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Post by stevex on Jul 13, 2023 14:20:34 GMT
A belated Happy Birthday Hezz, glad you had a good day. Great photos.
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Post by Hezz on Jul 14, 2023 0:16:32 GMT
A belated Happy Birthday Hezz, glad you had a good day. Great photos. Thank you, Steve. š
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Post by ariella on Jul 15, 2023 18:28:13 GMT
I feel out of breath just looking at those photos, but oh such a gorgeous view!!
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Post by Hezz on Jul 15, 2023 23:48:47 GMT
I feel out of breath just looking at those photos, but oh such a gorgeous view!! Donāt worry; we werenāt climbing up from the very bottom, if that makes you feel a bit better.
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Post by ariella on Jul 18, 2023 5:53:36 GMT
Phew!! I still donāt think Iād manage the amount of uphill walking you did though! I presume this wouldnāt be a walk youād tackle in the summer?
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Post by Hezz on Jul 18, 2023 23:10:06 GMT
Phew!! I still donāt think Iād manage the amount of uphill walking you did though! I presume this wouldnāt be a walk youād tackle in the summer? Probably not, although walking through the rainforest is usually a lot cooler and there is that lovely rock pool for a swim there and back. But no, generally āwinterā is prime walking weather and summer either too hot or too wet.
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Post by ariella on Jul 21, 2023 17:29:03 GMT
Is it safe to swim there Hezz or do you get crocs and other dangers lurking under the water? Or is that just a really dumb question? š
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Post by Hezz on Jul 23, 2023 1:21:00 GMT
Is it safe to swim there Hezz or do you get crocs and other dangers lurking under the water? Or is that just a really dumb question? š Itās only a little creek, really, so no crocs. And no, not a dumb question at all. The river does have a couple of resident freshwater crocs above the dam but these arenāt the ones that are going to kill you - they are much smaller and keep to themselves unless disturbed. Estuarine, or salt-water crocs are the big mothers that can drag a bullock or horse into the water and kill them. They are supposed to only be found on the coast, sticking to the salt water but they have been found in other places due to people farming them, the area flooding and the crocs escape. They donāt need the salt to survive, they will swim upstream as far as they can but mostly along our East coast they donāt get any further than the Great Dividing Range, they canāt scale heights so at altitude you should be able to consider yourself safe, except for the escapees as mentioned above. A salty was pulled out of a farmerās dam/irrigation canal here on the tablelands only a few weeks ago. They can also cover quite large distances over flat land as well, they donāt need to follow waterways. Some of the slow-moving creeks do also have freshwater stone fish lurking in the mud or sand - they have venomous spines in their fins that give an awful pain. They do seem to stick to known areas, I understand, and the stoney creeks and crystal clear water arenāt their prime habitat as they hide to lure their prey.
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Post by ariella on Jul 23, 2023 21:55:13 GMT
Thatās interesting, thanks Hezz. Not worth dipping your toes in the creek then! Iād be scared just of the yabbies!
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Post by Hezz on Jul 24, 2023 0:17:44 GMT
Yabbies, yum yum. š
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Oct 6, 2011 7:41:27 GMT
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Post by Marianne Marlow on Jul 24, 2023 6:51:39 GMT
I had to google Yabbies!
I am sure I remember Home and Away or Neighbours mentioned Yabbie Creek.
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Oct 6, 2011 7:41:27 GMT
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Post by Marianne Marlow on Jul 24, 2023 6:54:28 GMT
Sorry, just took a trip down memory lane..
Google led me here:
Famous Alf Stewart sayings:
Don't come the raw prawn with me Flamin' yahoos. Stone the flamin' crows. Struth. Strike me roan. Ya flamin' galah. Ya flamin' mongrel.
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Post by JennyB on Jul 24, 2023 22:36:04 GMT
Is it safe to swim there Hezz or do you get crocs and other dangers lurking under the water? Or is that just a really dumb question? š Itās only a little creek, really, so no crocs. And no, not a dumb question at all. The river does have a couple of resident freshwater crocs above the dam but these arenāt the ones that are going to kill you - they are much smaller and keep to themselves unless disturbed. Estuarine, or salt-water crocs are the big mothers that can drag a bullock or horse into the water and kill them. They are supposed to only be found on the coast, sticking to the salt water but they have been found in other places due to people farming them, the area flooding and the crocs escape. They donāt need the salt to survive, they will swim upstream as far as they can but mostly along our East coast they donāt get any further than the Great Dividing Range, they canāt scale heights so at altitude you should be able to consider yourself safe, except for the escapees as mentioned above. A salty was pulled out of a farmerās dam/irrigation canal here on the tablelands only a few weeks ago. They can also cover quite large distances over flat land as well, they donāt need to follow waterways. Some of the slow-moving creeks do also have freshwater stone fish lurking in the mud or sand - they have venomous spines in their fins that give an awful pain. They do seem to stick to known areas, I understand, and the stoney creeks and crystal clear water arenāt their prime habitat as they hide to lure their prey. Fascinating! What a lovely way to celebrate. Iāve not been on the board regularly for a while now. Whoās in your flock now? You mentioned your escapee and I think thatās a bigger bird from memory? I remember watching your video years ago on how you held each bird to lick them out of their cage and I thought I hope one day I can do that and now I can!
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Post by Hezz on Jul 25, 2023 0:38:39 GMT
That is wonderful, JennyB! It shows true commitment. My budgies now are Spyro, heās 10yo, been with me since he was about 6-9 months old; net in age is Bunji, heās the escape artist. Iāve no idea how old he is but he was rescued from mynah birds by someone else who then couldnāt find his owners but also wasnāt in a position to keep him so he came to me about 18months ago. I feel he must have been an aviary bird as while he isnāt scared of humans, he is scared of hands and being held. He is bribable enough to sit on my hand for millet but only just. The youngest of the boys is Piper who will be two years old around Sept/Oct. I got him as a baby because Spyro was on his own, and not long before Bunji came to join us. He and Spyro are very cute together - the first time Spyro has had someone to preen him. Because of Bunjiās ferality the budgies pretty much stay in their own room with multiple visits during the day - I donāt feel he is safe enough with only one point of closure between him and the outside world, and I donāt want him left in a room on his own without his mates. The other bird in the house is Loki, a sun conure. Heās a whole ānother story in itself. Heās coming up for 7yo, came to me when he was 10 months old. He got on well with the resident budgies but hated the new boys ā¦ until we moved house. Now they all get along together, he has a separate cage of course but he is happy for the budgies to perch up in their second home, eat his food, hang out in his house, and he hangs out in their room when Iām not in the house with him. He is very destructive so can only be let loose under supervision. He is a sun conure so he is a brat - to quote the vet: āheās a sun conure; theyāre all a bit ADHD.ā
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Post by rozenda on Jul 25, 2023 8:43:05 GMT
Very belated happy birthday Hezz !
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