #2b353b; font-size: 18px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Park has an active <a href="https://westgatebiodiversity.org.au/our-histories/friends-of-westgate-park-story/">Friends </a>group. We saw several of the Earth Series Sculptures. These artworks by Lyn Moore are made from natural materials.</span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxfpGA2KheHoF-50KHTAFdn9rlH_QQ9Nzln4ieSOI8HUI6Ztti48zkE2uJ0ORD0KNS7NoEaihUCJF3SVeai1ZyKqJkISvOmaZFIoP-Zyt0sWUHMMjMq_AmYV3X9rlGq70NNC2b0FXPfAPHQuC2S7Gx6JNSzID3al-c6GAT6CVi5cBYJ2dUFWY-23Bw1Q/s1000/02%20Art.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxfpGA2KheHoF-50KHTAFdn9rlH_QQ9Nzln4ieSOI8HUI6Ztti48zkE2uJ0ORD0KNS7NoEaihUCJF3SVeai1ZyKqJkISvOmaZFIoP-Zyt0sWUHMMjMq_AmYV3X9rlGq70NNC2b0FXPfAPHQuC2S7Gx6JNSzID3al-c6GAT6CVi5cBYJ2dUFWY-23Bw1Q/w300-h400/02%20Art.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrhf0Owm1bb_m0ZCSaEzot8IUxQX0GyKKohzc_QArXmORZo2cQR9iHxF1kjApiFeHsxNOoW_ADJ5YdN1qyQvLUeKaq6njBhFB0JZt7D8NfNIVZphDZx6ycZcYpdbIEhzNFuC3wVIjWJMrBYCg0zF1vnuNjbAEXH6jkuhLf2SvKokzyeHX3YOE7JwC-6A/s1000/03%20Art.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrhf0Owm1bb_m0ZCSaEzot8IUxQX0GyKKohzc_QArXmORZo2cQR9iHxF1kjApiFeHsxNOoW_ADJ5YdN1qyQvLUeKaq6njBhFB0JZt7D8NfNIVZphDZx6ycZcYpdbIEhzNFuC3wVIjWJMrBYCg0zF1vnuNjbAEXH6jkuhLf2SvKokzyeHX3YOE7JwC-6A/w300-h400/03%20Art.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBVa1QDqzuv57KpeG3PL2nKBAbGJ4f1p9UytNHcyQ9Dd11SXnCcEsKe_tzpQQyoy0ebUPx_cW600jc5aZkMl7uU7YHtUhQeUGUPatXl15zDMs1dU9eVRAHTxfaioWx8rbhuZL0Hjrg-u3kxxvziYO_KViDCnPhoihxo15vBqyq1V1084646NQUzBWopg/s1000/04%20Art.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBVa1QDqzuv57KpeG3PL2nKBAbGJ4f1p9UytNHcyQ9Dd11SXnCcEsKe_tzpQQyoy0ebUPx_cW600jc5aZkMl7uU7YHtUhQeUGUPatXl15zDMs1dU9eVRAHTxfaioWx8rbhuZL0Hjrg-u3kxxvziYO_KViDCnPhoihxo15vBqyq1V1084646NQUzBWopg/w300-h400/04%20Art.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>Work was happening under the bridge (the red patches are workers). These would have be amongst the worst working conditions I have seen: many metres above the ground; enclosed; horrendous traffic noise.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFXce9arMohTfPNRpnsbF8dev_Y0jsTZtoIIlTmOmixB81DMjs7ZuuEnHmDkvV_rJobpPKmqm7ubO9jlzH-_56b6gQR2L3T8Tb8iRX8Hw2hNwi8SoeSYehxk0QSMpKsxrzOKKlhrb7_t6Zxwq-u2zdjweJAFQrnRgWIcqnbmiUaP9e7bQO1WdYm1oT4A/s1000/05%20Bridge.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFXce9arMohTfPNRpnsbF8dev_Y0jsTZtoIIlTmOmixB81DMjs7ZuuEnHmDkvV_rJobpPKmqm7ubO9jlzH-_56b6gQR2L3T8Tb8iRX8Hw2hNwi8SoeSYehxk0QSMpKsxrzOKKlhrb7_t6Zxwq-u2zdjweJAFQrnRgWIcqnbmiUaP9e7bQO1WdYm1oT4A/w400-h300/05%20Bridge.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I was unsure whether the full image of the bridge ....<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOy89nUyv_7pta-ci4TXxbYOS_QAyCPaA1N2Qug70IDUz7vhIH4Mc9GGlfUrh3ibBdOLqvg7kq1PIzVn3xhJsP5xw5dAoYcEwD2aIt-5AOGpOvhVjxSXBsnXp7T71HWIDjkbUFwHXbm0tzs3HKJS08M-CN7DTCfw9APVf7ujSr7Clta1b2CoK5k-dBRw/s1000/06%20Bridge.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOy89nUyv_7pta-ci4TXxbYOS_QAyCPaA1N2Qug70IDUz7vhIH4Mc9GGlfUrh3ibBdOLqvg7kq1PIzVn3xhJsP5xw5dAoYcEwD2aIt-5AOGpOvhVjxSXBsnXp7T71HWIDjkbUFwHXbm0tzs3HKJS08M-CN7DTCfw9APVf7ujSr7Clta1b2CoK5k-dBRw/w400-h300/06%20Bridge.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>.. or the cropped version was better, so have included both.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUhyxtw5OkewcID9904-oUZQYODui_Zh_EOXjSAs5C8lGA7nRfLxSgVNcou_s0-Z0--bZzRNht2T_rk7ZiAtgsXAkQSpbaKiUZ23_9q0NXSnbstpyIs6BSIy366AFEyHkDyFTu14TzW6umGS5yrkIPC8vJKI9_ug75WXjTj3JsdcQ7_tghx1nsu7RFHA/s1000/07%20Bridge.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="948" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUhyxtw5OkewcID9904-oUZQYODui_Zh_EOXjSAs5C8lGA7nRfLxSgVNcou_s0-Z0--bZzRNht2T_rk7ZiAtgsXAkQSpbaKiUZ23_9q0NXSnbstpyIs6BSIy366AFEyHkDyFTu14TzW6umGS5yrkIPC8vJKI9_ug75WXjTj3JsdcQ7_tghx1nsu7RFHA/w379-h400/07%20Bridge.jpg" width="379" /></a></div><div>Another shot relating to the bridge pylon, from 0750 on 19 June.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV-rBmCLB2vlw7ASjWPG7ZQwG_6UWoMfrkUPg8h5lLA_bPTECcfuPKFIJVUMxvLqSxZu3-b6EXLdtssIduXcaVSbkR6_h0VmehuTgoIaN5Fdd1A4CZ6WMoGfDOrJvNNz-F4CTXS3TJZ25jGF-ziQDtNZKTHLyyRBNs4o7w_cihLxUuQ_bdM5wtUGQ94g/s607/07%20Looking%20back.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="583" data-original-width="607" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV-rBmCLB2vlw7ASjWPG7ZQwG_6UWoMfrkUPg8h5lLA_bPTECcfuPKFIJVUMxvLqSxZu3-b6EXLdtssIduXcaVSbkR6_h0VmehuTgoIaN5Fdd1A4CZ6WMoGfDOrJvNNz-F4CTXS3TJZ25jGF-ziQDtNZKTHLyyRBNs4o7w_cihLxUuQ_bdM5wtUGQ94g/s320/07%20Looking%20back.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div>A view of the lake.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxSONRe-dWiahyvY9ypa8-PqnY7FvAheewfZko-DRppzMuXpz7pkN4RduVcTdSAzOd-CYrpkk6X597kaTKTc1JmPWjcgD2jDvak9VQzlNRhdodLQoYmJyk6KxfgKLrkR3_zg4fVoENZu3xmPJMryDt9biqO53kE3cTh1No7-KkPZAaiPsxciwM30SwDQ/s1000/08%20Bridge.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxSONRe-dWiahyvY9ypa8-PqnY7FvAheewfZko-DRppzMuXpz7pkN4RduVcTdSAzOd-CYrpkk6X597kaTKTc1JmPWjcgD2jDvak9VQzlNRhdodLQoYmJyk6KxfgKLrkR3_zg4fVoENZu3xmPJMryDt9biqO53kE3cTh1No7-KkPZAaiPsxciwM30SwDQ/w300-h400/08%20Bridge.