AUSTRALIA ~ The Antipodes

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)

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Thursday, February 5, 2009

Cockatoos with Timeless Attitude


Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Cockatoos on my verandah railing, Dromana Hills, Mornington Peninsula
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Sepia Scenes #16
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Cockatoo circle
Tense lively togetherness
Sharp conversation
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15 comments:

A Wild Thing said...

Look at that view...WOW! I would never want to leave my perch either and to be surrounded by the chatterings of such exotic plummage. Have the kukkaburas followed you as well?

You don't know how glad I am to see you back on line!!! When you weren't at SSS, I really started to freak! Glad to hear it's just computer problems...that can be fixed.

Whew and BIG hugs...
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dot said...

Neat shot! I wonder what they are chatting about.

Melli said...

UGH! When I THINK what people over here PAY to have a bird like that - and you have 3 of them just wander onto your porch.... you are blessed! And that is a GREAT shot!

maryt/theteach said...

What a great shot, Gemma! When I was in Australia I never got a good closeup look at cockatoos! Happy Sepia Scenes! :)

Sherrie said...

Hi!
Awesome photo! They look so happy chatting away at each other!! The sepia shows off the texture of their feathers. Have a great day!!

Sherrie

EG CameraGirl said...

I'll never get used to the fact that cockatoos run wild where you are. ;-) Fun in sepia, Gemma!

Jientje said...

Timeless indeed, they look great in sepia!

Anonymous said...

Lovely with an attitude to fit them :P
I had a cockatoo when I was young till my dad decided to help wash up the bird stand and unlocked the chain from it's feet freeing it...zZzZ

Cloudia said...

Such exotic and beautiful friends!
Aloha, Gemma

Annie Jeffries said...

Such a gorgeous view. The birdies certainly know the right place to land. And just look at them. They know where the camera is too. The little posers!

Dianne said...

I love the one on the left, he has such a sarcastic expression

Amanda said...

Great shot of the cockies. An your summer poem has struck a real chord with me. Fingers crossed for a safe day tomorrow.

Baruch said...

That's such a great title!

PJ said...

I wish I had such pretty birds on my porch, sepia toned or otherwise. It's a wonderful photo.

paisley said...

oh i love this one!!!!

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