Snakes Alive!
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gemfyreWhen I was 7 we camped at DeGrey river (on the way back from Broome) and the older kids told me the holes nearby were King Brown holes. I was thusly terrified and refused to get up all night, despite the fact that I was busting for a pee. I now know King Browns do not live in holes, but I still never thought I'd be comfortable with the buggers.
Despite Pat going around the shadehouse and sealing up any gap he could find, Kenneth still got in while everyone was having dinner last night. He slid out from behind the large fridge and along the wall. Chris and Pat tried to shoo him out the door but he persisted in going behind the bookcase and other fridges. Chris now dubs the shadehouse as "extreme dining".
He's not really bothering me however. Logically thinking, it's not in his interest to bite me. He's only in the shadehouse because there are frogs there and frogs make a good meal. He generally stays behind cupboards or fridges and he'd much rather get away than bite me. So all I need do is not corner him and I'll be right.
Storm blew in this afternoon. Not much rain as per bloody usual but pink skies due to a dust storm. Awesome seeing lightning streak through that. At least it's now pretty cool outside. Yeah, 30C is now "cool" in my books.
And just another tidbit. When birds take off to migrate, some get just over the horizon then think "What the fuck are we doing!?" or "The weather's all wrong!" and quickly fly back to the mudflats. When knots return they do it so fast that the bloody things ZOOM like a jetplane. It's something you have to see (and hear) to believe.
A - Accent: West Australian. Many people ask if I'm a Pom.
B - Breast size: 12/14D
C - Chore you hate: Just one? Ironing, hence why I avoid it whenever possible.
D - Dad's name: Brian
E - Essential make-up: Nailpolish - it's the only make-up like thing I wear
F - Favorite perfume/cologne: Tommy (and Tommy Girl)
G -Grandmothers' first names: Olive and Betty
H - Hometown: Perth, W.A.
I - Insomnia: sorry, I'm part narcoleptic. *zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz*
J - Job title: Assistant Warden at the Broome Bird Observatory *shows off fancy khaki ranger uniform*
K - Kids: None. Maybe sometime in the future. When I'm well and truly ready... maybe...
L - Living arrangements: Small single bedroom in an old mining donga. Toilet block shared with guets. Camp kitchen, crappy facilities but the most awesome view on 3 bird baths filled with birds.
M - Mum's birthplace: Perth
N - Nastiest injury: Dislocated knee probably - the one where I slipped on the bathroom floor and REALLY put it out.
O - Overnight hospital stays: For myself - when my tonsils were removed when I was 5 or so. Also stayed overnight in a hospital once with Matt cuz I was too damn tired to drive anywhere else.
P - Phobia: Being restrained.
Q - Favorite Quote: Gosh, there are so many. So I'll just say "You su-uck!" ala 10 Things.
R - Religious affiliation: I have my own faith. The majority of it is respecting the power of Nature.
S - Siblings: One brother (33), one sister (31).
T - Time you wake up: 6:30 on the dot most days, unless I have a day off or I'm needing to be up earlier.
U - Unnatural hair colors you've worn: Various shades of red.
V - Vegetable you refuse to eat: yeah cucumber is one of them.
W - Worst habit: Eating :p
X - X-rays you've had: Head for teeth things. Knee - bastard emergency department.
Y - Yummy foods you make: Chocolate brownies. Lamb tagine. Gimme a recipe and I'll see what I can do! ;)
Z - Zodiac sign: Libra
Despite Pat going around the shadehouse and sealing up any gap he could find, Kenneth still got in while everyone was having dinner last night. He slid out from behind the large fridge and along the wall. Chris and Pat tried to shoo him out the door but he persisted in going behind the bookcase and other fridges. Chris now dubs the shadehouse as "extreme dining".
He's not really bothering me however. Logically thinking, it's not in his interest to bite me. He's only in the shadehouse because there are frogs there and frogs make a good meal. He generally stays behind cupboards or fridges and he'd much rather get away than bite me. So all I need do is not corner him and I'll be right.
Storm blew in this afternoon. Not much rain as per bloody usual but pink skies due to a dust storm. Awesome seeing lightning streak through that. At least it's now pretty cool outside. Yeah, 30C is now "cool" in my books.
And just another tidbit. When birds take off to migrate, some get just over the horizon then think "What the fuck are we doing!?" or "The weather's all wrong!" and quickly fly back to the mudflats. When knots return they do it so fast that the bloody things ZOOM like a jetplane. It's something you have to see (and hear) to believe.
A - Accent: West Australian. Many people ask if I'm a Pom.
B - Breast size: 12/14D
C - Chore you hate: Just one? Ironing, hence why I avoid it whenever possible.
D - Dad's name: Brian
E - Essential make-up: Nailpolish - it's the only make-up like thing I wear
F - Favorite perfume/cologne: Tommy (and Tommy Girl)
G -Grandmothers' first names: Olive and Betty
H - Hometown: Perth, W.A.
I - Insomnia: sorry, I'm part narcoleptic. *zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz*
J - Job title: Assistant Warden at the Broome Bird Observatory *shows off fancy khaki ranger uniform*
K - Kids: None. Maybe sometime in the future. When I'm well and truly ready... maybe...
L - Living arrangements: Small single bedroom in an old mining donga. Toilet block shared with guets. Camp kitchen, crappy facilities but the most awesome view on 3 bird baths filled with birds.
M - Mum's birthplace: Perth
N - Nastiest injury: Dislocated knee probably - the one where I slipped on the bathroom floor and REALLY put it out.
O - Overnight hospital stays: For myself - when my tonsils were removed when I was 5 or so. Also stayed overnight in a hospital once with Matt cuz I was too damn tired to drive anywhere else.
P - Phobia: Being restrained.
Q - Favorite Quote: Gosh, there are so many. So I'll just say "You su-uck!" ala 10 Things.
R - Religious affiliation: I have my own faith. The majority of it is respecting the power of Nature.
S - Siblings: One brother (33), one sister (31).
T - Time you wake up: 6:30 on the dot most days, unless I have a day off or I'm needing to be up earlier.
U - Unnatural hair colors you've worn: Various shades of red.
V - Vegetable you refuse to eat: yeah cucumber is one of them.
W - Worst habit: Eating :p
X - X-rays you've had: Head for teeth things. Knee - bastard emergency department.
Y - Yummy foods you make: Chocolate brownies. Lamb tagine. Gimme a recipe and I'll see what I can do! ;)
Z - Zodiac sign: Libra
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Date: 2005-04-19 04:27 pm (UTC)Where do most of the migrating birds in Australia migrate to and from? Is Australia usually a wintering ground for those birds that breed farther north?
In the US, for most migratory birds, a lot of them will breed up in Canada but over winter somewhere down in Central or South America. There are several migratory pathways that most of the migrating birds will take (I think about 4 maybe).
I realize that when I say most, it doesn't really mean anything, because most birds won't fit into the "most" category that I'm refering to.
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Date: 2005-04-19 11:39 pm (UTC)They spend the rest of the year (the northern winter) here in Australia feeding on organisms that live in mudflats.
There are some species that only migrate as far as New Guinea. There are some that do it the other way around and breed in Australia and migrate to New Guinea or some other nearby place for the other part of the year. Some species just migrate within Australia.
The southern Rainbow Bee-Eaters migrate north in the winter and the northern individuals migrate out of Australia altogether. In the summer they migrate south again.
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Date: 2005-04-19 04:30 pm (UTC)