Shadow Shot Sunday & Sunday Bridges ~ Footbridge

Where the walking trail along the Ovens River in Bright, Victoria

crosses the river to return to town via the other side, there is this

great little footbridge swaying over the gorge.

It wobbles with every step you take and in a wind, it also sways.

On this frosty morning, it was slippery as well. When you splay

your feet, you can make it sway even more which I enjoyed very

much until I saw the young lady on the other side who was

waiting to cross and dared not set foot on it while I was having fun.

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MY WORLD, World Bird and Watery Wednesday - A Dawn Walk

While staying in Bright, Victoria last month, I took off as dawn

was breaking and was already in this well kept park in town

just as it was light enough to start activating my itchy shutter-

finger.

In the mists on the Ovens river, Australian Wood Ducks,

Chenonetta jubata, were flying to join the Black Ducks which

were already busy bathing in the icy waters.

Light in the sky brought light into the depths of the fast

flowing river.

A new well mannered friend accompanied me, I found him on our

doorstep and as I left, he followed . . .

a great companion, so obviously NOT water shy. He blithely

stepped into the icy cold river to his shoulder just for a drink!

A flotilla of Black Duck paddling upstream . . .

I had so many photos, I could bore you to tears . . . just not

this time.

Here is a Pied Currawong, Strepera graculina, feeding on

berries almost at my feet.

Currawongs are larger and heavier than Crows and can do a

lot of damage to fruit trees, just look at his powerful beak.

Note the wide legged stance, he really is the tough guy on the

block.

On a softer note, a Rosella camouflaged in the autumn

foliage.

Here is a teenager Crimson Rosella, Platycercus elegans,

changing into adult plumage.

. . . and so , back to our digs where the Prof was still peacefully

sleeping and I said a sorry farewell to my companion , who

apparently belonged in the next little town!

A post for MY WORLD, World Bird Wednesday and Watery Wednesday,

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SkyWatch ~ Upside Down

In our crazy topsy-turvy world Down Under you have to look
down to see the sky.
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A slightly different angle and the sky lights up like a Christmas

tree. Both shots are from Porapunka on the Ovens river in the

Victorian alps. One of our favourite holiday destiation.

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marvellous meme of SkyWatch Friday.

Watery Wednesday ~ 15 Moods of the Ovens River

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Ducks at sunrise on the Ovens River in Victoria.



Gently rippling over stones as it meanders through
a shallow valley,



and mysteious in a twilight mist where the banks are
steep and treacherous with flood-broken stones.



For water in all its glorious forms dive into the Logo and swim.

Thanks to 2sweetnsaxy for this rippling meme.

BIRDPHOTOGRAPHY WEEKLY ~ 18 and WATERY WEDNESDAY ~ 10

Autumn at the Ovens River at Porepunka, Victoria



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A tiny Silvereye, Zosterops lateralis, thinking
about his morning ablutions in the cold river water.



and enjoying the unshine while it still lasts.



A common House Sparrow below posing on an autumn
tinted Birch twig



and a bridge over untroubled water, although rather
treacherously slippery and troublesome in itself, that
leads nowhere in particular, just making access through
the bush a little easier to the river further up stream.



The above photos were all taken on one of our autumn
interstate holidays.

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birds and waters around the world.

Thanks to Birdfreak and 2Sweetandsaxy for these two memes.