Gemma's ~~~ "Greyscale Territory" ~~~~~~~ Poetic Songlines: Australia's Kookaburra

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Australia's Kookaburra

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ What is Australia Day without one of Australia's famous icons, the kookaburra.
Here is a little one on my TV aerial in the Dromana Hills, Mornington Peninsula
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World Bird Wednesday #10
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Australia's icon
Feathered symbol of laughter
Drop of happiness
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World Bird Wednesday is hosted by Springman

16 comments:

2sweetnsaxy said...: So that's what a kookaburra looks like! :-) Nice shot!; January 26, 2011 at 8:21 AM
Anonymous said...: Happy Australia Day! I did not remember.
I don't remember Oprah showing any of those on her recent tour.; January 26, 2011 at 11:47 AM
mick said...: A perfect photo for Australia Day!; January 26, 2011 at 3:14 PM
Martha Z said...: He seems to be more head than body. How neat it would be to see one other than in a zoo as we must here in the US.; January 26, 2011 at 3:21 PM
Johnny Nutcase said...: love this bird, still need to get down there and see one in the wild. great shot. He's so cute :); January 26, 2011 at 3:49 PM
Sally in WA said...: Always wanted to know what a kookaburra looked like. Now I know! Excellent capture.; January 26, 2011 at 3:56 PM
KB said...: Happy Australia Day!; January 26, 2011 at 4:16 PM
holdingmoments said...: Such a beauty.
Happy Australia Day from me :); January 26, 2011 at 5:11 PM
Springman said...: Happy Australia Day!
Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree
Merry, merry king of the bush is he
Laugh, Kookaburra! Laugh, Kookaburra!
Gay your life must be

;-)WBW; January 26, 2011 at 8:06 PM
Neil said...: A great bird for Australia Day.; January 26, 2011 at 8:18 PM
Empty Nester said...: What a beautiful shot! And I'm sure you know which song is running crazy in my head right now!; January 26, 2011 at 11:45 PM
Lynn said...: Happy Australia Day! Great shot.; January 27, 2011 at 12:59 AM
Sondra said...: What a fantastic photo of a wonderful looking bird!!
Viva Australia!; January 27, 2011 at 1:32 AM
Hilke Breder said...: What a handsome bird! He deserves his reputation. I once listened to his calls, thrilling!; January 27, 2011 at 3:03 AM
theconstantwalker said...: A beautiful bird to see Gemma. Have a great day...thanks for sharing a lovely bird; January 27, 2011 at 5:51 AM
Pat said...: Hey! That can't be right. Isn't he supposed to be sitting in the old gum tree? Really though - a nice shot of a really cute bird!; January 27, 2011 at 10:02 AM

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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
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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
Summer sizzles with a sibilant hush / Broken by dreams of / Clinking ice ~ Gemma Wiseman
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Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, summer an oil painting and autumn a mosaic of them all. - Stanley Horowitz
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Winter is the shadow, the etching of the seasons in the mist ~ Gemma Wiseman