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>A pleasant place to visit but not helpful for Bird A Day purposes. We returned to the apartment and decided that Frances would go to the National Gallery to see Mr Rembrandt while I would return to Albert Park for a second attempt at the Black-tailed Native Hen (BTNH). Walking down Spencer St to get to the tram I noticed a couple of good murals.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeuO4YxbCTlMVTBTZd3dnM8l-oSAhz9aSXgvP9odl28xVolOm2_iYE_CvGRCbxD9ppmD_18KKG5Ir8c_VnHOR-BIX-orE9ylfryRFAhDf_Gp9OByKuO8fFZAr-pX-r02HF04VGSdVmM7Bvlyn0wWrd3yO1x2uriqATaWlFucd9SM6-2fmrT4FioMRJUQ/s1000/09%20mural.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="915" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeuO4YxbCTlMVTBTZd3dnM8l-oSAhz9aSXgvP9odl28xVolOm2_iYE_CvGRCbxD9ppmD_18KKG5Ir8c_VnHOR-BIX-orE9ylfryRFAhDf_Gp9OByKuO8fFZAr-pX-r02HF04VGSdVmM7Bvlyn0wWrd3yO1x2uriqATaWlFucd9SM6-2fmrT4FioMRJUQ/w366-h400/09%20mural.jpg" width="366" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhdrZOuSF-m69DsswVJQQN3j-m3aQyEh6CT0NPN_2PNDb--hKE5f538LkUhY6cq_5zHxpxoFiT9giXBn2YVAruGNeUtkObsHNBi7hTizAU-kUa-DrZ2Ol9LMfHUL6Nrufd58A6nwKwQwlJT36WkULuSXxIoFaq2751YOv_ZQmNVKinh700dyF9IrpdjQ/s1000/10%20mural.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="750" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhdrZOuSF-m69DsswVJQQN3j-m3aQyEh6CT0NPN_2PNDb--hKE5f538LkUhY6cq_5zHxpxoFiT9giXBn2YVAruGNeUtkObsHNBi7hTizAU-kUa-DrZ2Ol9LMfHUL6Nrufd58A6nwKwQwlJT36WkULuSXxIoFaq2751YOv_ZQmNVKinh700dyF9IrpdjQ/w300-h400/10%20mural.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>There was a horde catching the tram East. I think most of them had come out of Southern Cross station, just across Spencer Street.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS40pANoS8-1fVXmldOCj8zWlZPhJde91wxn9jAhLBhdjO2-KZ61W2j5uhwX4Yy18q7LCzOrJzrUaFCJXlG92ZNtpzfBUdsD0cNp-QNekLgdMpKuxcp2BkHVU7_e4kTA233jUZbEgTpvZw1myyR3z6qHlK0r4X47Cu7ucLzeqslP_QjNKUWCM22orwPA/s1000/11%20crowd.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS40pANoS8-1fVXmldOCj8zWlZPhJde91wxn9jAhLBhdjO2-KZ61W2j5uhwX4Yy18q7LCzOrJzrUaFCJXlG92ZNtpzfBUdsD0cNp-QNekLgdMpKuxcp2BkHVU7_e4kTA233jUZbEgTpvZw1myyR3z6qHlK0r4X47Cu7ucLzeqslP_QjNKUWCM22orwPA/w400-h300/11%20crowd.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>A Little Raven visited.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSylSzKnk_LjHClWjj4ejEnxCp-rORZFVEru4F7D4uCTSKZFDMQa0Ze8L-wk4_YBqI0d4OQwKupRDvW_hiAx7gUs8YK6wMQtZoo2yvjS-TL31VHdhcbOyUo39P0MzShyk68ngJUzXnWzu_Ts9Yfdw29P5nJC9yM3LDRBSaEBXS2AR3skxuQbJIFhJsBA/s1899/12%20raven.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1641" data-original-width="1899" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSylSzKnk_LjHClWjj4ejEnxCp-rORZFVEru4F7D4uCTSKZFDMQa0Ze8L-wk4_YBqI0d4OQwKupRDvW_hiAx7gUs8YK6wMQtZoo2yvjS-TL31VHdhcbOyUo39P0MzShyk68ngJUzXnWzu_Ts9Yfdw29P5nJC9yM3LDRBSaEBXS2AR3skxuQbJIFhJsBA/w400-h346/12%20raven.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>On our trip yesterday I moaned about there not being a station x station map, leading to us getting off a stop too soon. Today I looked above the door and saw just what I wanted. I decided I would get off at MSAC and walk to Middle Park thus saving a little back and forth,<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9GH8LFPoNfeTMm3sYoLBhZL5S417bwZtGQNPiQ8G3xY3Ssl5ONv_CQnFc8yypgL0qhqjckbiZL5jdM88ftHmNYkMjqYw64_lccgXRpTbvKjrc67xiLEeLYKSXnhfD7u_oDU3z7cUZd0xPmcJJslBvTFg50NWlE8oiwTOb01ke--aIj5tPm47xbIHC4g/s1000/13%20sign.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="844" data-original-width="1000" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9GH8LFPoNfeTMm3sYoLBhZL5S417bwZtGQNPiQ8G3xY3Ssl5ONv_CQnFc8yypgL0qhqjckbiZL5jdM88ftHmNYkMjqYw64_lccgXRpTbvKjrc67xiLEeLYKSXnhfD7u_oDU3z7cUZd0xPmcJJslBvTFg50NWlE8oiwTOb01ke--aIj5tPm47xbIHC4g/s320/13%20sign.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>In fact I did quite a bit of walking around but out of having time rather than necessity.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4O-sLw8w1LqpclQ8ITrJpQ8p8VawaJ_ejlINEMI_7CsHU3IGzMtaEj1f2UdNXjXmVjE9QzNQid10wenW8F9J4KXJdWZvIBQ94sItL37Yx-2mSdj0XchfbMDLodwOZUQsxi0xdARceNXt2Dn-HfOfG1bIO5NkGraN_D35KxolX0Eyra3MpiWMeOPzWtg/s1105/18%20Albert%20Park.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1105" data-original-width="773" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4O-sLw8w1LqpclQ8ITrJpQ8p8VawaJ_ejlINEMI_7CsHU3IGzMtaEj1f2UdNXjXmVjE9QzNQid10wenW8F9J4KXJdWZvIBQ94sItL37Yx-2mSdj0XchfbMDLodwOZUQsxi0xdARceNXt2Dn-HfOfG1bIO5NkGraN_D35KxolX0Eyra3MpiWMeOPzWtg/w280-h400/18%20Albert%20Park.jpg" width="280" /></a></div>Almost as soon as I started looking at the birds I spotted the BTNH in a group of Dusky Moorhens.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi53KUthC0YkDjS4jnObxhuKWQglC3ftmWBSrx8e0Sh4Cxseapwt8YzzIH71duBEINt0CVDC4UELF2dJgYEMRb3twFYjawtpxd2qiBWD9XhP1-nyDwDetuqGKl5ES2sy75kFPWiXXeKIMjkfeWL5my6vUI9v6xp3UUwEY_g9hxYwUcXiSpC-LCNko6U2Q/s1002/19%20Hens%20Native%20and%20Moor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="684" data-original-width="1002" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi53KUthC0YkDjS4jnObxhuKWQglC3ftmWBSrx8e0Sh4Cxseapwt8YzzIH71duBEINt0CVDC4UELF2dJgYEMRb3twFYjawtpxd2qiBWD9XhP1-nyDwDetuqGKl5ES2sy75kFPWiXXeKIMjkfeWL5my6vUI9v6xp3UUwEY_g9hxYwUcXiSpC-LCNko6U2Q/w400-h272/19%20Hens%20Native%20and%20Moor.