From my back door...well, 250 metres from my back door...an Australian sulphur crested cockatoo. Its a large bird which is hard to demonstrate here.
Sorry about the image quality. Its a cheapo zoom lens at the peak of its range.

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Say "hello, polly".
Beautiful birdie!
Did you at least give it a cracker for its modelling?
Nah...they are a bit shy...noisy, too.
Loud, eh?
Typical Aussie.
Beautiful
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From my back door...well, 250 metres from my back door...an Australian sulphur crested cockatoo. Its a large bird which is hard to demonstrate here.
Sorry about the image quality. Its a cheapo zoom lens at the peak of its range.

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Say "hello, polly".
Hello polly, how fortunate you are Mr Crowley.
ac_smile
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From my back door...well, 250 metres from my back door...an Australian sulphur crested cockatoo. Its a large bird which is hard to demonstrate here.
Sorry about the image quality. Its a cheapo zoom lens at the peak of its range.

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Say "hello, polly".
Thousands of dollars flying around in your yard.
Sexist! Maybe the guys want a cock or two, too.
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Sexist! Maybe the guys want a cock or two, too.
ac_blush
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Quote from: "Mr Crowley"
From my back door...well, 250 metres from my back door...an Australian sulphur crested cockatoo. Its a large bird which is hard to demonstrate here.
Sorry about the image quality. Its a cheapo zoom lens at the peak of its range.

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Say "hello, polly".
Thousands of dollars flying around in your yard.
You mean millions. These squawkers are all over the place. But they only perch in very tall trees.

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The ones we have have been colored in.

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Quote from: "Shen Li"
Quote from: "Mr Crowley"
From my back door...well, 250 metres from my back door...an Australian sulphur crested cockatoo. Its a large bird which is hard to demonstrate here.
Sorry about the image quality. Its a cheapo zoom lens at the peak of its range.

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Say "hello, polly".
Thousands of dollars flying around in your yard.
You mean millions. These squawkers are all over the place. But they only perch in very tall trees.
They are known to be good talkers.
Quote from: "Mr Crowley"
From my back door...well, 250 metres from my back door...an Australian sulphur crested cockatoo. Its a large bird which is hard to demonstrate here.
Sorry about the image quality. Its a cheapo zoom lens at the peak of its range.

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Say "hello, polly".
That bird reminds of the old Barretta show.
Can you eat them, like grouse?
Quote from: "Mr Crowley"
From my back door...well, 250 metres from my back door...an Australian sulphur crested cockatoo. Its a large bird which is hard to demonstrate here.
Sorry about the image quality. Its a cheapo zoom lens at the peak of its range.

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Say "hello, polly".
The beautiful cockatoo.
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Very beautiful.
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Can you eat them, like grouse?
Eating parrots. :swoon:
Ya, why not.... taste much better than cat I bet.
I'm starting to think you might be part Chinese.
/runs
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Ya, why not.... taste much better than cat I bet.
I don't eat cats.
ac_wot
I know Fashy I'm just teasing, about the cat. I still would eat that parrot :))
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I know Fashy I'm just teasing, about the cat. I still would eat that parrot :))
:ohmy:
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I know Fashy I'm just teasing, about the cat. I still would eat that parrot :))
Pigeons are a cheaper meal.
The parrots are free...in his back yard. How much cheaper can you get
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The parrots are free...in his back yard. How much cheaper can you get
For him ya. I have pigeons hanging around my outbuildings.
You've ate pigeon. Gross!
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You've ate pigeon. Gross!
In Asia, I did.
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I know Fashy I'm just teasing, about the cat. I still would eat that parrot :))
Pigeons are a cheaper meal.
Squab.
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The parrots are free...in his back yard. How much cheaper can you get
My "backyard" is several kilometres long...
Quote from: "Mr Crowley"
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The parrots are free...in his back yard. How much cheaper can you get
My "backyard" is several kilometres long...
You rich? Send me a ticket I'll come see you, have some shrimp and all that.
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The parrots are free...in his back yard. How much cheaper can you get
My "backyard" is several kilometres long...
You live beside vacant land Mr Crowley?
Yes. Open natural bushland along a small creek bed. It extends for about 5 kilometres.
It is a rather rare location, as we are well within the city suburban sprawl. People come to our house and look out the rear and are amazed at our vista. It is home to many birds, lizards and snakes...
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Yes. Open natural bushland along a small creek bed. It extends for about 5 kilometres.
It is a rather rare location, as we are well within the city suburban sprawl. People come to our house and look out the rear and are amazed at our vista. It is home to many birds, lizards and snakes...
That must be so lovely Mr Crowley..
If you walk down the street from our house and turn right, you can see Canada Olympic Park.

