tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36685283438135166282024-03-13T19:11:37.186+11:00Fur and WingsUntil one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened.
- Anatole France...
NOTE: There will be the occasional post of other critters...Gemma Wisemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466540188839321484noreply@blogger.comBlogger690125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668528343813516628.post-88451162141947226912020-04-24T20:14:00.001+10:002020-04-24T20:14:17.409+10:00there's magic outdoors...<div style="text-align: center;">
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The beauty of a still seagull never struck me so much as it did this afternoon...<br />
But then, it IS awhile since last I took a walk outdoors...<br />
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sands pocked with seagrass tendrils and footsteps<br />
bluest seas with white froth<br />
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and the elegant beauty of a seagull<br />
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there's magic outdoors</div>
Gemma Wisemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466540188839321484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668528343813516628.post-63671971278331376432020-03-21T20:29:00.000+11:002020-03-21T20:29:07.303+11:00is this a good afro?...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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cockatoo on my verandah railing...</div>
<br />Gemma Wisemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466540188839321484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668528343813516628.post-24774417797637214952019-10-05T11:22:00.004+10:002019-10-05T11:22:54.880+10:00dancing fairy wren...<div style="text-align: center;">
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On my recent birthday - 1st October, I indulged in a walk round Coolart at Somers...<br />
The Spring morning was warm, filtered with gentle winds... perfect for some dreaming...<br />
But I was not alone...<br />
A little fairy wren danced along the track just in front of me...<br />
seeming to watch me closely...<br />
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Gemma Wisemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466540188839321484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668528343813516628.post-24987678671725529422019-10-01T20:29:00.003+10:002019-10-01T20:29:59.153+10:00breeding time...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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wetlands breeding time in the Coolart wetlands, Somers...</div>
<br />Gemma Wisemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466540188839321484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668528343813516628.post-63162101309272605762019-09-25T20:25:00.000+10:002019-09-25T20:25:03.821+10:00man and his little dog...<div style="text-align: center;">
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man and his little dog at Mornington beach this morning...<br />
The little dog made no attempt to go for a swim...<br />
He was quite happy watching the waters...<br />
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or digging holes in the sands...</div>
Gemma Wisemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466540188839321484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668528343813516628.post-55183537616259323352019-09-24T21:05:00.002+10:002019-09-24T21:05:31.755+10:00lone pelican...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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lone pelican at Hastings on Westernport Bay this morning...</div>
<br />Gemma Wisemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466540188839321484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668528343813516628.post-78566743156673323112019-07-20T19:37:00.001+10:002019-07-20T19:37:46.240+10:00a little bronzed?....<div style="text-align: center;">
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duck at Maru Koala and Animal Park, Grantville in Victoria...</div>
Gemma Wisemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466540188839321484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668528343813516628.post-90863506395812890892019-07-06T19:09:00.004+10:002019-07-06T19:09:39.005+10:00drying time...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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cormorant near Inverloch pier yesterday...</div>
Gemma Wisemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466540188839321484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668528343813516628.post-64777225806200723112019-07-05T18:51:00.003+10:002019-07-05T18:51:17.855+10:00a Maru duck...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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one of many ducks at<a href="https://www.marukoalapark.com.au/"> Maru Koala and Animal Sanctuary</a>, Grantville</div>
<br />Gemma Wisemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466540188839321484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668528343813516628.post-90828775477475869792019-05-11T07:16:00.000+10:002019-05-11T07:16:16.698+10:00little goat...<div style="text-align: center;">
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little goat at <a href="http://www.mainridgedairy.com.au/">Main Ridge Dairy</a></div>
Gemma Wisemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466540188839321484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668528343813516628.post-56251647084741958892019-04-28T10:53:00.001+10:002019-04-28T10:53:32.354+10:00resting ducks...<div style="text-align: center;">
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ducks resting on the banks of a pond at Seawinds, Arthurs Seat...</div>