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUI7Q2rDLhX36uHlyp_rhBR2vQ4qDlUrtaPhGzTQVqphRCaim7X9-dx23cP9D3qlBDc48Nfx8gF5XKn4ficwqyKgI7aeGUrr0o_tYIQ2B46UOGAw7nyJ-tEc_umChSj0yysPnjT72eVc4JNQsEgC9f8cOSqA6_4ErSPtOlctDeEM0o8LDXF1_Tsifnww/s1000/20%20Hen.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="698" data-original-width="1000" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUI7Q2rDLhX36uHlyp_rhBR2vQ4qDlUrtaPhGzTQVqphRCaim7X9-dx23cP9D3qlBDc48Nfx8gF5XKn4ficwqyKgI7aeGUrr0o_tYIQ2B46UOGAw7nyJ-tEc_umChSj0yysPnjT72eVc4JNQsEgC9f8cOSqA6_4ErSPtOlctDeEM0o8LDXF1_Tsifnww/w400-h279/20%20Hen.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1eIFABZNFq8u98iOmemmMRXkYEx9qGHyzBJ6_6GOAf6mkoHJQOLzAIkdwnGWcpppLHU5GZx1YirJ5bs4M9DSGV9Y_FJGb607tExU6wZIfIfGo0NsrBfjAPfqR1pETeTigfVtnAHIO6Ky5ZDL7NWdsRI69XR37SFbiEppNbG1cwFNImYoFQvRikyBoDg/s1000/21%20Hen.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="909" data-original-width="1000" height="582" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1eIFABZNFq8u98iOmemmMRXkYEx9qGHyzBJ6_6GOAf6mkoHJQOLzAIkdwnGWcpppLHU5GZx1YirJ5bs4M9DSGV9Y_FJGb607tExU6wZIfIfGo0NsrBfjAPfqR1pETeTigfVtnAHIO6Ky5ZDL7NWdsRI69XR37SFbiEppNbG1cwFNImYoFQvRikyBoDg/w640-h582/21%20Hen.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Yesterday I eyeballed the Coots and guessed the number overall to be 300. Today I counted each group and entered each count, coming to a total of 362. This was the biggest flock: I guessed 100 and counted 134, so my guess wasn't too bad.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEqeefVNh9-3I77aM4HNZQRuAviXeGE46M_XNfNsqiWvai0lec0lmyAAKyNKt8_WQMkPSb1AzZLSr4N0V30QXHtK3WO0WsHFXXwudFkjhIcbyfZDh_kdMN91cLJFvcB6Gzw_M7z79QHtf_TSjubEHmB4g5alZcwe3AAL0ym2Lh3nMrynE1mzNfe8tcRA/s1000/22%20coots.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="1000" height="165" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEqeefVNh9-3I77aM4HNZQRuAviXeGE46M_XNfNsqiWvai0lec0lmyAAKyNKt8_WQMkPSb1AzZLSr4N0V30QXHtK3WO0WsHFXXwudFkjhIcbyfZDh_kdMN91cLJFvcB6Gzw_M7z79QHtf_TSjubEHmB4g5alZcwe3AAL0ym2Lh3nMrynE1mzNfe8tcRA/w400-h165/22%20coots.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I didn't see the big flock of Little Corellas but 4 Long-billed Corellas did present.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglt9JHczirZptOfNIL4hYrT_ji4EV32SwpGanhjwYKXZanUE0Xa0lE9kIqtv5u9Q4BpcXrvDSmVhuoBZKha8v4xvzIJ37SxP2onT2ZWsjy4mWPGtj0juqY8xB5JAiTmKfyOJBMk5H8VWphvH2IjiNE8nDWCQKQntucM9n7XkulT_6bBhHm0JNLpdGazA/s1000/23%20corellas.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="351" data-original-width="1000" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglt9JHczirZptOfNIL4hYrT_ji4EV32SwpGanhjwYKXZanUE0Xa0lE9kIqtv5u9Q4BpcXrvDSmVhuoBZKha8v4xvzIJ37SxP2onT2ZWsjy4mWPGtj0juqY8xB5JAiTmKfyOJBMk5H8VWphvH2IjiNE8nDWCQKQntucM9n7XkulT_6bBhHm0JNLpdGazA/w400-h140/23%20corellas.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>This shows the red colouring well.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqcCCtdjyWc1RAT0zAjxhv-lsP5jxJtrXdXQGfEoYY6qQOng_lpWbwSPDVhXTN1QDN-RXW2qXdVcg3H3-H0iUFSVchmKrfm-u0dVApLSVbUFCPx1qlDJqjn5X98m8472q0gsdwISPOIuEzEJDkjgjz5NkCFX8xC3OoabCLiDTcApITq84oNJ4RZfMEvA/s1000/24%20corella.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="878" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqcCCtdjyWc1RAT0zAjxhv-lsP5jxJtrXdXQGfEoYY6qQOng_lpWbwSPDVhXTN1QDN-RXW2qXdVcg3H3-H0iUFSVchmKrfm-u0dVApLSVbUFCPx1qlDJqjn5X98m8472q0gsdwISPOIuEzEJDkjgjz5NkCFX8xC3OoabCLiDTcApITq84oNJ4RZfMEvA/w351-h400/24%20corella.jpg" width="351" /></a></div>Football was happening. This was a kids match.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4AYq5yxkFciuVD1IIdKf7DO-lXFF-nqXXl9gv_uExO4405nXkXpYusLYj3FS406P_K65fBTZsVwkIzJ0WT0CSR5crbl4WCr8yXr4WLp5Svg1Zho7_1xlw5Brna3H-wm4iHfXjhDLf5Kkr-5giAUS7rNssotNXM8wteXwSceJVwbfZ0IpEBoo7J-NqVw/s1000/25%20up%20there.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="991" data-original-width="1000" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4AYq5yxkFciuVD1IIdKf7DO-lXFF-nqXXl9gv_uExO4405nXkXpYusLYj3FS406P_K65fBTZsVwkIzJ0WT0CSR5crbl4WCr8yXr4WLp5Svg1Zho7_1xlw5Brna3H-wm4iHfXjhDLf5Kkr-5giAUS7rNssotNXM8wteXwSceJVwbfZ0IpEBoo7J-NqVw/w400-h396/25%20up%20there.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>A women's game was a bit more contested, but less skilful.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjunVFQwAPqLzOVJd-Kg-h9GLLCKZSQkTKAKeisIdtuz33safoxsA2__IxmzjW1ZwUudRGfk-QfB55gFw8jMb4skOzM1LuzEhvq5CZKIWpt5FZY6LzWz5zEx9UVrByh3qRkZNP137Z_tQKJsfaGZMqnPGBig2-5qfWQNKmQbRQL2a1jVFiT-XnrJxjL6A/s1000/26%20wimmin.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="834" data-original-width="1000" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjunVFQwAPqLzOVJd-Kg-h9GLLCKZSQkTKAKeisIdtuz33safoxsA2__IxmzjW1ZwUudRGfk-QfB55gFw8jMb4skOzM1LuzEhvq5CZKIWpt5FZY6LzWz5zEx9UVrByh3qRkZNP137Z_tQKJsfaGZMqnPGBig2-5qfWQNKmQbRQL2a1jVFiT-XnrJxjL6A/w400-h334/26%20wimmin.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Pit Lane for the Grands Prix. The last time I was here was about 10 km onto a Marathon.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyCjnYsSVr2ltmd47ydX8JJo5yW7tAlUELvOMHRbkubTx3MzLqgaWjbMeKEv79qwThf8wYCMM4qokXDbXPxxCS8u5m1-IQII7ohzIB8jSZ_i4Pmq7yujjdNj6NaZyqzI8-Lyp0whWYfWpnw7mNRqW5IOeCCqPb_v2KFYbv0Ef1dggbHMQzILb9sPAkmg/s1000/27%20pits.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyCjnYsSVr2ltmd47ydX8JJo5yW7tAlUELvOMHRbkubTx3MzLqgaWjbMeKEv79qwThf8wYCMM4qokXDbXPxxCS8u5m1-IQII7ohzIB8jSZ_i4Pmq7yujjdNj6NaZyqzI8-Lyp0whWYfWpnw7mNRqW5IOeCCqPb_v2KFYbv0Ef1dggbHMQzILb9sPAkmg/w400-h266/27%20pits.