tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post8256839555419989314..comments2024-03-28T14:47:32.549+10:00Comments on ADVENTURE BEFORE DEMENTIA: A PICNIC WITH KOOKABURRASdiane bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12002292118984909883noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-60968884190149466882014-03-02T12:52:02.659+10:002014-03-02T12:52:02.659+10:00He was hungry and just waiting for the right momen...He was hungry and just waiting for the right moment! :-)GardenOfDaisieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03110646840082802721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-77566676311192421952014-02-23T22:15:53.323+10:002014-02-23T22:15:53.323+10:00A fun outing and such an amazing bird this is!A fun outing and such an amazing bird this is!Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08282631333469688624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-75911515975759818902014-02-21T01:01:49.522+10:002014-02-21T01:01:49.522+10:00I've been catching up with you Diane. I've...I've been catching up with you Diane. I've missed so many posts. Love the way you framed this last shot- very nice!<br />Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree, merry merry king of the bush is he... such memories of that song. :)Carlettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11178161514195582965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-45236703812101279092014-02-18T23:24:36.232+10:002014-02-18T23:24:36.232+10:00Goodness me I've seen swooping seagulls Diane,...Goodness me I've seen swooping seagulls Diane, but not Kookaburras .. Shame you didn't get a shot of it :)PerthDailyPhotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14077053209100022305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-53414582585088389642014-02-18T09:39:07.441+10:002014-02-18T09:39:07.441+10:00Love the scenery and I wish I could say I had a pi...Love the scenery and I wish I could say I had a picnic with the kookaburras. I've always been enamored with them. Scary but funny, good description I would say. DeniseinVAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08494518513936310345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-55307393331837008352014-02-18T06:41:21.203+10:002014-02-18T06:41:21.203+10:00Such beautiful and unusual scenery, Diane! The ko...Such beautiful and unusual scenery, Diane! The kookaburras are greedy, are they? They sound like crows or magpies here--they will swoop down for food and are carniverous.Pat @ Mille Fiori Favoritihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08922525910685129822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-43261130411634359802014-02-17T11:58:36.798+10:002014-02-17T11:58:36.798+10:00Kookaburras are beautiful birds but that would giv...Kookaburras are beautiful birds but that would give one a fright having one swoop down to steal some foodJo-Anne's Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11418152399382818709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-55396766749258641092014-02-17T09:13:12.151+10:002014-02-17T09:13:12.151+10:00Oh my! You have brought back a childhood school m...Oh my! You have brought back a childhood school memory I haven't thought of in years. I remember in grade school, learning a song about "kookaburras sitting in an old gum (?) tree". We had no idea what a kookaburra was and neither did our teacher. So FINALLY I know what a kookaburra is!! haha Great post. P.S. Upon your request, I posted photos of all my grandchildren (2 posts ago.) What Karen Seeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07794694138108500767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-32349967858785785642014-02-17T08:51:41.811+10:002014-02-17T08:51:41.811+10:00I love your kookaburra story. Didn't know the...I love your kookaburra story. Didn't know they were so aggressive. I grew up singing a song about l<br />kookaburras and thinking I would really like to see them, in a gum tree as the song goes, and laughing at me.Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16035113274497372396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-17648443672977491572014-02-17T08:25:54.282+10:002014-02-17T08:25:54.282+10:00Those cheeky Kookas know a good picnic when they s...Those cheeky Kookas know a good picnic when they see one!<br />Great photos - a lovely place :D)Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15849036690807834080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-90796905527230618182014-02-17T06:42:13.678+10:002014-02-17T06:42:13.678+10:00Our great-grandson is afraid of crows because one ...Our great-grandson is afraid of crows because one stole a french fry off his plate when they were at Disney World. (No amount of telling him he can have all the french fries he wants in the world can assuage his fear!) He is not a fearful child -- he will climb trees, mountains, play with bugs and snakes, etc etc, but apparently he is convinced that crows will steal every bite of his food if he isn't careful. <br /><br />I hope Ann recovers more quickly!Sallie (FullTime-Life)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15442598857394838271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-27055997286567208282014-02-17T05:16:00.733+10:002014-02-17T05:16:00.733+10:00What a wonderful spot Diane!
