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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / December 2005Pics from Australia
Here's a few pics from our recent trip to Purrth and Margaret River. We saw quite a few interesting critters :-) http://community.webshots.com/album/515565059LpeWyK -- Britta "There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album > Here's a few pics from our recent trip to Purrth and Margaret > River. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Unknown Check out pictures of Vino at: > http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album Neat pics! I wonder if kangaroos there are like deer are here, as in everywhere; beautiful but a nuisance and cause of many auto accidents.  SignatureCheryl Did you get a chance to go see the croc hunter bad Wilson? >> Here's a few pics from our recent trip to Purrth and Margaret >> River. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > in everywhere; beautiful but a nuisance and cause of many auto > accidents. >> Here's a few pics from our recent trip to Purrth and Margaret >> River. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > in everywhere; beautiful but a nuisance and cause of many auto > accidents. They can be, they aren't the brightest of critters and bound across the road without warning. However, they tend to prefer scrub rather than dense forest, so you are more likely to see them before the jump out in front of you. They do however, gang up on young children and steal their lunches (see http://www.flippyscatpage.com/attackkangaroos.html ) Most of the roadkill I see are small fuzzy creatures, raning between the size of foxes down to rat sized. But they're usually fairly unidentifiable when I get to see them. Then again, I don't tend to drive in the 'outback'. Speaking of which, I ran over a magpie today. I suspect in reality I put it out of its misery, because it bounced off antoher car before I hit it. But it still made me cry and feel kinda sick. So if any of you want to spare some thoughts (probably not purrs, for this native bird, cats are their main predator) for the bird wiht the most beautiful song in the world, I'd apprecaite it. Yowie > Speaking of which, I ran over a magpie today. I suspect in reality I put it > out of its misery, because it bounced off antoher car before I hit it. But > it still made me cry and feel kinda sick. So if any of you want to spare > some thoughts (probably not purrs, for this native bird, cats are their main > predator) for the bird wiht the most beautiful song in the world, I'd > apprecaite it. Wingflaps for the magpie. :( Do magpies understand that cats are their predators? I know that many animals that originally evolved without cats around never really learn to be afraid of them, because the cats were introduced to that ecosystem relatively recently. (You could substitute any predatory animal for "cat" - but I think cats in particular play this role, because they've accompanied humans on their trips around the world. Then they end up in places where their prey don't know enough to run/fly/swim away from them, and the cats decimate their populations.) Joyce > > Speaking of which, I ran over a magpie today. I suspect in reality I put > > it [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > in places where their prey don't know enough to run/fly/swim away from > them, and the cats decimate their populations.) Our magpies are corvids - part of the Raven & Crow family. They're intelligent birds and would most likely know about cats. That they are so intelligent meant that I was doubly surprised to see one on the road. Bird roadkill usually consists of seagulls, pidgeons & mynah birds, none of which I'd particularly mourn for. But its also the time when magpie fledglings start becoming independant of Mom & Dad so perhaps it hadn't learnt yet. Still sad, even if they do swoop at me. Yowie >> > Speaking of which, I ran over a magpie today. I suspect in reality I put >> > it [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > >Yowie It could be that this particular magpie was inexperienced, or got distracted by something and misjudged its timing. I once was traveling by bus with a church group, and could see a swallow ahead of us that seemed to be playing a game. It would fly at each car at just above hood level, then ride the slipstream up and over the car roof, returning to hood level. Unfortunately, it didn't allow for the greater height of the bus, and struck the bus just above the windshield. It must have been killed instantly, as we were moving at highway speeds. SignatureJohn F. Eldredge -- john@jfeldredge.com PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria >>> > Speaking of which, I ran over a magpie today. I suspect in reality I put >>> > it [quoted text clipped - 37 lines] >windshield. It must have been killed instantly, as we were moving at >highway speeds. Swallows are incredible flyers, and I wouldn't be surprised-- they seem to be daredevils, and go swooping all over the place. They are aggressive little mites too, and they have aerial battles that look just terrifying. When I was last in the UK, my hosts and I were sitting in the garden one late afternoon when a swallow came hurtling out of the sky, and plummeted to the ground, where it landed, stone dead. Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com Make Levees, Not War > They can be, they aren't the brightest of critters and bound across the road > without warning. However, they tend to prefer scrub rather than dense [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > They do however, gang up on young children and steal their lunches > (see http://www.flippyscatpage.com/attackkangaroos.html ) Hmm. I seem to remember that when I was planning my first trip to Australia, and we were making plans to meet, you asked if I'd like to have your Dad take me bushwalking. What did I ever do to you? <G> Joy >> They can be, they aren't the brightest of critters and bound across the >road [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > >Joy They also have done some carjackings: http://tinypic.com/i4ppck.jpg Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com Make Levees, Not War We will be thinking of the magpie. Hugs for you, Vicky, Polonca and Soncek <snip> > Speaking of which, I ran over a magpie today. I suspect in reality I put it > out of its misery, because it bounced off antoher car before I hit it. But [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Yowie >>> Here's a few pics from our recent trip to Purrth and Margaret River. >>> We saw quite a few interesting critters :-) [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > > Yowie You are kidding about the "beautiful song" of magpies, aren't you? The magpies here only squawk -- a horrible sound. MLB >>>> Here's a few pics from our recent trip to Purrth and Margaret River. >>>> We saw quite a few interesting critters :-) [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > You are kidding about the "beautiful song" of magpies, aren't you? > The magpies here only squawk -- a horrible sound. MLB Our magpies are different to yours. They're like corvids (crow & raven family) and have the most gorgeous song that sounds even better at the dawn of a hot summer day in the bush. Here's a link to some sounds: http://www.northamptonshirewildlife.co.uk/sound/AUSMAGP.WAV http://www.anbg.gov.au/sounds/magpie.mp3 And a group of them, which I love: http://www.anbg.gov.au/sounds/magpie-group.mp3 Oh, and if you go up one level to http://www.anbg.gov.au/sounds/ You can here the sound sof other Australian native birds, including the famous kookaburra. Kookaburras have an amazing habit of being silent until you trip up during a bushwalk, and then all of a sudden there's a cacophony of laughter. And watching a kookaburra "kill" a sausage that they've stolen from your picnic or BBQ is more than worth the loss of the snag. Kookaburras catch fish and reptiles, and obviously they tend to think of sausages as short, fat, tasty (but inexpeclicably hot blooded) snakes. Yowie >>>>> Here's a few pics from our recent trip to Purrth and Margaret River. >>>>> We saw quite a few interesting critters :-) [quoted text clipped - 60 lines] > >Yowie They are LOUD. My favorite, if slightly maddening Aussie bird call was the bell wrens (BING! BING! BING!) Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com Make Levees, Not War Soncek has come to see where have I hidden all the birdies that sing so nicely ;) Thanks for the link. Best wishes, Polonca and Soncek <snip> > Oh, and if you go up one level to > http://www.anbg.gov.au/sounds/ [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Yowie > Soncek has come to see where have I hidden all the birdies that sing so > nicely ;) Thanks for the link. Caliban did that too. SignatureMarina, Frank, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) iki (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki > Our magpies are different to yours. They're like corvids (crow & raven > family) and have the most gorgeous song that sounds even better at the dawn [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > http://www.anbg.gov.au/sounds/magpie-group.mp3 Our magpies are corvids, too, but their song is about as beautiful as that of crows and ravens. Your magpies sound wonderful, though. SignatureMarina, Frank, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) iki (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki > Here's a link to some sounds: > http://www.northamptonshirewildlife.co.uk/sound/AUSMAGP.WAV > http://www.anbg.gov.au/sounds/magpie.mp3 > And a group of them, which I love: > http://www.anbg.gov.au/sounds/magpie-group.mp3 These all got Smudge's attention! That is a lovely sound. Has a hint of seagull song in it. Joyce > Speaking of which, I ran over a magpie today. I suspect in > reality I put it out of its misery, because it bounced off [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > predator) for the bird wiht the most beautiful song in the > world, I'd apprecaite it. Ooo, don't you hate that? Accidents happen! :( I have a lot of squirrels in my yard at times, and most of them don't even run from me if they're busy eating and I'm just running out to my car to leave or something. One day I had to make a quick run out, came back and found a dead squirrel at the end of my driveway. I did "feel" something as I backed out, but there's often debris from the trees or a newspaper or something that I haven't picked up, so I didn't give it a thought at the time. I felt so bad when I came home because I'm pretty sure it was me that ran over that little squirrel. :( SignatureCheryl >> Here's a few pics from our recent trip to Purrth and Margaret >> River. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >in everywhere; beautiful but a nuisance and cause of many auto >accidents. They can be. There are places where they multiply hugely-- in my experience, though, that was the relatively little eastern greys. A huge army of reds would be pretty scary, I think. ;) I remember that they had colonized some golf courses. Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com Make Levees, Not War Great pics as always! Thanks. Best wishes, Polonca and Soncek > Here's a few pics from our recent trip to Purrth and Margaret River. > We saw quite a few interesting critters :-) [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Check out pictures of Vino at: > http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album > Here's a few pics from our recent trip to Purrth and Margaret River. > We saw quite a few interesting critters :-) > http://community.webshots.com/album/515565059LpeWyK It looks just like heaven Britta! Susan M Otis and Chester > Here's a few pics from our recent trip to Purrth and Margaret River. > We saw quite a few interesting critters :-) > http://community.webshots.com/album/515565059LpeWyK Cool! Is "rammed earth" some sort of compressed dirt material? Or adobe? SignatureVictor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com >> Here's a few pics from our recent trip to Purrth and Margaret River. >> We saw quite a few interesting critters :-) >> http://community.webshots.com/album/515565059LpeWyK > > Cool! Is "rammed earth" some sort of compressed dirt material? Or > adobe? It's gravel with 8% concrete that is compressed and becomes as solid as concrete. They also have rammed limestone and that would be a much lighter colour, cream instead of the reddish brown. It is fireproof and keeps it cool in the summer and warm in the winter and they can often use the earth from your own lot. The walls are about a foot thick. Dennis and I are considering building a rammed limestone house on the lot we bought. We're going to look more into it when we get down there. -- Britta "There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album |
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