Today was overcast..windy and very gloomy..in all I saw three roos today..even they have headed to shelter it seems..so I packed the camera and headed to a local Reservoir called Crusoe..
Here are some of the pictures I took today..not all brilliant as the lighting was shocking…and since my eyes were on birds..of course that adds to the complexity of getting a good shot…bad lighting..fast moving erratic creatures..wind…oh and a head ache 😉
Rufous Whistler
Black Pacific Duck..showing me his rear end
Welcome swallows had a nest under this floating pontoon
A section of pathway showing egg and bacon plants wattles and gums
Yellow Tufted Honeyeater
Grey Currawong
Caterpillars eating their weight in gumleaves
FOZZIE.M 
Such Beautiful Wildlife… I wonder what sort of Butterfly or Moth those caterpillars will become?
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Thank you Frankie and Ernie..they actually become wasps! go figure…and they spit at you and it can burn..they are called sawfly larvae or spitfires.. 🙂 weird world hey 🙂 loves Fozziemum xx
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beauties all-especially the duck! 🙂
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Haahah his little butt seems popular 🙂
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wow fantastic shots
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Thanks Fred 🙂
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Some truly great photos Bev……….I have to say though the duck is my favorite……”bottoms up” !!
Hugs, Pam
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Thanks Pam..i love a duck bum too hahahaah 🙂 Hugs Bev xx
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Love the shot of the Yellow Tufted Honeyeater – do you think it had just spotted you?
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Oh he did Annie…and was gone …;)
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love when ducks show their butts! lol. I have never seen a group of caterpillars like that before! Eww! xoxo
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Hahaahh me too Caren 🙂 yes they are actually spitfires..they become wasps believe it or not and really ruin a gum tree when it’s young…if they are aggravated they spit and it stings!!! like fire 😉 hugs and loves Bev xxx
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Love those pictures! Hehe great views 🙂
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Hahah thank you sweets 🙂
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The Honeyeater is wonderful but what is a bacon plant? That got us. Have a wonderful Wednesday.
Best wishes Molly
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Hahahaa the egg and bacon plant is actually a Eutaxia Myrtifolia I think it may be because it looks like eggs and bacon 🙂 tis a mystery Molly hahaahah 🙂 hugs and loves Fozziemum xx
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Those are super pics!!!
The Florida Furkids
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Thank you sweet ones 🙂 loves Fozziemum xx
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I sadly forgot to add a wild animal today (we had a shitty night after all that bad news from yesterday, sorry :o( ) I know that swallow it’s one of them who were born under my roof :o) the caterpillars look a little scary, is that common that they live in a “knot”?
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Oh Easy..we were very sad to hear the news in Blogville about poor Greta..we never met her so it is our loss 😦 we went and sent our love to her family…so very unfair …yes the welcome swallows are very sweet..we have them making a nest under our roof too 🙂 and these caterpillars also known here as Spitfires do always clump up ..they kill young gum trees and if annoyed will spit at you and it burns!! hence he name spitfire..they turn into wasps! how weird huh 🙂 loves Fozziemum xx
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those are great photos, my favorite is the ducks ass. I still have not gotten a picture like that.
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Hahahah thank you so much..this guy was on a mission…he was literally head down bum up working 🙂 seemed to be plump so I say he does well ;0 hugs Fozziemum xx
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OMP – my friend. These are beautiful. AND I absolutely ❤ the butts up picture. It reminds me of my life at times – snorticles. Hope your headache is better – hogs and snout kisses. XOXO – Bacon
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BWHAHAHAH mine too Bacon! he was all over that food hunt that ducky 🙂 head down bum up…still have a head ache..grr been banging on since the weekend..sheesh 🙂 loves to you Fozziemum xx<3 ❤
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Oh no. I hope that bad old headache goes away and finds someone else to pester. They stink for sure! Been thinking of you. Will send you healing vibes! XOXO – Bacon
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Bacon my sweet thankyou..i tell my head ..stroke out or stop the headache…make your flippin mind up bwahahaha loves Fozziemum xxx
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I’ve never seen anything like that caterpillar pic before – incredible!
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They are pretty bizarre…spit urning stuff at you..then turn into wasps….go figure 😉 hugs Bev xxx
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Lovely shots of the wildlife.
