Is that a Coolibah tree beside the abandoned house? Every Australian knows about Coolibah trees because the bush ballad Waltzing Matilda is nigh on our unoffical national anthem but most of us live nowhere near the inland where they grow. Once a jolly swagman camped by a billabong, Under the shade of a Coolibah tree, And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boiled, You'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me. Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda, You'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me, And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boiled You'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me.
"To muse, to creep, to halt at will, to gaze ... such sweet wayfaring"
William Wordsworth
Perhaps a white-faced heron ... ?
ReplyDeleteProbably. Haven't had time to look it up.
DeleteRed eyed ducks... been boozing?
ReplyDeleteFunny how many birds have red eyes and it's not the flash doing it.
DeleteFantastic shot of the heron.
ReplyDeleteI love taking bird shots but fail more often than I succeed so I was lovely to get this one.
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