tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post7596564662663515..comments2024-03-29T02:00:21.892+11:00Comments on thoughts & happenings: Across the NullarborMargaret Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-15642919032427741482015-09-19T16:26:02.790+10:002015-09-19T16:26:02.790+10:00Thanks. Have to be quick with both to get a shot....Thanks. Have to be quick with both to get a shot...Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-23918542023255424492015-09-13T19:48:57.450+10:002015-09-13T19:48:57.450+10:00Great bird shots - but the snake I can do without!...Great bird shots - but the snake I can do without!!!Red Nomad OZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03020668094026661054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-69203923387973665462015-09-09T10:10:54.797+10:002015-09-09T10:10:54.797+10:00Thanks LindaThanks LindaMargaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-23206023544996458842015-09-08T11:49:50.717+10:002015-09-08T11:49:50.717+10:00I love your photos of the birds, Janice, how lovel...I love your photos of the birds, Janice, how lovely! :)Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12692170857496442623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-85918291595454157232015-09-05T14:27:17.612+10:002015-09-05T14:27:17.612+10:00Jean, I don't think there are too many people ...Jean, I don't think there are too many people who like snakes close up..<br />Birds are always beautiful.Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-83867732768107056942015-09-05T00:33:16.877+10:002015-09-05T00:33:16.877+10:00Janice, your photos are wonderful. Of course, not ...Janice, your photos are wonderful. Of course, not being a fan of snakes, I much prefer the photos of birds! :DJean | DelightfulRepast.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02038772991628796917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-54068079288850593992015-09-04T19:18:30.301+10:002015-09-04T19:18:30.301+10:00Thank re birds :) Thank re birds :) Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-54007212907023930262015-09-04T17:10:45.801+10:002015-09-04T17:10:45.801+10:00I'm with Rosemary,...I skipped the snake. I a...I'm with Rosemary,...I skipped the snake. I am not a lover of snakes...with reason. I do love the birds, though. :)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-54676183162897586902015-09-03T12:03:01.895+10:002015-09-03T12:03:01.895+10:00Oh really, that's interesting. I bet you have...Oh really, that's interesting. I bet you have seen a few :) Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-16549372973866910632015-09-03T12:01:52.152+10:002015-09-03T12:01:52.152+10:00Oh they do...I suppose the Swallows are similar if...Oh they do...I suppose the Swallows are similar if not the same in many places in this world..Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-66112943863808708002015-09-03T12:00:11.040+10:002015-09-03T12:00:11.040+10:00Really Gosia...no snakes in Poland, wow!
Really Gosia...no snakes in Poland, wow!<br />Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-45935113708803312432015-09-03T11:58:38.915+10:002015-09-03T11:58:38.915+10:00Hope you had a lovely holiday.
I think most of us ...Hope you had a lovely holiday.<br />I think most of us like to keep the distance from snakes.Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-84307283491493640802015-09-03T11:57:19.584+10:002015-09-03T11:57:19.584+10:00Welcoming Swallows I believe is a common name for ...Welcoming Swallows I believe is a common name for them in the Nullarbor area.<br />I bet you have seen many a brown snake where you once were :) Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-24497029082420380162015-09-03T11:55:16.462+10:002015-09-03T11:55:16.462+10:00Snakes are a bit like that, making us shiver. Onc...Snakes are a bit like that, making us shiver. Once had one go over my big toe, a great big black snake, but that was at home.<br />I have no idea about swallows being a pest. I do know where I was, they have nests along with Eagles in the caves near where the photo was taken...at the Nullarbor.Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-67300112806987429312015-09-03T11:52:33.428+10:002015-09-03T11:52:33.428+10:00They are very pretty those Swallows.
Not a nice sn...They are very pretty those Swallows.<br />Not a nice snake to be near, that one was long, but I suppose that kind are long..Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-18083536269501644202015-09-03T11:50:31.533+10:002015-09-03T11:50:31.533+10:00Kept well away from the snake.
Didn't bring a ...Kept well away from the snake.<br />Didn't bring a long lens, do have one for my old camera but being a different make to the one I have now, won't fit.<br />Swallows they are. Welcoming Swallows.Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-65268869695670783182015-09-03T11:48:51.020+10:002015-09-03T11:48:51.020+10:00Was surprised to see it Adam.Was surprised to see it Adam.Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-21340835417251258582015-09-03T11:35:51.508+10:002015-09-03T11:35:51.508+10:00Thanks Ela :) I know you like birdsThanks Ela :) I know you like birdsMargaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-25402432585380885252015-09-03T11:32:51.279+10:002015-09-03T11:32:51.279+10:00Very pretty those birds. I took several photos of...Very pretty those birds. I took several photos of the snake, the one shown has turned out not too clear. I do believe that is due to the software I used to upload it...Blogger.Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-25995167265677701572015-09-03T11:30:59.354+10:002015-09-03T11:30:59.354+10:00Lovely birds. Yes, was surprised to see the snake ...Lovely birds. Yes, was surprised to see the snake this time of year..Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-90391177269291860122015-09-03T11:30:05.260+10:002015-09-03T11:30:05.260+10:00ThanksThanksMargaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-46170728239524938042015-09-03T11:29:36.927+10:002015-09-03T11:29:36.927+10:00Thanks. I didn't have a tripod with me. No, no...Thanks. I didn't have a tripod with me. No, no long lens. I do have a camera that has one long lens but didn't bring it with me.<br />My husband spotted the snake and I was wary as we walked back up the path..Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-56322765536566409562015-09-03T09:33:41.357+10:002015-09-03T09:33:41.357+10:00The little town I grew up in meant "home of t...The little town I grew up in meant "home of the brown snake" in Aboriginal language! I've seen a few of these in my time.The Yum Listhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06401523207811915718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-61899278538293809402015-09-03T07:55:59.376+10:002015-09-03T07:55:59.376+10:00The snake - no thank you, but the birds are lovely...The snake - no thank you, but the birds are lovely - they look the same as our Swallows!Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918426219308228672.post-60440238340535018172015-09-03T07:29:48.143+10:002015-09-03T07:29:48.143+10:00Oops!
I should have referred to that deadly King B...Oops!<br />I should have referred to that deadly King Brown in the Aussie lingo - "Mr<br />Joe Blake" of the King Brown family.<br />In the Bryce Courtenay novel, made into a TV mini-series - "Jessica",<br />the "mate" of the King Brown which Jessica shot, "flew" out of<br />the scrub and in revenge killed Jessica.<br />So I really hope you did LOOK carefully behind and around you!!!<br />ColinHuggybearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17517411617275367396noreply@blogger.com