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Sue thank you so much 🙂 🙂 xx
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bev….the caterpillar shot rocks !!! do you have kookaburra where you live…someone told
me once they are a vicious lot? ♥
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Thanks Laura 🙂 those caterpillars spit burning stuff when angry..so I was well back hahaha 🙂 then they tun into wasps..weird ass stuff we have here 🙂 we only have an occasional Kookaburra..took some pics the other day of the ONE I have here..have never had a problem with them,Magpies are the swoopers but they are ok here too..must be a bird whisperer..the kooka’s eat snales so I wish I had MORE! hugs and loves Bev xxx ❤
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Bacon and egg plants! I had never heard of them so I googled them….they are pretty. They look like mini orchids. hahaha…the duck with his butt in the air, is saying what he thinks of the day. The caterpillars make me shiver…ewww. We get caterpillars here, some years are really bad….they are called Tent caterpillars and they eat the tree till the tree dies. In the back Lane, you can’t walk without walking on caterpillar bodies….its awful so I’m not keen on caterpillars. The ones that live turn into grey moths….then we have an invasion of moths.
(((Shoko)))
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Shoko they do look like mini orchids…we have onlt a few on our land and they are native an hard to find here..so I always take care of them 🙂 and ducks are hilarious..he was very anti social ;)..yep some years the caterpillars are nuts..these ones kill young gum trees..spit stuff which burns (spitfires is their nickname) and then turn into wasps!! treading on them ewwwwww 🙂 loves Fozziemum xx
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Those caterpillars look like slimy, disgusting earthworms. They will give me the heebie-jeebies all day and paw-twitching nightmares all night. And I cannot believe you told Frankie and Ernie that they grow into wasps. Mind=Blown. GAH!
Love and licks,
Cupcake
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Haahaah oh Cupcake..sorry my sweet 🙂 and yes they spit at you which burns and they turn into wasps…like a movie huh? loves Fozziemum xxx
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Some great pics! I like going on adventures with you 🙂
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Aww thanks sweets 🙂
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Beautiful photos Bev!!!
I love the Honeyeater bird the best!! We do not have such exotic birds here…
I hope ytomorrow is a sunnier day for you; it is gloomy & damp here also….BLAH!
Much love, Sherri-Ellen & Nylalbue (sleeping beside me)
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Thanks sweets 🙂 yes another morose gloomy day here too…and the head still pounds…urghh 🙂 loves and hugs Bev xx ❤ ❤
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DELICIOUS!! 😻
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Hahahaahaahahha 🙂 🙂 ❤
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Bwahhah there you go again 😉 ❤
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Well, of course!! *(purrs)*
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Bwahaaahaahah 🙂
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SPITTIN’ CATERPILLARS??? EWWWWWW!! I would stay far away from them…okays, maybe I would chase a tree rat their way! Oh, right, you guys don’t have tree rats…okays I would send..shoot, what do you doggies chase down under??? ☺
Those burdies are FABulous! I thinks you did a great job with the lighting!
Kisses,
Ruby ♥
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Aww Ruby thankyou 🙂 yes spitting..and it burns!! hence their nickname spitfires..and then they become waps…weird huh? well here it’s bunnies that make the pups want to chase!! oh and roos! hugs an loves Fozziemum xx
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OMC Lookit all those worms!!!! Dat’s amazin’. Bootyful fotos.
Luv ya’
Dezi
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Hahaah yep cattie pillars that turn into wasps….bizarre but true 🙂 thankyou sweets 🙂 loves Fozziemum xxx
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OMC WASPS!!!! Dat’s howwible. Mommy wuld be tewwified. MOL Yous lots bwavew than us. MOL
Luv ya’
Dezi
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Haahahahaahaa all good darlin’ I keep my distance I am allergic to bees so I am super cautious 🙂 Lubs Fozziemum xxx
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OMC so is mommy. Dat seems pawfully dangewous to hav them dat close to yous house. Mommy sed se wuld be a killin’ ’em long afur they kuld turn into wasps. MOL Be caweful, weez worry ’bout yous wiff dat many of ’em.
Luv ya’
Dezi
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Hahaahah all good sweets…these particular wasps are far away from the house and serve their own purpose in controlling other things in the bush..we do get paper wasps near the house and bees but they leave me alone 🙂 loves Fozziemum xx
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Well just yous be caweful cuz stings can suwe be nasty.