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Getting the tram back was not pleasant. The driver announced that a tram had to be taken out for defoulment - presumably someone had chundered. So this one had two loads. Note that only the African woman is wearing a mask (as was I). I think this tram could be a super-spreader.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEw4PHIvd02hbplwP2EGuTXXZ3jaZte6JTYWfvdTcvsiNGMouRhZJNijviU40JWARsx8cIk3IRfxvW53_tCzmXjrxntOoPtXP3SzDmTCS34HpOh2GL34mIrgteA84w83WYRD37tzBMladcU5u2jgg3iGq_o62S8g3ct1U-j7zSCwjV5Q_s7NhZkO2K4A/s1000/50%20tram.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEw4PHIvd02hbplwP2EGuTXXZ3jaZte6JTYWfvdTcvsiNGMouRhZJNijviU40JWARsx8cIk3IRfxvW53_tCzmXjrxntOoPtXP3SzDmTCS34HpOh2GL34mIrgteA84w83WYRD37tzBMladcU5u2jgg3iGq_o62S8g3ct1U-j7zSCwjV5Q_s7NhZkO2K4A/w400-h300/50%20tram.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Flabmeisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00934077052437339591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8445111183007833890.post-25291330137919083912023-06-17T17:52:00.001+10:002023-06-17T17:52:05.713+10:00A Melbourne trip: Day 1<p> We haven't seen the daughter for a while so decided to head down for a few days. As this was quite a quick decision I thought it unlikely we'd be able to get into the IBIS on a Saturday night so explored AirBnB, looking to stay in Docklands. They offered us about 450 places and seemed to define Docklands as including St Kilda, Footscray, Fitzroy and Collingwood. (The latter 3 examples made me think of a joke from the 1980s "Which three AFL teams start with F?" to which the answer was "Fitzroy, Footscray and F..... Collingwood.") We eventually chose a place in West Melbourne - Rosslyn St, close to the Flagstaff Gardens. To the trip.</p><p>Bird of the Day got off to a good start with a flock of Choughs before Orbost. That got topped by 3 Emus in a paddock at Newmerella.</p><p>Don't you love road works? Because of the centre dividers 400m of work required 2 kms of contra flow with huge tailbacks. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi45zPbLOvXkHS8cQDNMypGyntFZ5iRvoUgJNHff153HesDIPEQKp7bkDfdqCCVvctHuRzUcp2O_zjBlyB5uvC5VbhUONqM4yxanB0SMQQvspDzQOssy1rgFObqznAXrnazKsYnIh-RUU2soJZBCb7MvwulDkiP_cAQUKnI_jEa6sruW8-VDq3nxumZZA/s1000/01%20roadworks.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi45zPbLOvXkHS8cQDNMypGyntFZ5iRvoUgJNHff153HesDIPEQKp7bkDfdqCCVvctHuRzUcp2O_zjBlyB5uvC5VbhUONqM4yxanB0SMQQvspDzQOssy1rgFObqznAXrnazKsYnIh-RUU2soJZBCb7MvwulDkiP_cAQUKnI_jEa6sruW8-VDq3nxumZZA/w400-h320/01%20roadworks.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Getting in to Sale there were some nice old buildings: a convent...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpYnQKvBDvLmHvjTZRixNDWQvCCThsexKVDdbokdpu613fgZyqoEZpZSZ44G7sM9deYRsAdHqXg_1jqGMGPkQVXQYQ_Nj1fPD7IUi5LJdnob0tqe7zGlIEoUzxDMEMq2vguqqsPT9aDZBwwGORp042-RaHQ3yV-dxUXsIwCuSXijzOjnQx8tbEGz7Asw/s1000/02%20Convent%20Sale.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpYnQKvBDvLmHvjTZRixNDWQvCCThsexKVDdbokdpu613fgZyqoEZpZSZ44G7sM9deYRsAdHqXg_1jqGMGPkQVXQYQ_Nj1fPD7IUi5LJdnob0tqe7zGlIEoUzxDMEMq2vguqqsPT9aDZBwwGORp042-RaHQ3yV-dxUXsIwCuSXijzOjnQx8tbEGz7Asw/w400-h300/02%20Convent%20Sale.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>... possibly a former bank ...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho3Plbl4SS64TvHN_ynwFWjM21RDNfBu7SMu6R0wXcGM8yP6gtWgqthAkVOiGrh2pOJ3s2vEykVmfx_9toXNUUvpmrwr-zGSLa8YFhN1LiUIJ_8yC4f41hym9N27Z50IVygYVPQdRreJWMs6LejoQWMX8FQikaweUAtNQ8jeiE8QBwQ5Ljtw_yj9NmRA/s1000/03%20building%20Sale.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1000" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho3Plbl4SS64TvHN_ynwFWjM21RDNfBu7SMu6R0wXcGM8yP6gtWgqthAkVOiGrh2pOJ3s2vEykVmfx_9toXNUUvpmrwr-zGSLa8YFhN1LiUIJ_8yC4f41hym9N27Z50IVygYVPQdRreJWMs6LejoQWMX8FQikaweUAtNQ8jeiE8QBwQ5Ljtw_yj9NmRA/w400-h303/03%20building%20Sale.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>.. and a pub ...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpCNZ6cn5lsNHjSusVs8Qnv_pSgxT-vPUTOx6zdJYWdb2SpAUlFo_V-wm-ntSlD4ss5o18pEZvqra93xQcyDALHjp6Ma3_snFxJjjc9R9KPOi6qTvfPIQ2qHmDct-EwQpgBOpcAbPRM2H_-Rzu9Y0dHMl6bcfTAqGEQc0l62yDBA11w97HSc0Yir82bw/s1000/04%20pub%20Sale.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="662" data-original-width="1000" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpCNZ6cn5lsNHjSusVs8Qnv_pSgxT-vPUTOx6zdJYWdb2SpAUlFo_V-wm-ntSlD4ss5o18pEZvqra93xQcyDALHjp6Ma3_snFxJjjc9R9KPOi6qTvfPIQ2qHmDct-EwQpgBOpcAbPRM2H_-Rzu9Y0dHMl6bcfTAqGEQc0l62yDBA11w97HSc0Yir82bw/w400-h265/04%20pub%20Sale.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>.. as well as the usual appalling ribbon development beloved of Shire (in this case Wellington) planners.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyf5E4xfAP-z2eGt8pHxHko82d6s_7kYLcJYb_ANztx3XvXf1seotrzyYzKLBUjqgJ3ogAM7QtXl3Bz5ZlyVI6xY6FdgHqqUyuoh4nDxNAX_5TR5GFgSlVpPEgcUi1pBeLFTrdeyZ9QLAjLbQ4vQjVZTCtzxNQBPF8ZFRmZ0ZpVazXqhlSvjaEI6vJ9Q/s1000/05%20Sale%20strip.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyf5E4xfAP-z2eGt8pHxHko82d6s_7kYLcJYb_ANztx3XvXf1seotrzyYzKLBUjqgJ3ogAM7QtXl3Bz5ZlyVI6xY6FdgHqqUyuoh4nDxNAX_5TR5GFgSlVpPEgcUi1pBeLFTrdeyZ9QLAjLbQ4vQjVZTCtzxNQBPF8ZFRmZ0ZpVazXqhlSvjaEI6vJ9Q/s320/05%20Sale%20strip.