Originally Posted By debtee I should say that every afternoon we get a flock of cockatoos and Rosella's come into our garden to eat the berries and seed pods on our trees! They are just stunning birds and I love to see them in the wild and NOT in someone's birdcage! The Cockatoos make to loudest screeching noise and I love it! I always go out to see them as I believe they are the MOST Australian bird they are right comedians and they just make me smile. The Rosella's are a bit shy but are stunning in their colouring. The other Aussie bird that I like is the Kookaburra. The laugh! We have a song about them that the children sing. Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree Merry Merry King of the bush is he Laugh Kookaburra laugh How happy your life must be! I will go find some links for the birds!
Originally Posted By debtee <a href="http://www.honoluluzoo.org/kookaburra.htm" target="_blank">http://www.honoluluzoo.org/koo kaburra.htm</a> click on this link and half way down the page you can hear their call it sounds like they are laughing!
Originally Posted By debtee <a href="http://www.parrot-haven-aviary.com.au/eastern.htm" target="_blank">http://www.parrot-haven-aviary .com.au/eastern.htm</a> Half way down the page is a pix of the Eastern Rosella which comes into our garden!
Originally Posted By debtee <a href="http://www.amonline.net.au/factSheets/sulphur_crested_cockatoo.htm" target="_blank">http://www.amonline.net.au/fac tSheets/sulphur_crested_cockatoo.htm</a> Cockatoos one of my Fav's! They are big birds and when they fly into your garden in groups you can hear their wings flapping they are so big!
Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy Very cool, Deb...I think there are Kookaburras at our zoo, and there's this cool new aviary that opened last year called "Lorikeet Landing" where you can get juice to feed the Lorikeets...they hop on you and walk all over you and perch on your fingers, wrists, shoulders, head, and I love it! <a href="http://www.louisvillezoo.org/collection/exhibits/lorikeet/index.htm" target="_blank">http://www.louisvillezoo.org/c ollection/exhibits/lorikeet/index.htm</a> Oh, the Wallaroo Walkabout is open! I forgot about that, I'll have to check it out soon...there used to be some wallabies and emus and Aussie birds in what they called the "Australian Walkabout", but it's been revamped to the WW now... <a href="http://www.louisvillezoo.org/collection/exhibits/WallarooWalk.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.louisvillezoo.org/c ollection/exhibits/WallarooWalk.pdf</a>
Originally Posted By irishfan Ok, I'm a bit late to the party, but better to be late, then not turn up at all! Ok, priorities...."Neighbours" I too used to watch it in it's prime, circa 1987, and every now and then I tune in for a laugh, when did Paul Robinson come back?? Actually back in my backpacker days I did pay a visit to good old Ramsay Street, or Pin Oak Street as it's known in the real world. Now Wildlife, I'm lucky to live in a beautiful spot in Sydney. At the end of my garden is a beautiful bay, as I write this I can see many boats gently sailing by. There's usually a pelican or two to be seen, and always lots of fish. Have never seen a Koala, Roo or a snake in the neighbourhood, but we do get possoms. I'm not too far from the Royal National Park and often go down there for a hike. My very first time down there I was confronted with a brown Snake.....thankfully it decided to slither off. I must say, it scared the crap out of me. Spiders we do see every now and again. I nearly stood on a redback a couple of months back, wasn't wearing shoes or socks, so luckily I spoted it before I trod on it. It's the Huntsmen that freak me out. They will bite, but they wont kill you, but they are huge hairy things.... Now chocolate, this is where I have to disagree with the aussies. I much prefer chocolate from back home, so much so, that I get my Mother to send me out a batch on a monthly basis! Ok, have to run now....will add more in a bit.
Originally Posted By debtee Ohh I agree with you irishfan I prefer the English Chocolate over the Australian chocolate. I just like the Aussie chocolate over the American choc! All very confusing! LOL
Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy <Now Wildlife, I'm lucky to live in a beautiful spot in Sydney. At the end of my garden is a beautiful bay, as I write this I can see many boats gently sailing by. There's usually a pelican or two to be seen, and always lots of fish.> Methinks irishfan could run himself a right nice bed and breakfast...I know I'd pay for a serene getaway like that, lol. <It's the Huntsmen that freak me out. They will bite, but they wont kill you, but they are huge hairy things....> I assume you're talking of another type of sp*d*r and not some primal, unfriendly Australian hunters? ;-P
Originally Posted By debtee ohhh Huntsmen are cute! They have grown on me! I used to run away from them when I first moved here but now I let them be as they have big eyes that look at you and I always think it's looking at me if I wanted to kill him! LOL
Originally Posted By u k fan debtee, I'm actually in Oxfordshire and I was born here too, but my mother was born in Forest Gate and I have an Aunt in Plaistow. I have rellies all round that area. My Dad's from that area too. He's a huge West Ham fan. I have lived in London, but in Walthamstow, Chingford and Leyton and I still have a Brother in Walthamstow. I don't know how long ago it was since you visited Stratford, but boy has it changed! And I heard Bouncer died of Cancer, that's very sad. It's also just occured to me that this means nothing to 99.9% of LPers!!!
Originally Posted By debtee Such a small world! Before I came to Australia we lived right behind West Ham football ground! I have an Aunt that still lives in Stratford. Yes it has changed heaps I hardly recognised the place when we were last there!
Originally Posted By irishfan >>I just like the Aussie chocolate over the American choc!<< Oh, well I agree with you there 100%.
Originally Posted By u k fan I just looked up the Hunstman Spider. They actually seem bigger in the pictures than the description states. I'm not that bothered by spiders, but I don't know how pleased I'd be to see one of these crawling up my living room wall! TDG, if you haven't looked yet, don't bother!!!
Originally Posted By u k fan debtee, my Aunt in Plaistow used to live behind Upton Park. She was close enough that she could see in!!!
Originally Posted By irishfan They are horrible....my poor sister was once shaving her legs in the bathroon when she spotted one next to her. Lets just say she cleaned me out of plasters(bandaids).
Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy I'm tryin' not to Kiz, lol...and I loved how you said "rellies"! LOL! Gotta love you Brits!
Originally Posted By u k fan So if you get a Huntsman in your house what do you do? Is it the old glass and card routine or do you leave it be? My Mum is a real arachnophobe and she'd probably be dead by now if she'd had an experience like irishfan's sister!!!
Originally Posted By debtee ohh poor little Huntsmen they get a raw deal! yep... all my rellies are in England only my mum and my sis here in Oz! We used to live in Upton Park, must have been very close to your Auntie as our garden looked over into the stadium as well. What is it they say... 6 degrees of seperation! lol
Originally Posted By u k fan Hey! I've never been so insulted, some of my favourite Rellies wear Plasters! And I spelt Favourite the Brit way just to make a point!!!