Luv ya’
Dezi
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Well, your photos are better than ours on a good day, with no headache!
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Such a lovely compliment guys 🙂 I had hoped for some more sunshine..but seems we have slipped back to winter 🙂 hugs and loves Fozziemum xxx
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Sweet Bev I don’t see how these pictures could be any more beautiful and amazing. The last shot is fabulous, I have never seen such a sight and you captured it beautifully. Hugs!
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Aww thankyou so much Mags for the lovely compliment 🙂 I had a lovely walk around the reservoir 🙂 hugs and loves Bev XX
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Lovely photos Bev. I had a fab stay at a permaculture Eco village. Lots of friendly very community oriented people. A great bush walk along the ridges. People there have the land for Wildlife, and boy the Wildlife appreciates it. Such an exquisite joy seeing happy kangaroos, wallabies, so many curious joeys in pouches, water birds on the large dams. The grey butcher birds have a different speech to mine up here. The last day I had there the few tourists had left, maybe just as well as there were 2 very happily intertwined carpet snakes around the central post in the shower block. 1 was huge the other much smaller. I’m not sure that our international guests would have been as appreciative of seeing them so closely as me.
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Sounds amazing!! and yes to see the wildlife so happy is awesome 🙂 hahaahha the guests indeed would not appreciate the lovefest of snakes hahahahah what a great thing to see though 🙂 hugs and loves Bev xxx
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Your photos are so incredibly amazing. Each one more stunning than the next. I have never heard of egg and bacon plants so could not pick them out in your photo. That last photo of the caterpillars was like nothing I have ever seen before. Please continue to amaze us with your talent. Hugs, Janet
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Janet thank you much for the lovely compliment…I will be popping some floral pics up soon with a close up of the egg and bacon plant.it is the orangey coloured bush ..those caterpillars are amazing and turn into wasps! weird world always fascinating 🙂 hugs and loves Bev xx
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My heavens, some remarkable photos! Continue with this talent, I’m already looking forward to next Wednesday’s installment! Hugs, Sam & Monika
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Sam and Monika thankyou so very much 🙂 hugs and lives Bev xx
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You pictures came out beautiful Bev! The lighting brought the colors out differently and I really like them. Hope you are well!
Kelly
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Aww thanks Kelly 🙂 it is hard to capture some of the colours of the birds in that light…but I do love a challenge hahaha 🙂 and I am heaps better mood wise..the pups have had me laughing at them which reminds me how much I need them 🙂 have a great head ache since the weekend..i keep telling it to either give me a stroke or bugger off..hahahaha 🙂 hope you are well too my darlin’ loves an hugs Bev xx
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Wild week at work, but my blogging is keeping me sane 🙂
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Thankfully Blogging saves the day bwahahha 🙂 xx
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Hope your head is clear by now. It’s a joy to see species unfamiliar here.
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Thank you Layla 🙂 ..the head is still throbbing..think it has taken up residence…urghhhhhh hugs Bev xxx
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Such amazing pictures of the nature where you live! Thank you for sharing them with us. We especially enjoyed seeing species like the grey currawong and yellow tufted honeyeater, neither of which we have here. 🙂
Hope you’re feeling better!
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Aww than you sweets 🙂 we have some lovely birdlife here..so colourful I often wonder at how they could ever hide in the grey green bush 🙂 and yes I feel much much better..one day every now and then..had some chocolate and cheered right up 🙂 Loves Bev xx
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Brilliant pictures, Bev! The caterpillars sure have stirred up some strong emotions in your many readers – he, he! I, too, love the duck and his posterior! Great fun reading this post and all the great comments! xoxoxox
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Hahaaahaha well we do have some crazy ad stuff down under don’t we sweets 🙂 hahahahaaa thankyou so much and yes duck butts are too cute…I think it was because I plonked my crochet mouse bear the waters edge for a pic..think he was unimpressed hahahaah 🙂 lives Bev XX
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I love the native birds so much. Living near Merri Creek is lovely for birds. I have a native garden in an attempt to provide a bird corridor. I do see them from time to time. In particular the Silvereye. ❤
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Creek are perfect for birds 🙂 I never feed them here only water..try telling people that birds will come for water more than seed here in Australia 🙂 and the Silver eyes are gorgeous! they are so intense they look cross eyed too cute!! 🙂 hugs Bev xxx ❤
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Those birds are very pretty. I hope that you feel better. ☺
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M.K. thank you..they are pretty..we have so many pretty birds and yes apart froma dang head that won’t quit I am fine 🙂 hope all is well with your writing 😉 hugs Bev xxx
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Stunning photos. Makes me want to be there. Maybe someday,
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Thank you so much 🙂 you never know…sometimes we get to do things we never thought possible 🙂 Fozziemum
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hello Bev you have gloom there too? It is only 43 F here & damp & rainy….too cold fer Nylablue to go out as wind from Northwest! BRRRR!
