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Cockatoos and Galahs

From yesterday … all taken with the Nokia 530 Windows Phone Camera. Sorry about the poor colours, gloomy weather, these are cropped but not enhanced. Just click on the image to go to the media file.

Sulphur-crested cockatoos on my front fence

Sulphur-crested cockatoos on my front fence, jostling for a better spot.

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I’ve managed to get the camera behind the curtain now

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Since the seed ran out so quick, I put out more … usually I only get three or four galahs at a time.

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When I held the camera up higher, I got more colour … I’ll remember that next time … galahs aren’t as nervous as the cockatoos.

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Reblog: poem

REBLOG: These words from ‘Freeing My Muse’ brought tears to my eyes.

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Do You Not Hear?

I speak to you
You do not hear me
My voice just a hum
In the background of your mind
Do you not hear my voice?

I tell you how I feel
You talk over me
As if I had not spoken
My words not important to you
Do you not hear my words?

I sit silent next to you
An ache deep in my heart
Your disregard stabbing deeply
Making me cry silently within myself
Do you not hear me cry?

One day when I am gone
And all is quiet around you
The only voice you will hear is yours
Echoing around the space I once held next to you
Do you now notice the absence of my voice?

You did not hear my voice when I was there
You did not hear my words when I was there
You did not hear my…

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Galahs

I am so happy with todays birds. Now lots of galahs have turned up when I put more seed out so “my” cockies would get some. Lots of lovely photos to share. Now, must finish sorting the papers on my desk. The Two cockies have arrived. I’ll have to put out more food at this rate.

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