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Leaving Sale we met another tradition of the private sector. A water tanker so full it spills its load all over the road.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxxqUmELUivh9x84bpo0WdI-f-hGeLDbIudKg-u2WzPCOIXYDI-fzBA-0jcVHmb0eiYQrlBfH-P78spE3Jiuv6p2plCGbhFqqt21WGi-fKqn31Oqoc2LK6GvHEAoauseMYwHJEMwFpVuKz7oQXNLwore0zFH_jp-rz89-PwFt3b8_SHNV2GBrFnW397Q/s1000/06%20water%20tanker.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="948" data-original-width="1000" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxxqUmELUivh9x84bpo0WdI-f-hGeLDbIudKg-u2WzPCOIXYDI-fzBA-0jcVHmb0eiYQrlBfH-P78spE3Jiuv6p2plCGbhFqqt21WGi-fKqn31Oqoc2LK6GvHEAoauseMYwHJEMwFpVuKz7oQXNLwore0zFH_jp-rz89-PwFt3b8_SHNV2GBrFnW397Q/s320/06%20water%20tanker.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>To put some variety in the drive we decided to put in an hour at Holey Pains NP. This is in the Haunted Hills, mainly covered with pine plantations.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjipoPIJyB9pJH54cRj17fJjQjNaHKRvpN8wP8hoI_7d3jhXncHUVyPJc11VEP7Wa0y5fhv5BfxTpEirD1-9CBbg2nLvVl9yAlyohYruKI1xUhEFhBunuJ59YRAd7BmeyqMkuPrQxt0Raz5mmFy-0nnKB9Nf4Sk7UNUWwzfQQhpme8_a4pA2UbsHr-XRg/s1000/07%20Haunted%20Hills.jpg" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjipoPIJyB9pJH54cRj17fJjQjNaHKRvpN8wP8hoI_7d3jhXncHUVyPJc11VEP7Wa0y5fhv5BfxTpEirD1-9CBbg2nLvVl9yAlyohYruKI1xUhEFhBunuJ59YRAd7BmeyqMkuPrQxt0Raz5mmFy-0nnKB9Nf4Sk7UNUWwzfQQhpme8_a4pA2UbsHr-XRg/s320/07%20Haunted%20Hills.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p>Our GPS and reality didn't match well and tried taking us (eventually) down a road behind a locked gate. Looking at the Parks map of the area lead us into a possibly navigable swamp, followed closely by a sand dune. Reverse gear was employed and we followed the Parks map to this charming track. Perhaps 4 metres wide but the Mazda made it OK.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVkWqauLz98VcjheLlWOVjC42g_Hen_tS_QWOhXP7fxOtDcP_026EIjXpjjOYMihF1L1eY7lpyCvVQIj68hNFPgUJB075TpRNzyYi1J4tckge8HxycJ9qATUZhiYnzHLuPZVx_Pe6tZhGUR5tDUtk73ONqSziX72CoFV_pMkYS-dD0MEPXW-BkAsJLyg/s1000/09%20track.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="947" data-original-width="1000" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVkWqauLz98VcjheLlWOVjC42g_Hen_tS_QWOhXP7fxOtDcP_026EIjXpjjOYMihF1L1eY7lpyCvVQIj68hNFPgUJB075TpRNzyYi1J4tckge8HxycJ9qATUZhiYnzHLuPZVx_Pe6tZhGUR5tDUtk73ONqSziX72CoFV_pMkYS-dD0MEPXW-BkAsJLyg/s320/09%20track.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>We eventually got onto the South Gippsland Highway and (via Longford for Rosedale. Quite a few mre Emus along the way. The last 5km on the M1 were very slow but got to the apartment we are renting on time and then walked through Flagstaff Gardens to our daughters place. En route we noticed this possum but didn't try to pat it.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0OrApponQAP0TuTz5oEI8R9kBP-eQ5mDMK8HJOBjNnol_vMFCzdAm0R4Cs9Tdk6xlrL5Q6ut9SesIokNIPjiq_RJ5-Ly1lfwpV7t1Wezi9J06l6Sh1FgQGe63D-oy_-v4orUQmiUP5BPSwOP89a__BbhddJ6coqAv_u1ZrGymeLmczThkSJ1P3ia_cA/s1000/10%20Possum.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="952" data-original-width="1000" height="381" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0OrApponQAP0TuTz5oEI8R9kBP-eQ5mDMK8HJOBjNnol_vMFCzdAm0R4Cs9Tdk6xlrL5Q6ut9SesIokNIPjiq_RJ5-Ly1lfwpV7t1Wezi9J06l6Sh1FgQGe63D-oy_-v4orUQmiUP5BPSwOP89a__BbhddJ6coqAv_u1ZrGymeLmczThkSJ1P3ia_cA/w400-h381/10%20Possum.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>We also met this sausage dog. Apparently many people in Melbourne put illuminations on their dogs so that if they bolt they can be seen.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifXUM9EfxZqPbH5ZDpyPIIZ21coOzUKrm4snxkTQIxK5noNz4lUFMkDvBUMUaDagjMmOdTB1gs7RKa3zDNGT0fUfbfXD30-MtxhdzWSHlFoxfWDMTFx-AVGPt92Cc5ZFo45JRUszI0M5zmJZjxnbWrHzfZ8nlJZqc0rIvDrOEaCTqabBMACs5IWhW0rA/s1000/11%20lit%20up%20pooch.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="952" data-original-width="1000" height="381" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifXUM9EfxZqPbH5ZDpyPIIZ21coOzUKrm4snxkTQIxK5noNz4lUFMkDvBUMUaDagjMmOdTB1gs7RKa3zDNGT0fUfbfXD30-MtxhdzWSHlFoxfWDMTFx-AVGPt92Cc5ZFo45JRUszI0M5zmJZjxnbWrHzfZ8nlJZqc0rIvDrOEaCTqabBMACs5IWhW0rA/w400-h381/11%20lit%20up%20pooch.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Flabmeisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00934077052437339591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8445111183007833890.post-60635647347915347272023-06-11T12:59:00.005+10:002023-06-11T13:33:00.924+10:00A visit to the WWTP<p> I try to visit the Mallacoota Waster Water Treatment Plant at least once a month as there are a few species which are usually found there but nowhere else in the District. This probably reflects the ponds being the largest - and only reliable - body of fresh water in the District (at least where I go!)</p><p>Before getting to the Pits I came across a flock of Australian King Parrots which have been hanging around Angophora Drive for the last two weeks. Today they were in the upper reaches of the street.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9vObkXvxCCh8VFzhNnciGQzAU_H5p0DtyRo3vb8Q7t0Kv7OPpWCACm7zuhjs0FnJiUFHNGI5ez6EBDmwwEf2c2Hkdaske4sDhha7bQXJIRbeZI8im1EkMAZdgC8dlmIeD3M_2dG1RBl_Aa-IJ6osRGspIUYyywnWtJWPRIWggn55yU0qxs3xZ9LCD4g/s1000/11%2001%20King%20Parrots.