tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457232127152238.post5066994345223629563..comments2023-11-03T00:06:36.875+11:00Comments on Bunyipitude: Of crested pigeons and first impressionsBunyiphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14668398379654771814noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457232127152238.post-80726154326702907882013-09-27T09:47:04.620+10:002013-09-27T09:47:04.620+10:00Be grateful you don't minor birds - be very gr...Be grateful you don't minor birds - be very grateful! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02119792682251246096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457232127152238.post-4476444136261209422013-09-26T09:31:53.923+10:002013-09-26T09:31:53.923+10:00Has anyone else noticed the similarity between Mad...Has anyone else noticed the similarity between Mad Milne and a dried apricot, or is it just me?zenopodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457232127152238.post-34831812725852758012013-09-24T10:18:34.504+10:002013-09-24T10:18:34.504+10:00That's a rather Delphic comment Lizzie. Assumi...That's a rather Delphic comment Lizzie. Assuming you are a 'trophy wife', how would that 'cover' lead anyone to think that you admired Milne? Or are you trying to make some other point?rafikinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457232127152238.post-9455973627131244732013-09-23T07:02:07.228+10:002013-09-23T07:02:07.228+10:00Emile Mercier used to draw the cats in his cartoon...Emile Mercier used to draw the cats in his cartoons with a little 'x' under the tail. One day, an outraged editor told him to get rid of the 'x', so he drew a little roller-blind over it before publication.<br /> <br />The 'x' stayed.Davenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457232127152238.post-65238991737598650362013-09-23T06:56:19.509+10:002013-09-23T06:56:19.509+10:00We are getting something similar happening in Sydn...We are getting something similar happening in Sydney with corellas replacing the pink galahs. The former are native to the inland, but someone has obviously allowed a breeding pair of pet ones to escape, and now pink galahs are about as rare as a kosher deli in Lidcombe.Davenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457232127152238.post-75258042248259318392013-09-22T12:28:04.252+10:002013-09-22T12:28:04.252+10:00"Their habitat has expanded since settlement ..."Their habitat has expanded since settlement has produced pastoral lands (previously they were only found in inland and Western Australia)."<br /><br />Nahh read 'The Biggest state on Earth' by Bill Gammage.sfwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03592447707671698816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457232127152238.post-16499272771962389052013-09-22T12:00:56.650+10:002013-09-22T12:00:56.650+10:00Never judge a book by its cover, Prof.
Me, indeed...Never judge a book by its cover, Prof.<br /><br />Me, indeed. 'Trophy' wife? You bet.Elizabeth (Lizzie) B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457232127152238.post-5597498283499965712013-09-22T08:52:03.788+10:002013-09-22T08:52:03.788+10:00"Habitat is grasslands, brush and wooded area..."Habitat is grasslands, brush and wooded areas but they can also be seen at watercourses, homestead gardens, pastoral areas, sports grounds, and golf courses. Their habitat has expanded since settlement has produced pastoral lands (previously they were only found in inland and Western Australia). Wiki<br />So WA exports more than iron ore and wine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457232127152238.post-50863966989858025132013-09-22T07:03:02.472+10:002013-09-22T07:03:02.472+10:00There are more of these pigeons about each year I ...There are more of these pigeons about each year I grew up in Coburg and don't recall seeing them much around the Merri or Moonee Ponds Creek in those days. There is probably much less grasslands now than then so why are they now common? Same with Rainbow Lorikeets, I never saw them around Melb when I was young now they're everywhere. I don't accept the climate crap reason but the bird populations have changed. <br /><br />I could add that once Emperor Gum Moths were common but now seem rare.sfwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03592447707671698816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457232127152238.post-17827598131045870912013-09-21T19:59:07.709+10:002013-09-21T19:59:07.709+10:00Professor, I must profess to owning a marmalade mo...Professor, I must profess to owning a marmalade moggie thank goodness I didn't go for the grey to keep it company, I'd have Christine Milne in my home by default.What a perfect description of the cranky ol' biddy I've always thought she looked like one of Disney's chipmunks, either Chip or Dale, hard to pick, except less articulate. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457232127152238.post-8219989796860611802013-09-21T18:11:46.793+10:002013-09-21T18:11:46.793+10:00A colleague of mine used to refer to the unsightly...A colleague of mine used to refer to the unsightly sacs each side of Ms Milne's mouth - which her PR photographers have tried from time to time to mask out - as 'snit pouches'. Not perhaps as good as your Natty acquaintance's cat simile, but if Orwell was right, and people do get the faces they deserve by 40, then Milne must be a piece of work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457232127152238.post-51279882249782594532013-09-21T17:54:31.800+10:002013-09-21T17:54:31.800+10:00Perhaps a bit of this also:
http://img90.imageshac...Perhaps a bit of this also:<br />http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/9020/kaygerik1vs.jpg<br /><br />CheersMinicapthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13421626155178200181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457232127152238.post-8205112029951773122013-09-21T14:20:02.141+10:002013-09-21T14:20:02.141+10:00I don’t know how or why it works, Milne really doe...I don’t know how or why it works, Milne really does resemble a couple of feline freckles, also capable of excreting the same pleasantness. DekoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457232127152238.post-62449316027041482582013-09-21T13:41:47.969+10:002013-09-21T13:41:47.969+10:00"woop woop woop" If only the female of o..."woop woop woop" If only the female of our species was so easy to impress many dinner bills (and several trips to the ballet) could have been avoided.Bunyiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14668398379654771814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457232127152238.post-29820440258419576952013-09-21T13:37:15.367+10:002013-09-21T13:37:15.367+10:00I have a pair living in my yard - the pigeons that...I have a pair living in my yard - the pigeons that is, not rastas. Their sound is almost like a wheeze as they take off.<br /><br />They're some of the local mendicants I attract by putting a slice or two of soy and linseed bread out in the morning. So far I only get natives.Craig Mcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457232127152238.post-12848868799431996272013-09-21T13:34:37.874+10:002013-09-21T13:34:37.874+10:00Actually the ones up our way make more of a high-p...Actually the ones up our way make more of a high-pitched "p-r-d-r-r-r-r" as they accelerate. And put the hard word on their women folk with a "woop, woop, woop."David Jossnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14457232127152238.post-76980275818151731122013-09-21T12:02:21.091+10:002013-09-21T12:02:21.091+10:00They squeak when they fly and the noise drives my ...They squeak when they fly and the noise drives my dog nuts!kaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05819693069445947851noreply@blogger.com