Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ One of our friendly kookaburras waiting at the verandah steps for a bite to eat to be tossed his way
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Manic Monday prompt ~ Bite
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Take a little time
A little feeding tea time
The bite is waiting
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I measure out my life with haiku. My camera films my soul. ~ Gemma Wiseman
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)
Monday, October 20, 2008
Waiting
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- A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, the birds are singing, and the lawn mower is broken. ~James Dent
- Autumn is an introspective season when stray thoughts of the mind dive into the mystique of the soul - Gemma Wiseman
- Autumn is the bridesmaid of Summer and the flowergirl of Winter ~ Gemma Wiseman
- Autumn whispers the tones of yesterday in a minor key ~ Gemma Wiseman
- Love is born / With a dark and troubled face, / When hope is dead / And in the most unlikely place; / Love is born, / Love is always born. - Michael Leunig's Christmas Song Cycle "Southern Star"
- Spring paints the stars of heaven in Earth colours ~ Gemma Wiseman
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10 comments:
Boy, he is definitly ready for lunch, such a happy creature...and who wouldn't be with such a fun name.
One hungry looking bird, there. Well described.
Still remember the old camp song: Laugh Kookaburra. They actually do look as if they are laughing.
He looks like he's ready for a bite! :)
Nice job. Here's my bite.
I remember the old Kookaburra song too!
I just sat here and sang it before I typed this, to make sure I remembered how it went.
Tea time sounds wonderful!
I like tea.
A lot. :)
What a hungry little fellow! Be careful he mightbite your fingers! LOL! Ooops birds don't bite they peck lol!
Happy MM! Very unusual name...
I invite your blog readers to see my tribute to the Black Vampires!
peace, Villager
Love kookaburras! Saw a few in the zoo when I visited Sydney many years ago. Happy MM!
He does look very eager for something to eat! Watch your fingers!
The White House
Oh how gorgeous! I've been trying to take a photo of a little kookaburra visitor I have for ages & he refuses to play along. Grrr. These are the best characters. Love your shot of him so much!!! Made my morning :)
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