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="574" data-original-width="1000" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9vObkXvxCCh8VFzhNnciGQzAU_H5p0DtyRo3vb8Q7t0Kv7OPpWCACm7zuhjs0FnJiUFHNGI5ez6EBDmwwEf2c2Hkdaske4sDhha7bQXJIRbeZI8im1EkMAZdgC8dlmIeD3M_2dG1RBl_Aa-IJ6osRGspIUYyywnWtJWPRIWggn55yU0qxs3xZ9LCD4g/w400-h230/11%2001%20King%20Parrots.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>It appears to me that they are juveniles: certainly I couldn't pick out any males.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCCruCHoadjPXU2vcc2-r2LbiBcc1PxRCu1Cuzc9WGqiX0WDDAbbGQcjxtXZIopN1XFmN0kwMUrPwKrhfIleKgNT-zItTFbrcMY6qy55KT395UZDJWt2bOhxs5_zRMXOUA13avCIX0qvpqmloJL10-Umya6p1FVQFKfVifhtM9YiuGQNBg764sWwwN4w/s1000/11%2002%20King%20Parrots.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="604" data-original-width="1000" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCCruCHoadjPXU2vcc2-r2LbiBcc1PxRCu1Cuzc9WGqiX0WDDAbbGQcjxtXZIopN1XFmN0kwMUrPwKrhfIleKgNT-zItTFbrcMY6qy55KT395UZDJWt2bOhxs5_zRMXOUA13avCIX0qvpqmloJL10-Umya6p1FVQFKfVifhtM9YiuGQNBg764sWwwN4w/w400-h241/11%2002%20King%20Parrots.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>On getting to the pits this is the route I followed. The numbers reflect the order in which water (etc) flows through the system.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: enter;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs5-n1RGPhcKT83-8rsumcCaPX8boSH6-0B3Tys8oIIeBgsEndEB20MIW800nrFEZtUHcsYG1bbVKuFYF4pYK5Jxh421_lv4P_bf9xfZDcT6QNzaAzMzfN5PSKkcME7BdW-ExgRtCm43D89p1DWMcwx0G2aJ54oM1uBr8ScTr1T4YCqm5UFETHMe2i7g/s1000/11%2003%20boundary.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="978" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs5-n1RGPhcKT83-8rsumcCaPX8boSH6-0B3Tys8oIIeBgsEndEB20MIW800nrFEZtUHcsYG1bbVKuFYF4pYK5Jxh421_lv4P_bf9xfZDcT6QNzaAzMzfN5PSKkcME7BdW-ExgRtCm43D89p1DWMcwx0G2aJ54oM1uBr8ScTr1T4YCqm5UFETHMe2i7g/w391-h400/11%2003%20boundary.jpg" width="391" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: left;">My core target today, for my Bird A Day challenge - which is getting down to the pointy end of proceedings - was Hardhead. They are usually common here, but did join the aquatic exodus to the flooded West for a few months. It was good to see a few on pond 2 (which is actually the first I visit).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVctPZ2WNWX5bZWSNlqz8ptC9JCE_jKTQILNwElCFre6V_nMj6Ud_ckhgz23VK2y1oYJwxXrBSkYUdzMMaledUwtOQvzqpzssnAFM6e7L2gGKknA1RSVdci4m5uJZ-4CwYlyLzkGQPRhL2fkmcH4g1cP72V2biA6e7EXxYCPSQrRaWoVFk4akH2AZ6dA/s1000/11%2003%20Hardheads.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="676" data-original-width="1000" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVctPZ2WNWX5bZWSNlqz8ptC9JCE_jKTQILNwElCFre6V_nMj6Ud_ckhgz23VK2y1oYJwxXrBSkYUdzMMaledUwtOQvzqpzssnAFM6e7L2gGKknA1RSVdci4m5uJZ-4CwYlyLzkGQPRhL2fkmcH4g1cP72V2biA6e7EXxYCPSQrRaWoVFk4akH2AZ6dA/w400-h270/11%2003%20Hardheads.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>There were two large flocks of this species on pond 4, getting the total for this species to 79 birds. The image includes a bonus Welcome Swallow and a Hoary-headed Grebe.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG4mcVvKuzgEUSSms6VSA4CVRdnUsTeyzj4PlBJZN19rRSnXQrAHPbGRLNvzSo54U19BXtOTy96kss4gD7H_pGIimVPtgRinFUI-5CsvgxYXc7b_vS8ATdYZdD1ISn49z6XLeVgw4kUOpc2Zplb36H6swS4hiGOezItHvqohFzSCB4DDS1Njp8b70AlA/s1000/11%2004%20Hardheads%20Grebe%20and%20Swallows.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="394" data-original-width="1000" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG4mcVvKuzgEUSSms6VSA4CVRdnUsTeyzj4PlBJZN19rRSnXQrAHPbGRLNvzSo54U19BXtOTy96kss4gD7H_pGIimVPtgRinFUI-5CsvgxYXc7b_vS8ATdYZdD1ISn49z6XLeVgw4kUOpc2Zplb36H6swS4hiGOezItHvqohFzSCB4DDS1Njp8b70AlA/w400-h158/11%2004%20Hardheads%20Grebe%20and%20Swallows.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Here is a wide view of Pond 4. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC8qYx1R_LV6AGA0k0ELmDhgd6JY9Mpnqf8OucT1zX4Y1zHB9yejeBTX-pd0R1ay6W9gLeDlDkihkbyZRP33nZVwbbgD46Uc2nnAnIe3_Pcr3ikvKmlaKuMX4D-hQObd7nwnXt0vg1M6xAbr_5o4uizLKtyJ7Dm2326MfWLNdirwAbcjs0EIH3WqqZ6A/s1000/11%2004%20Pond%204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC8qYx1R_LV6AGA0k0ELmDhgd6JY9Mpnqf8OucT1zX4Y1zHB9yejeBTX-pd0R1ay6W9gLeDlDkihkbyZRP33nZVwbbgD46Uc2nnAnIe3_Pcr3ikvKmlaKuMX4D-hQObd7nwnXt0vg1M6xAbr_5o4uizLKtyJ7Dm2326MfWLNdirwAbcjs0EIH3WqqZ6A/w400-h266/11%2004%20Pond%204.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>In the corner of Pond 2 a pipe allow the water-plus from pond 1 to flow in. As the waterfowl are very interested in the nutritious 'plus' component they often gather here. The flock had dispersed somewhat, and the pipe was under water, but here we have some Eurasian Coots and 2 Grey Teal.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ0_4NpNVkGNgYwaTOOBS29bT2SQ5whW42mRPkqZ1-3FHxObsony62TO4atgyEe-pe-gaDJtkqhmqjh8dAZ-GbQ2RZwWH0J-k6_1crMhVQVDP3vHsQjrTOcYzPUAHpzKh7itcvb0iu-scNrKJVhYzTfwUDi6Uylmy77iGnqvhG6ogbbNS1D0brXVvQ2g/s10000/11%2005%20Grey%20Teal%20and%20Coots.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3901" data-original-width="10000" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ0_4NpNVkGNgYwaTOOBS29bT2SQ5whW42mRPkqZ1-3FHxObsony62TO4atgyEe-pe-gaDJtkqhmqjh8dAZ-GbQ2RZwWH0J-k6_1crMhVQVDP3vHsQjrTOcYzPUAHpzKh7itcvb0iu-scNrKJVhYzTfwUDi6Uylmy77iGnqvhG6ogbbNS1D0brXVvQ2g/w400-h156/11%2005%20Grey%20Teal%20and%20Coots.