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Yes... answer her but not me. :2r4ml1j_th: ac_sothere
I'm not coming now. :mad:
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Quote from: "Mr Crowley"
Yes. Open natural bushland along a small creek bed. It extends for about 5 kilometres.
It is a rather rare location, as we are well within the city suburban sprawl. People come to our house and look out the rear and are amazed at our vista. It is home to many birds, lizards and snakes...
That must be so lovely Mr Crowley..
If you walk down the street from our house and turn right, you can see Canada Olympic Park.

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aha, you live in the North West.
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Quote from: "Mr Crowley"
Quote from: "keeper"
The parrots are free...in his back yard. How much cheaper can you get
My "backyard" is several kilometres long...
You rich? No
Send me a ticket I'll come see you, No
have some shrimp and all that.We call them prawns. And no
BUT, if you're in the neighbourhood, beer and prawns await.
Quote from: "Fashionista"
Quote from: "Mr Crowley"
Yes. Open natural bushland along a small creek bed. It extends for about 5 kilometres.
It is a rather rare location, as we are well within the city suburban sprawl. People come to our house and look out the rear and are amazed at our vista. It is home to many birds, lizards and snakes...
That must be so lovely Mr Crowley..
If you walk down the street from our house and turn right, you can see Canada Olympic Park.

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Nice.
Do you try the ski jumps out?
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Quote from: "Mr Crowley"
Yes. Open natural bushland along a small creek bed. It extends for about 5 kilometres.
It is a rather rare location, as we are well within the city suburban sprawl. People come to our house and look out the rear and are amazed at our vista. It is home to many birds, lizards and snakes...
That must be so lovely Mr Crowley..
If you walk down the street from our house and turn right, you can see Canada Olympic Park.

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Nice.
Do you try the ski jumps out?
I don't ski, but I'm a good skater..
Two young men recently died when they illegally entered COP and went down the luge track.
Ouch!!!!
They are obviously dangerous then. I've never seen one.
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Quote from: "keeper"
Quote from: "Mr Crowley"
Quote from: "keeper"
The parrots are free...in his back yard. How much cheaper can you get
My "backyard" is several kilometres long...
You rich? No
Send me a ticket I'll come see you, No
have some shrimp and all that.We call them prawns. And no
BUT, if you're in the neighbourhood, beer and prawns await.
That's a lot of no's
Quote from: "Mr Crowley"
Ouch!!!!
They are obviously dangerous then. I've never seen one.
Very high speeds down the track and the young men didn't have a proper unit for the track.
Quote from: "Mr Crowley"
Quote from: "keeper"
Quote from: "Mr Crowley"
Quote from: "keeper"
The parrots are free...in his back yard. How much cheaper can you get
My "backyard" is several kilometres long...
You rich? No
Send me a ticket I'll come see you, No
have some shrimp and all that.We call them prawns. And no
BUT, if you're in the neighbourhood, beer and prawns await.
Don't feel bad Keeps, he wouldn't send me a ticket either because he's a cheap ass!
I wouldn't go anyway. Too hot
Not in June/July.
As cold as Canada...
Quote from: "Mr Crowley"
Not in June/July.
As cold as Canada...
Our summers have similar temperatures as your winters?
Yes.
Quote from: "Mr Crowley"
Yes.
It was cooler than the prairies, especially at night and not as much sunshine.
There were a number of days in our winter where the temperature was the same as places in Canada.
Oddly, I was at a football game last year in our winter, when a group of young women sat beside me. They were soon identified as Canadian by their accent, and a large red leaf motif on their beanies. Some of the surrounding crowd starting telling them how the game is played (Aussies LIKE Canadians for some weird reason) and dialogue followed, during which one declared how COLD it was. She was rugged up in a parka, jumper and beanie and shivering.
It was 15C.
Quote from: "Mr Crowley"
There were a number of days in our winter where the temperature was the same as places in Canada.
Oddly, I was at a football game last year in our winter, when a group of young women sat beside me. They were soon identified as Canadian by their accent, and a large red leaf motif on their beanies. Some of the surrounding crowd starting telling them how the game is played (Aussies LIKE Canadians for some weird reason) and dialogue followed, during which one declared how COLD it was. She was rugged up in a parka, jumper and beanie and shivering.
It was 15C.
The Canadian girl must have been from the city of Victoria.
:laugh:
I dunno.
I do recall looking at her and asking if she was serious!!!
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I dunno.
I do recall looking at her and asking if she was serious!!!
I would have thought that too..
But I wouldn't have verbalized it.
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Quote from: "Mr Crowley"
Not in June/July.
As cold as Canada...
Our summers have similar temperatures as your winters?
He's fucking with you Fash. He doesn't believe it gets over 30C here.