I am sorry you still ahve that headache; I am very concerned…is it related to your eyes from the Sjogren’s? I know my friend here with Sjogren’s gets headaches at the drop of a hat….I am hoping you are feeling somewhat better (even al better) today!
A girl can hope, right??
Love }} hugs, Sherri-Ellen
P.S.: Nylablue sendz little ‘eeowwz’ to her Aunti ❤
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Aww bless Nylablue 🙂 I have no idea..my shoulder is sore maybe the weeding pinged something..my eyes are damn sore and that won’t help..the sun is out today but still cold..go figure 🙂 loves BEV XX ❤
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Hi Bev: I will attempt to type properly w/out errors. Wish me well 😉
I think you might have ‘marginally’ overdone the weeding (who Bev?? No way!! HAHAHA!!)
I am sorry the eyes are gving you jip; this Sjogren’s is awful….I wish there were a magic drug for it I can tell you.
The Sun is out here (more or less) & it is approx 47 F with a NORTH wind….so Nylablue is snuggled in her bed by the heater…she cannot go out in North wind as that flares her Herpes Virus…..I on the other hand/paw am going to suit up & go to the Pharmacy to pick up stomach meds & visit the ATM. I just need to get out for a bit of a walk…..
How are you feeling today?? I hope improved (fingers are crossed making it hard to type, hehehe…)
Love Sherri-Ellen & Nylablue x0x0x0
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Oh dear I am feeling much better sweets..still have a head ache but kinda used to it now hahaaa 🙂 the sun is out here which is lovely and so I plan on sitting outside for awhile..i am glad you are getting out for a bit..we can get cabin fever so easily hahaha 🙂 I am glad Nylablue is snuggled up..oh to be a kitty sometimes 🙂 Have a great day hugs and loves Bev xxx
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What? No Roos???
Great pics!
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Hahaah no…they move between all the neighbouring properties and with foul weather had gone under cover :)…so off to pastures different i was 🙂 thankyou for the compliment …I have good subjects to work with 😉 hugs Bev xx
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You know somethng has been around too long when you are used to it; i.e.: your headache!
I am noticing the neck pain returning since I stopped going to Chiropractor. *SIGHS*
If he hadn’t been such a jacka**…..oh well; nothing I can do now but 🙂 & bear it!
I hope you got to sit outside & just enjoy the day…
It is barely 40 F & rainy here. North wind again so no Condo time for Nylablue (the Queen is NOT amused!)
Oh to be a pampered house cat; I so-o agree!
Love Sherri-Ellen x0x0
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Oh, what wonderful bird photos!! My sister and I used to spend some time “birding” but we haven’t done it for years now. You have some gorgeous birds there!
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Thank you Jan 🙂 it is great fun..we have nearly 50 species on our land here..this reservoir has a few we don’t ..I was out yesterday and got a great eagle shot..so glad it’s that time of year they are out and about 🙂 we are very lucky indeed 🙂 hugs and loves Bev xx
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and despite all of that, such wonderful photos. Those birds are simply stunning! I think I would be addicted if we saw birds that pretty around here!
Hugs, Carrie and pups x
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Aww thank you Carrie 🙂 we do have some amazingly pretty birds down under 🙂 and they are addictive 🙂 loves Bev xx
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Such great shots and I love that little yellow bird. All of the Fall birds are here now and they have a beauty all of their own but all dull colored.
Great shot of the ducks butt too. 😛
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Thank you sweets…yes we have some very very pretty birds down under…and yes the change in season sees all the different species doing a change over of bush duty..and we still have some duller colored but very pretty birds in spring too..and of course duck butts are always sweet 🙂 🙂
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