Category: Birds

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  Reflected Moments

  Author Koh Lin ◦ Photos by Dorothy L. ◦ The dictionary interprets the word ‘reflection’ as an instance of reflecting especially, (as in the return of light or sound waves from a surface); the production of an image by or… Continue reading

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  The Road Ahead

  Still here and facing the road ahead… So here we are, we have made it through to 2022, leaving behind the turmoil we have lived through and looking into an uncertain future. The ground is seemingly scattered with debris of… Continue reading

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  The Definition of Mental Anguish…

  Author Gary Taylor ◦ The definition of mental anguish 😄 — I was doing one of my favourite local Midwest WA road trips, taking the gravel back roads where you can pull over anywhere you like to snap a few… Continue reading

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  Bird Watching at the Beanie Festival

  Alice Springs Beanie Festival Author Koh Lin ◦ Alice Springs is renowned destination for bird watching. It is also known as the Beanie Centre of the world, with its iconic festival event that brings all sorts of beanies from around… Continue reading

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  The Art of Birds

  Author Koh Lin ◦ Sometimes in life, you do not need words… when an image can touch a cord that resonates with your soul… Many thanks to our contributors for their images: Dorothy L., CK Leel, Helen Pinnock, Derek Leel,… Continue reading

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  A Home Like Alice…

  Author JeLa D ◦ Photos by Dorothy L. ◦ It seems that the fostering was too good as the teenager does not want to leave home… It is now the month of May and a definite chill is happening, ‘winter… Continue reading

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  Boiled Eggs and Budgies…

  Author JeLa D ◦ Photos by Dorothy L. ◦ It’s Friday evening, I’m doing my check of what I’ll need for tomorrow’s outing… shirt and shorts with lots of pockets, warm socks, dirty boots (as I haven’t polished them from… Continue reading

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  CBC… fostering

  Author JeLa D ◦ Photos by Dorothy L. ◦ Drop them off at the creche, pick them up as a teenager… It’s coming up to 1800 hours  (6 pm) and I’m sitting outside waiting, it’s very quiet as I haven’t… Continue reading

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  Photographer’s paradise

  Author Dorothy L. ◦ Part 4 ◦ Smelling the salt air of the coast… It was worth coming to the Otways Ranges, photographer’s paradise. Eastern, Flame, Pink, Rose and Scarlet Robins, Olive Whistler and the Rufous Fantail. WOW what a… Continue reading

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  Looking forward…

  Even the bower bird had renovated… Whilst it may be the year that everything got cancelled, for many of us, the pain, suffering, mental health and loss has followed them into the new decade. As we look forward to getting… Continue reading

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  whirr… whirr… a flat battery!!

  Author Dorothy L. ◦ Part 3 ◦ A sound no driver wants to hear!!! Crossing from South Australia into Victoria, stopping at some lovely small stopovers along the way, Merino… just one night. At Goroke, Henry had a small amount… Continue reading

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  Back on the road…

  Author Dorothy L. ◦ Part 2 ◦ Excitement among the scrubby dead trees… A couple of days later I was back on the road, heading into South Australia, Narracoorte for fresh supplies, then onto the Bool Lagoon. Little Grassbird and… Continue reading