Gemma Wisemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466540188839321484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668528343813516628.post-35777505481751701122019-03-03T11:08:00.003+11:002019-03-03T11:08:45.286+11:00feather adrift...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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two kookaburras on my Dromana Hills verandah...</div>
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I loved the stray feather...</div>
<br />Gemma Wisemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466540188839321484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668528343813516628.post-89023814109360220522019-03-02T20:55:00.003+11:002019-03-02T20:55:43.844+11:00all smiles?...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I am quite sure that this was a very happy dog </div>
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wandering with his owner round the 50th Westernport Festival attractions </div>
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on the Hastings foreshore last Saturday...</div>
<br />Gemma Wisemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466540188839321484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668528343813516628.post-48561980188010899222019-02-24T19:37:00.003+11:002019-02-24T19:37:52.404+11:00Pacific Gull and his prize...<div style="text-align: center;">
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Pacific Gull proudly walking with his prize in the mangrove wetlands at Hastings...<br />
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nearly gone...</div>
Gemma Wisemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466540188839321484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668528343813516628.post-53632930665447213782019-01-27T08:15:00.002+11:002019-01-27T08:15:49.821+11:00just walking the waters...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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seagull enjoying the waters at Dromana beach yesterday, Australia Day...</div>
<br />Gemma Wisemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466540188839321484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668528343813516628.post-82786541203824302132019-01-20T10:59:00.000+11:002019-01-20T10:59:34.187+11:00Arcto and seagull...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Arcto, a seal who regularly visits Dromana beach, and a curious seagull...</div>
<br />Gemma Wisemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466540188839321484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668528343813516628.post-84629347903000248092019-01-19T09:52:00.001+11:002019-01-19T09:52:22.198+11:00the dove lines...<div style="text-align: center;">
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doves on my clothes line in the Dromana Hills...</div>
Gemma Wisemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466540188839321484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668528343813516628.post-69237427782551964442019-01-17T10:16:00.001+11:002019-01-17T10:16:37.786+11:00beach sparrows...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Sparrows at Safety Beach this morning...</div>
<br />Gemma Wisemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466540188839321484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668528343813516628.post-20215269745862637102019-01-16T07:27:00.002+11:002019-01-16T07:27:39.187+11:00morning walk...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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cockatoo taking a walk around my Dromana Hills backyard...</div>
<br />Gemma Wisemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466540188839321484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668528343813516628.post-81633651092814809012019-01-13T11:03:00.001+11:002019-01-13T11:03:53.989+11:00beauty of a common myna...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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common myna bird on my Dromana Hills verandah...</div>
<br />Gemma Wisemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466540188839321484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668528343813516628.post-48505425372482477712019-01-11T10:09:00.000+11:002019-01-11T10:09:01.015+11:00little swallow...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Little swallow enjoying the view from a Dromana beach box roof this morning...</div>
<br />Gemma Wisemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466540188839321484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668528343813516628.post-15206768238925836212019-01-09T20:47:00.002+11:002019-01-09T20:47:38.829+11:00in evening light...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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kookaburra on my Dromana Hills verandah this evening...</div>
<br />Gemma Wisemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466540188839321484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668528343813516628.post-63113916236402589692019-01-01T13:47:00.001+11:002019-01-01T13:47:21.314+11:00friend or acquaintance?...<div style="text-align: center;">
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duck and Muscovy duck at Hillview Community Reserve wetlands, Dromana...</div>
Gemma Wisemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466540188839321484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668528343813516628.post-81777625701064731672018-12-29T20:51:00.002+11:002018-12-29T20:51:50.949+11:00handsome kookaburra...<div style="text-align: center;">
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handsome kookaburra on my verandah rail...</div>
Gemma Wisemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466540188839321484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668528343813516628.post-27206078090902031662018-07-29T10:14:00.001+10:002018-07-29T10:14:26.623+10:00inquisitive...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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cute little Eastern rosella on my verandah...</div>
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