C is for Crimson, Currawongs and Container

 

red and blue bird in a tree

We found this gorgeous one in Cooma, near the Snowy Mountains. However, crimson rosellas have been sighted in all of our adventures to date. They have a brassy call when flying and a soft melodious sound when perched. We have watched them hunting for mates and nest sites. While I am getting more used to seeing them, we have nothing that compares to these beauties in MN!

black bird with white tail in a tree, back to camera

The pied currawongs (another"C"!) look like ravens to me but then you can see the white bits. We have also seen them throughout our travels.

I still think this guy belongs in an Edgar Allen Poe story:

black bird looking down with red eye visible

We are now in Goulburn, headed back to Potato Point. We had a great visit with Scott's Aunt Bero and his cousin James near Rylstone. They have a 300 acre farm complete with horses and a river view. It was gorgeous. 

river bend and bank

We snuck in a couple of loads of laundry. It was so windy, drying on the fence and laundry line took less time than the washer did. I was afraid something would blow off the line and never be seen again but I think we got it all inside the house eventually. I did manage to leave a power converter there, along with my laptop battery cable. Oops. Luckily we will be back in the area in a couple of weeks. 

Our container goods arrived! We were able to stash them in our storage unit on our way out of town. I neglected to take a picture so you will have to wait. The unit is full up! 

I also like this rosella picture - poor guy was feeling a bit shy about getting his picture taken.

red and blue bird flying off, head not visible

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