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Here are some Australian Shelduck on the bank between ponds 1 and 2. I counted 23 of these very large fowl on the various ponds today. Also some Australian Wood Ducks.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwD70aUplkQnhxwg1hpej7GsvwT_S9aJmhk1MLK6n2VsIWk5aD1TMGTEJlF7smFAnIwkJCkI1fWy8dKcTRTmXIypW5Ca6sarjewux0zLalgOJe-JzF4nrKRaW_RaU5yCiJLxYcW8g4Urh_IQ9zpnaCndA-V13iG5NjO5Xih5DnxXzcg6nzm3ieaTFggg/s1000/11%2006%20Shelduck%20and%20Wood%20Duck.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="330" data-original-width="1000" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwD70aUplkQnhxwg1hpej7GsvwT_S9aJmhk1MLK6n2VsIWk5aD1TMGTEJlF7smFAnIwkJCkI1fWy8dKcTRTmXIypW5Ca6sarjewux0zLalgOJe-JzF4nrKRaW_RaU5yCiJLxYcW8g4Urh_IQ9zpnaCndA-V13iG5NjO5Xih5DnxXzcg6nzm3ieaTFggg/w400-h133/11%2006%20Shelduck%20and%20Wood%20Duck.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>It was nice to capture a Whistling Kite flying past a perched White-bellied Sea-Eagle.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfbg5PsLJeKJlnHwxH0N3NawjOcxJOPiMRD0JmhMbhfgg6od6nJEcG8ncWCrqEri_2DZHIJik3PvnuR6-P045Wl3YE5RmUIdgr5aGS8wvdObEeUYUsGfLUovsIpXv1aILSxoC1b7iNDKAb3cKJRi7bV-ZpAOH9rBYUPQfsNcwk0lFjWv7IBM5nWG6yAw/s1000/11%2007%20kITE%20AND%20sEA%20EAGLE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="953" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfbg5PsLJeKJlnHwxH0N3NawjOcxJOPiMRD0JmhMbhfgg6od6nJEcG8ncWCrqEri_2DZHIJik3PvnuR6-P045Wl3YE5RmUIdgr5aGS8wvdObEeUYUsGfLUovsIpXv1aILSxoC1b7iNDKAb3cKJRi7bV-ZpAOH9rBYUPQfsNcwk0lFjWv7IBM5nWG6yAw/s320/11%2007%20kITE%20AND%20sEA%20EAGLE.jpg" width="305" /></a></div>I have adjusted the exposure of a second image of this pair to show the colour of the Sea-Eagle. The comparison of size of the two is also a bit surprising to me, as I think of the Kites as a large bird, but it was dwarfed by the Sea-Eagle.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRHc1ScTWzNVQpSJ881Cp4IPnNUUGr61-01kr7BTkzUD5NGtAJlq1TD_7vOiNjh66ToyeXyW2aBF3MFG0oNwXV66JQRWDRzqT4HhMaIhzFpvRSvZFfNiegSEzEF1uZHtxk84dB-swIaKmQ3CxAjn3ApvzkdOx_1oG2PVLZYUmlEDfx3m5UvQ_pJ-f8yw/s1000/11%2008%20kITE%20AND%20sEA%20EAGLE_edited.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1000" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRHc1ScTWzNVQpSJ881Cp4IPnNUUGr61-01kr7BTkzUD5NGtAJlq1TD_7vOiNjh66ToyeXyW2aBF3MFG0oNwXV66JQRWDRzqT4HhMaIhzFpvRSvZFfNiegSEzEF1uZHtxk84dB-swIaKmQ3CxAjn3ApvzkdOx_1oG2PVLZYUmlEDfx3m5UvQ_pJ-f8yw/w640-h432/11%2008%20kITE%20AND%20sEA%20EAGLE_edited.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>Here is a link to <a href="https://ebird.org/australia/checklist/S141166239">my full list of species</a>.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Flabmeisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00934077052437339591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8445111183007833890.post-19072848157536278962023-06-10T06:31:00.002+10:002023-06-10T06:31:11.576+10:00Getting back<p>This will be a few pictures from the drive back to Mallacoota which I have only just got around to uploading. We set off around 10:00. The first image was near the Royalla Solar Power site. Without the cement truck to suggest otherwise this could be an art installation.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnwxXVLsRlFqS9_CD0iJh7bdfIeKnetah40PVp9Vm4sA6m2dwcsvFOtxRAkcDdlm-hya5deJFVA2O30kql_j7sDGx0ykc19Kyfn6-2Xf39wNTOmLvjQ6iFVsv7raOWTWrodXp5LOPBSxpm4Hhxxcci6AjvajP8D2IvJz1dSIpPyfuI_V5pCxzY_b-kxw/s1000/03%2001%20Crane.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="995" data-original-width="1000" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnwxXVLsRlFqS9_CD0iJh7bdfIeKnetah40PVp9Vm4sA6m2dwcsvFOtxRAkcDdlm-hya5deJFVA2O30kql_j7sDGx0ykc19Kyfn6-2Xf39wNTOmLvjQ6iFVsv7raOWTWrodXp5LOPBSxpm4Hhxxcci6AjvajP8D2IvJz1dSIpPyfuI_V5pCxzY_b-kxw/w400-h398/03%2001%20Crane.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I think this is the Tinderry Range behind Michelago. It is finally beginning to look vegetated after a massive bushfire in December 2009. I think the bare rock on the RHS skyline was always there.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjD-GrNfENZS0JMIL-pbY95wu-vMZy-f5LDrrBkCsOqb_ggTWGLRtqCRWo0JNpAgIPj8ea7n_wIGH07kv0mnvqXRKddZtGOwEy_BV9ktZBn4ih2YmckR9qyFKhlDnPv1as4XRCO8sY6KH_EFYeNGtFnpwVrAgWZ6jbeV0wB0Tv8CI9AwG-axK5frctpg/s1000/03%2002%20mountain.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjD-GrNfENZS0JMIL-pbY95wu-vMZy-f5LDrrBkCsOqb_ggTWGLRtqCRWo0JNpAgIPj8ea7n_wIGH07kv0mnvqXRKddZtGOwEy_BV9ktZBn4ih2YmckR9qyFKhlDnPv1as4XRCO8sY6KH_EFYeNGtFnpwVrAgWZ6jbeV0wB0Tv8CI9AwG-axK5frctpg/w400-h300/03%2002%20mountain.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Not a concrete pumper, but art. It's at Numeralla and I think it is actually owned by the National Gallery of Australia.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu06Ths7irkyf-zwIllS3Cx13sYlHvt-LS51pIfoMRc5uP4stkqbytXiWRYcpkWOYlZDC7WOfnL0pqJg8NVW7udbbLVq3dz_27Tt0Qc8kmAMPYY5tekRQnB_JV4hpu7eFKVoTRzIs9h1Le8LbZ8J8VPMPCD5_7BedNrLBvWKNfU_B0Mn23BsN2om30wA/s1000/03%2003%20art%20not%20mountain.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="1000" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu06Ths7irkyf-zwIllS3Cx13sYlHvt-LS51pIfoMRc5uP4stkqbytXiWRYcpkWOYlZDC7WOfnL0pqJg8NVW7udbbLVq3dz_27Tt0Qc8kmAMPYY5tekRQnB_JV4hpu7eFKVoTRzIs9h1Le8LbZ8J8VPMPCD5_7BedNrLBvWKNfU_B0Mn23BsN2om30wA/s320/03%2003%20art%20not%20mountain.