A pheasant/pleasant place
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325758)
Rockingham, Australia
June 2, 2018 5:06pm CST
Vince needed a photo of something yellow for the latest photo challenge on one of his FB sites so we pulled into Gumbuya Park, a fun park where they had a huge yellow water-slide affair near their boundary fence.
We parked in the car-park and he took his obligatory two dozen photos (that’s a joke) and as we drove out I took a photo of their entry statement which I presume is some sort of pheasant. Unfortunately I couldn’t get round far enough to get a better photo of the head.
The park is set in bushland some 50 minutes from Melbourne. Their website says they have 52 species of wildlife and there is obviously a lot of rides there as well. We didn’t go in as it was quite late in the day and the prices were quite expensive for the use we would have had from them. But I’m sure it’s a popular place.
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
2 Jun 18
That may be the world's largest bird!
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@allknowing (130066)
• India
3 Jun 18
Almost has the features of a peacock with a different colour combination. Pretty.
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@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
2 Jun 18
That is a pheasant and a half at least!
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
2 Jun 18
Hi Judy. This I am sure it is not real. But then photo is lovely. 
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
3 Jun 18
@JudyEv Sorry, my friend for the typos. I changed what I said but yes, I would not want it either. hehe
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@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
3 Jun 18
Love the pic! Thanks for sharing it. Hope Vince wins the photo challenge.
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@JudyEv (325758)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Jun 18
Maybe - if you weren't keen on birds. It wouldn't have worried me.
@moffittjc (118442)
• Gainesville, Florida
3 Jun 18
That's a pretty bird! I've noticed that you Australians sure love oversized statues and sculptures! Someday long into the future a new species of humanoids will discover Australia and think that the people of the 21st Century erected monuments to the gods! lol
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@moffittjc (118442)
• Gainesville, Florida
4 Jun 18
@JudyEv What is with all these giant birds you keep finding? Australia is a very strange place!
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@JudyEv (325758)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Jun 18
@moffittjc We have to keep the tourists coming. Today we did a tour down a road that has made a feature of their letter-boxes. I'll write about it soon.
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@JudyEv (325758)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Jun 18
He is certainly colourful and makes a great entry statement.
@JudyEv (325758)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Jun 18
@aureliah @mlgen1037 Thanks. I'm glad you like it.
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@lynnief (1203)
• Australia
3 Jun 18
Guybaya Park recently acquired new owners and has largely been rebuilt. Previously it was very run down, and the pheasant had been vandalized. The down side is that apparently there has been a huge jump in entry fees - probably to recoup the cost of the revamping.
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That will teach me to guesstimate.@JudyEv (325758)
• Rockingham, Australia
3 Jun 18
From what I could see adult entry was around $13 to $16 I think.
@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
3 Jun 18
That's quite an attractive and colorful sculpture. If the pheasants are that big then world famine will soon be a thing of the past. Thanks for sharing! 
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
4 Jun 18
@JudyEv One could feed a city with all the stuffing! 
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
3 Jun 18
Yes it seems like a very pleasant pheasant area! Imagine cooking that bird for Thanksgiving. lol!
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
5 Jun 18
@JudyEv That's true- a small village would be full of pheasant for weeks--ha!
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@Jessabuma (31700)
• Baguio, Philippines
4 Jun 18
@JudyEv hehehe!!! Yes I agree with you
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