Those cheeky kookabur...What a wonderful spot Diane!<br />Those cheeky kookaburras of ours are something aren't they! <br />I'd want a bit of Aberdeen sausage as well - I haven't heard Aberdeen Sausage since my departed mother-in-law used to make it. It was delicious!Rose ~ from Ozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01908281749611280188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-38461888717308267972014-02-17T05:06:28.609+10:002014-02-17T05:06:28.609+10:00I don't think I would much enjoy arguing with ...I don't think I would much enjoy arguing with a kookaburra! They look fierce!Michele R. Ungerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17016541751604349458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-62606610507768469242014-02-16T15:00:53.205+10:002014-02-16T15:00:53.205+10:00Love the story of the kookaburra. Reminds me of t...Love the story of the kookaburra. Reminds me of the resident kookaburra who resented sharing my pool with me when I lived in the Whitsundays. He would swoop low over my head when I cleaned the pool, just once to let me know he was annoyed, then sit on the fence and follow my every move with his eyes. As soon as I finished he'd give himself a bath in the pool! Cheeky begger. Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15276284964859313257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-72203605939063800462014-02-16T14:56:48.585+10:002014-02-16T14:56:48.585+10:00Many years ago we were having a bbq in the hills s...Many years ago we were having a bbq in the hills somewhere. The look on my ex's face was priceless as a kookaburra swooped down and took the sausage from his hands as he was about to eat. The one thing I have missed since moving to the country is walking along the beach. Enjoy.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03787762267371517645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-57610587041033030192014-02-16T14:12:37.858+10:002014-02-16T14:12:37.858+10:00The setting is absolutely beautiful, but I'm n...The setting is absolutely beautiful, but I'm not sure I would want to have a picnic where I had to share my food with the birds.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06923630536753873113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-16077441730467491102014-02-16T11:42:05.850+10:002014-02-16T11:42:05.850+10:00Wow didn't know those birds were so brave. Lo...Wow didn't know those birds were so brave. Love the photos and looks like you had fun.MTWagginhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17823827748782425907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-50865657870346047782014-02-16T09:23:49.835+10:002014-02-16T09:23:49.835+10:00loved walking the beach with you - glad I didn'...loved walking the beach with you - glad I didn't have to share any sausage!Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04984171407726520584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-34068542551583634252014-02-16T08:53:54.052+10:002014-02-16T08:53:54.052+10:00I was hoping to do some beach shots this weekend b...I was hoping to do some beach shots this weekend but it is raining and the beach not to my taste anyway. I will post some pics at SW maybe this evening. Gotta get back to blogging :-)Joan Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16358008925558240778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-44056979429494396472014-02-16T07:34:47.204+10:002014-02-16T07:34:47.204+10:00Hello Dianne
Nice to see your travel piccies again...Hello Dianne<br />Nice to see your travel piccies again. Kookaburra sits watches then acts. Sausages beware !<br /> H's had one or two of ours before - no shame either, doesn't matter where we are, back garden or bush BBQ, he just swoops and then is away with his loot lol<br />Take care<br />CathyCathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09487589871746402154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-70340099575265397252014-02-16T07:01:58.651+10:002014-02-16T07:01:58.651+10:00Looks like a great walk.
Greetings,
FilipLooks like a great walk. <br /><br />Greetings,<br />FilipFilipBloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03748038653807154529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-27904997282751857722014-02-16T04:27:34.568+10:002014-02-16T04:27:34.568+10:00Ann must have been relieved not to have been "...Ann must have been relieved not to have been "zapped" by the bird's claws. We have kites, crows and starlings that steal anything you're carrying on a plate or eating outdoors. It is scary - my heart takes ages to settle down after such an attack! I love the park - you paint a lovely picture about the fishers and the sun on the water. Hope you get some rain soon. Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11666316882168582862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-26679402652342632832014-02-16T02:55:54.255+10:002014-02-16T02:55:54.255+10:00I’d be more upset by losing the cider than the sau...I’d be more upset by losing the cider than the sausage! It would have been frightening for me too I have to admit, but it makes a god tale. Lovely beach pictures.Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-15401774098532152542014-02-16T02:22:59.611+10:002014-02-16T02:22:59.611+10:00Diane,
I SO enjoy your adventures, and look forwa...Diane,<br /><br />I SO enjoy your adventures, and look forward to more of your memories of your time in New Guinea---I feel as if I've been reading Margaret Mead.<br /><br />The picture on the boat caught my eye especially---with no idea that it was of an earlier time, I instantly realized that it was of another decade---somehow that was NOT a millennium smile or pose, and I was looking at another day, far from now.<br /><br />What an exciting, full life you lead, far way away from my own quiet one, and I thank you for sharing all these exotic places and times with me.<br /><br />rachelRachelDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11204947567574886675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-8823018564801146582014-02-16T00:50:59.832+10:002014-02-16T00:50:59.832+10:00i would so love to see a kookaburra, they are fasc...i would so love to see a kookaburra, they are fascinating... they must be like our gulls here at the beaches, they are very aggressive thieves of food.once we were eating on a patio at the beach, a beach side restaurant, when a gull swooped down two tables over and grabbed food... i would not want one swooping on my table. i am afraid of birdsMadSnapperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08163140037276496519noreply@blogger.com