Contrary to expectations I didn’t see many birds. The only bird photo I managed was of these Apostle Birds. I don’t know anything about them. It is a mystery to me why the three of them sitting together in the middle of the road, not in the least bit interested in moving or disturbed by my presence.
We passed through Bakers Swamp without noticing anything. Then reached our last dot on the map for this trip - Larras Lee and saw this. The roadside monument says: In Memory of WILLIAM LEE (1794 - 1870) of "Larras Lake" a pioneer of the sheep and cattle industry and first member for Roxburgh under responsible government (1856 - 1859). This stone was erected by his descendants. --- 1938 --- This is a repost from a few days ago. Thinking I would use this for this week’s Taphophile Tragics post I dug a little further into William Lee’s story, it’s a very colonial Australian one. William was born of convict parents, living his childhood years around the Sydney region. In his early 20s he was issued with some government cattle, recommended as a suitable settler and granted 134 acres at Kelso near Bathurst. He was one of the first in the area and did well. A few years later he was granted a ram and an increase in his land to 300 acres. William developed a r
WOW - totally different genre but again a wowphoto! Just did some searching and now I know why I have never seen Apostlebirds ;-)
ReplyDeleteHow interesting. They may have been babies waiting for a parent to feed them. Great shot.cosal
ReplyDeleteWhat a fab photo! I believe Apostle birds are so named because they hang around in groups of up to a dozen or so (but you probably already knew that!!). As to why they were sitting together in the middle of the road, was it a cold day?
ReplyDeleteRed, I didn't know that was why they are called Apostle Birds. It wasn't particularly cold weather.
ReplyDeleteThese are amazing.
ReplyDeletewhat unusual and sweet birds..i relish a gray that shade..I think I must make some out of paper...
ReplyDeleteHow sweet they are, what a find for you.
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing find! Fantasic shot.
ReplyDeleteJE..may I link back to this photo?..i have made some apostle birds from paper...let me know
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