AUSTRALIA ~ The Antipodes

AUSTRALIA ~ The Antipodes
I love a sunburnt country / A land of sweeping plains / Of ragged mountain ranges / Of droughts and flooding rains / I love her far horizons / I love her jewel-sea / Her beauty and her terror / The wide brown land for me / ~ Dorothea Mackellar (1885-1968)

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Sunday, February 28, 2010

Stepping Up With a Kookaburra


Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ A little kookaburra on our verandah steps, Dromana Hills, Mornington Peninsula
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Camera Critters #99
Carry on Tuesday #42 ~ This week our prompt is the opening of Elizabeth Peter’s 1999 book The Falcon at the Portals:
What is it you find so amusing, dear?
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Hopping up the stairs
Kookaburra happiness
Life is always good
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Hear this bird's laughter
It is so amusing dear
You must just laugh too

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8 comments:

James said...

They make the most interesting sounds.

Anonymous said...

I've heard of the kookaburra, but I've never seen one. Cute!

Stan Ski said...

Me too - heard of it; never seen,never heard it's call.

eileeninmd said...

Great shot, I would love to see the Kookaburra in person someday. It is a cool looking bird.

Kathy said...

Such cute little birds. Thanks for giving us a peek at them!

Anonymous said...

Hi Gemma!

I haven't been here in quite a while, so thought I'd visit. :) What a wonderfully strange looking bird - I want one! How marvelous.

Thanks for sharing...
...rob

Here's my Carry On Tuesday piece: So Amusing, a seuss/silverstein kinda thing

Anonymous said...

absolutely adorable! (from one TSE fan to another)

Unknown said...

I've never seen this bird but I remeber the song we sang about him in grade school. I wish i could hear him laugh.

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