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The King of the Birds

17/3/2013

 
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MtBS north-east
The King of the Birds! I'm so excited! Walking at MtBS, I wondered why there were NO bird calls - unusual. Further along, I found out why: A Wedge-Tailed Eagle! I heard it first (actually, quite a musical call), then SAW it, couldn't believe what I was seeing, it gave it's territory call (just like the movies) and took flight. How astonishingly beautiful! When I made it to the north side, it was circling on the thermals. WOW!

Still no birds, until I "flushed out" a collared sparrowhawk on the east side, THEN the birds came out. Wrens first (close to bushes, they're not that dumb), then later fantails, thornbills (y/r and striated), a GW (I think - it looks a bit rufus on the chest - maybe a Rufous Whistler?), y/f h/es, clogs, rosies, ravens and heard RBFs, magpies (down valley) and pardies. On the roads in/out of Nairne I've finally seen a willie wagtail (so rare here!!), kookas and b/s kite (a week ago).

Again, it's still incredibly dry and hot, although the last two days have been cooler. A few more day of hot weather this week. Will it ever rain? Couldn't we swap some rain with the Eastern states?

The writing: a little spasmodic, re-starting again. Frustrating, as there are other pressures that can't be ignored. Trying to write even a few words - just to write.

Work: a great excursion this week with the Geology students to Sellicks and Second Valley. Fabulous! Students superb. Previous week: Open Evening - A Grande Night Out!

Photos from MtBS - the cassinia's holding its breath trying not to flower!

Keeping it short!

Happy writing
Bo
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    At the Botanic Gardens, Adelaide, June 2012


    Author - Bo Henley

    I have two writing passions - crime fiction...and thrillers with a slight twist. Of course, if I tell you what the twists are, I'd have to kill you (see: The Crime Novels). There are rumours that I also write non-fiction with a science flavour, but I deny everything  (No, I don't. See: About Bo). And when I'm not writing, I LOVE reading (see: Bo is Reading).


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