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Frances commented that one can tell where houses are because there are often deciduous trees around them. Another hint is pestilential berry laden shrubs. The photo was taken at 100kph (from the passenger seat) and I can't be sure if it is Cotoneaster or Hawthorn. Both pests with the fruit eaten, and thus the seeds spread, by parrots, cockies and currawongs.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfV0XZPJxbpO1ml-5C-kURcKCR_N-sxWpslg_n5vz-XnoRh_720o8IlXDs74KRm7JH7vkPonpqAP3QaxsYAWdw2ZJPnc9qEg-U34Ie-yeRagNlvTWRQuShkw1gtCuu4lx8A3-U8y__fyC8CqDVFagh8IPa78RAA6nYBiOvkZyppcTfThgKvziOb7Ug9g/s1000/03%2004%20cotoneaster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfV0XZPJxbpO1ml-5C-kURcKCR_N-sxWpslg_n5vz-XnoRh_720o8IlXDs74KRm7JH7vkPonpqAP3QaxsYAWdw2ZJPnc9qEg-U34Ie-yeRagNlvTWRQuShkw1gtCuu4lx8A3-U8y__fyC8CqDVFagh8IPa78RAA6nYBiOvkZyppcTfThgKvziOb7Ug9g/w400-h300/03%2004%20cotoneaster.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>This is Pyrocanthus. Ibid.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB4CeYeM0bMfKqhD0VqdpoHuVb0DpF1bK4-9D388WJn4zztwrm8ylwx4n-wUqlA7Jfk4UfsFlnNxSErc4A4ATNAV0umUW8kKT4FpXF-wbRSUqPHLsSBxoR6gaauLeaEYk827lMlyP0JUzPUz5-qifQqvw8-ydPdDGrzw1jIitpaZhqCS8h9n2WmLju9g/s952/03%2005%20Pyrocanthus.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="880" data-original-width="952" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB4CeYeM0bMfKqhD0VqdpoHuVb0DpF1bK4-9D388WJn4zztwrm8ylwx4n-wUqlA7Jfk4UfsFlnNxSErc4A4ATNAV0umUW8kKT4FpXF-wbRSUqPHLsSBxoR6gaauLeaEYk827lMlyP0JUzPUz5-qifQqvw8-ydPdDGrzw1jIitpaZhqCS8h9n2WmLju9g/w400-h370/03%2005%20Pyrocanthus.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>While this shows the bare hillsides heading out of Cooma the reason for it is the small shed. When we went to our weekender at Kalaru in the 1990s this site was a hive of weekend activity. We couldn't work out what all these blokes were building out there. We called them druids, although the vegetation looks a little mistletoe-challenged. Somehow we found out it was a gun club and the mound of dirt was a backstop to their pistol range. We have driven past many times in the last 10 years and seen no activity but there are listings on Facebook showing it still an active facility.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgbv1BOOunrL1DqnjvlBtdTBn-e2gWC5eeUMeFUC5jNIzymcY_G5RuhiTbc-Z6k0qWPlqSwPbvnkEbNOJ1hqGxnNkU29baW-fBxENtJTaTmyRJhznp7XW328XdzdNy6nKv5up1rMjPmwXHB0G8bG5SlfuPhdQSUwBkNCJIAXsNdPUTsg2FFU_w2kk4HA/s1000/03%2006%20druids.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="627" data-original-width="1000" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgbv1BOOunrL1DqnjvlBtdTBn-e2gWC5eeUMeFUC5jNIzymcY_G5RuhiTbc-Z6k0qWPlqSwPbvnkEbNOJ1hqGxnNkU29baW-fBxENtJTaTmyRJhznp7XW328XdzdNy6nKv5up1rMjPmwXHB0G8bG5SlfuPhdQSUwBkNCJIAXsNdPUTsg2FFU_w2kk4HA/w400-h251/03%2006%20druids.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>One of my favourite signs. Not sure how well the underlying joke is understood by non-Australians (and I am surprised that the NSW Greens haven't objected to such vilification of onanists being against minority rights).<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Bw9vOEav_MgEI7pGqY6YBMXItKBHJsLilGy1HUKCEM96gKbUl7IBlNh8RbN2FJLWrzKVd_BSZ-hmjJB39q-l3QHOj8H1FUHImmUfcqJ6xc46XY6y3RX8VZb1z3D7Vxo_5hWjjLH_uxju5egNqhRW1P3_gp9nXuJS9MSUx5wMNGgIQXBXLuuuhBNFDQ/s1000/03%2007%20sign.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Bw9vOEav_MgEI7pGqY6YBMXItKBHJsLilGy1HUKCEM96gKbUl7IBlNh8RbN2FJLWrzKVd_BSZ-hmjJB39q-l3QHOj8H1FUHImmUfcqJ6xc46XY6y3RX8VZb1z3D7Vxo_5hWjjLH_uxju5egNqhRW1P3_gp9nXuJS9MSUx5wMNGgIQXBXLuuuhBNFDQ/s320/03%2007%20sign.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>We called in a Black Lake and were able to write down 2 Musk Ducks for Bird a Day. Looking at Google Earth they were about 400m away!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvZ_pt9Ib67iA6nvAT7Re0o-n0GamgQH5l0TJrBJ2vmX5TKxbcaCpOyrFuRgRC2Yk5g9VGgfWJf7bmcQAvRoYl8aFf_S5qOIhnnKWWbWBrCLl_bCq_KAbNJ9a-kqn0pSlKmGB73fd14D2bGo0FzL15bQcS2XBt-Q_zAV7xwlRd4eEnnMoiPzFKsB483w/s1097/03%2020%20Musk%20ducks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="628" data-original-width="1097" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvZ_pt9Ib67iA6nvAT7Re0o-n0GamgQH5l0TJrBJ2vmX5TKxbcaCpOyrFuRgRC2Yk5g9VGgfWJf7bmcQAvRoYl8aFf_S5qOIhnnKWWbWBrCLl_bCq_KAbNJ9a-kqn0pSlKmGB73fd14D2bGo0FzL15bQcS2XBt-Q_zAV7xwlRd4eEnnMoiPzFKsB483w/w400-h229/03%2020%20Musk%20ducks.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgqajYrw86o41mhY1U6EWosWJIJ-xyAAd4pxKvRlpyPUL_n865mJEGOAW4UNrRfOthX8MK_rosuxsbvkemcfj3-rduDHyRlG0S3tbLO6R8hRyCCQWWmcuQEjOCC3NLTltgktx9w89KfHbiFpKPy7lKX56NUtjM1TvYvNFQKYSpqbMStl0B6qUyOLqzyQ/s502/03%2021%20Musk%20ducks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="344" data-original-width="502" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgqajYrw86o41mhY1U6EWosWJIJ-xyAAd4pxKvRlpyPUL_n865mJEGOAW4UNrRfOthX8MK_rosuxsbvkemcfj3-rduDHyRlG0S3tbLO6R8hRyCCQWWmcuQEjOCC3NLTltgktx9w89KfHbiFpKPy7lKX56NUtjM1TvYvNFQKYSpqbMStl0B6qUyOLqzyQ/w400-h274/03%2021%20Musk%20ducks.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Flabmeisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00934077052437339591noreply@blogger.com0