Flora, fauna and other animals people see whilst out driving.

A street down from ours, some one has a cockatoo as a pet. At certain times of the year, it makes a noise similar to what a horse makes when it neighs. Some times it sounds like a bunch of cicadas going off too.

My other Galah has about a 75 list of words and noises.
If you leave the sliding door open he will yell Porky get out,, get out
Porky was my little jackrussell cross poodle who died over 15 yrs ago
but he still says it. He mimics everything even the Phone brrrr brrrr,,,, brrrrr brrrr
Bloody annoying LOL

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Trying to get some selfies with the local wildlife in Merimbula. The Nice and colourful one decided to photo bomb right in front of the camera. Came out good though... Its like he has a cheeky smile on his face.
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Mark was this @ a place called Yellow Pinch animal/bird santuary
They had a resident corella called George that would follow you around.\,
and talk all the time asking you questions, PMLMAF
I had my Honeymoon there back in the day '84 stayed at a place called
penguins mews

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FYI did you know the noise most Lyre Birds make is
the clicking sound from older style SLR cameras lol

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The Lyre bird we stopped to listen too today whilst walking back from Ada tree made every sound from every other bird in the forrest but no clicking sounds.
Was awesome to listen to. This bird had us standing and listening for a good 10 minutes before he spotted me trying get a closer look at him and he went all quiet.

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Mark was this @ a place called Yellow Pinch animal/bird santuary
They had a resident corella called George that would follow you around.\,
and talk all the time asking you questions, PMLMAF
I had my Honeymoon there back in the day '84 stayed at a place called
penguins mews

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The Rosella was just on the grass at Short Point surf beach and the little laughing fella was at Wonboyn lake.

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Here's a pic of Ada Tree near Warburton. Pics just do do it justice. This tree is estimated at 300 years old and is absolutely huge. Beautiful bush walk to get to the tree. The sounds of the Lyer birds was simply astounding. I reckon we heard three or four before we stopped to listen as this one was really close by.
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At Cordabla NP / State Forest mountain bike park and came across this tree with saw dust at the base of it. A wood borer of some sort and didn`t know that I took a photo of a fly as well, until I resized the photo. I`ll have to learn how to focus fore ground / back ground together of photos. Have been told it can be done and if it can, maybe one day I`ll do it.

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At Cordabla NP / State Forest mountain bike park and came across this tree with saw dust at the base of it. A wood borer of some sort and didn`t know that I took a photo of a fly as well, until I resized the photo. I`ll have to learn how to focus fore ground / back ground together of photos. Have been told it can be done and if it can, maybe one I`ll do it.

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Got a nice fat belly that borer!

Not wrong there Plasnart. There were two trees that I saw like that, that day.

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Here's a pic of Ada Tree near Warburton. Pics just do do it justice. This tree is estimated at 300 years old and is absolutely huge. Beautiful bush walk to get to the tree. The sounds of the Lyer birds was simply astounding. I reckon we heard three or four before we stopped to listen as this one was really close by.
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If thats big how awesome would it be to see the giant red cedar forrests over in the States
@76 mtrs tall and a girth of 15 mtrs at 277 years old theres life in the old girl yet lol

http://www.visitvictoria.com/regions...rest-Walk.aspx