tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post622862966351618999..comments2024-03-23T18:50:06.402+11:00Comments on journey & destination: Nature Notes - wattle, black cockatoos and other encountersCarolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06820925595506920754noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-66354683345996971862016-09-07T10:27:56.484+10:002016-09-07T10:27:56.484+10:00I take it your wattle has been introduced?? I look...I take it your wattle has been introduced?? I looked it up and Wikipedia said: 'It is present in California as a garden escapee, but is not considered to be naturalised there.' Our convict past raising its head...Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820925595506920754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-86114190179957187042016-09-06T23:38:37.602+10:002016-09-06T23:38:37.602+10:00Our wattle here is only in bloom for a couple mont...Our wattle here is only in bloom for a couple months of spring. It's so cheerful and much anticipated by us all! And your birds are so striking. Ours are rather drab in comparison. ;) Thanks for linking up! Celestehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834674328751444179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-25628970230016442922016-09-01T19:57:23.871+10:002016-09-01T19:57:23.871+10:00I just looked up Wangi Wangi on the map...might pl...I just looked up Wangi Wangi on the map...might plan a little field trip :)Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820925595506920754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-46320618288379148672016-09-01T19:55:50.265+10:002016-09-01T19:55:50.265+10:00My dh is from NZ & he reckons Australian birds...My dh is from NZ & he reckons Australian birds are often beautifully coloured & spectacular but they sound terrible! NZ birds are more ordinary but sound much sweeter...I'd love to see your hummingbirds.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820925595506920754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-30316978967003648022016-09-01T14:46:01.459+10:002016-09-01T14:46:01.459+10:00We have returned from a favourite walk at Wangi Wa...We have returned from a favourite walk at Wangi Wangi and have seen so many wildflowers even some Greenhood orchids. The king parrots were swooping about and some variety of flycatcher I am yet to identify.<br />Your photos are beautiful!<br />Now I need a nanna nap!<br />Margaret.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-25988959589221685582016-09-01T07:11:38.659+10:002016-09-01T07:11:38.659+10:00These are lovely photos! All I ever knew about Au...These are lovely photos! All I ever knew about Australian birds was from the Kookaburra song. The birds are beautiful.<br /><br />I love birds. Here in East Texas we have blue birds, lots of Mockingbirds, sparrows, but my favorite is the Cardinal. It's always a treat when one perches outside my window.<br /><br />I have never read Veronica Mason. Thanks for sharing the poems.Sharon Wilfonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466621290140789056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-46718941739733683552016-08-31T09:52:57.788+10:002016-08-31T09:52:57.788+10:00Yes, I had to double check I had it right for this...Yes, I had to double check I had it right for this part of the world!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820925595506920754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-61397760355222637162016-08-30T21:52:09.121+10:002016-08-30T21:52:09.121+10:00Interesting! Where I am from, New England coastal...Interesting! Where I am from, New England coastal states, the saying is "Red sky at night, sailor's delight; red sky at morn, sailors take warn." I wonder where else in the world this saying has been adapted to the region.Erikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03524262077491057133noreply@blogger.com