Our World & World Bird Wednesday - Birds of a Feather . . .

I've had these up my sleeve for a while, it's getting a bit crowded

there so, here goes . . .

OK, OK Susannah, I'm listening already . . .

Lake Burrumbeet at Ballarat Victoria, where the Olympic rowing

was held in 1956. Luckily it has water in it for the birds to nest

this year. A couple of years ago, during the drought, it was

completely dry and people were walking across it.

The swans had obviously had numerous cygnets, in the

foreground, is one already changing to adult plumage while

the one in the rear is a much younger bird.

There are nesting islands for any number of waterbirds in the lake

as well as lawns for grazing, waterlilies for tubers and walkways

for people to admire, photograph and feed them.

Feed me, feed me, feed me . . .

hey, wait for me . . .

a family with small children tossed in loads of bread, everyone

was happy, including the tiny tots who were eye to eye with the

swans and just a tad overawed by it all.

The gulls moved in to clean up the leftovers while the cygnet

and waterhen looked on

and the grownups were at leisure to pose for photo opportunities.

If you like birds, you can enlarge them, if you are not a birdlover,

just disregard this post and and go check out someone else's world.

SkyWatch ~ 48 Melbourne and Vicinity

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Coming into Melbourne, Victoria from the east, the sky
looked threatening as I wielded my camera while the
Prof. drove at a steady 110kph .



Getting out of the car at my sister's, the sun lent a
golden glow to the houses on the other side of the road.



The dark clouds and slanting light brought out the
red in the recently cut Eucalyptus branch seen from
our bedroom window.



Heading home along the Western Highway next day,
we passed Ballarat and caught a glimpse of the rainbow



over the completely dried out Lake Burrumbeet. Although
the water levels have often fluctuated in this lake, in our
40 years of driving past it and having picnics there, we
have never seen it in this dessicated state before.



This last drought was definitely no joke.

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