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Judy Evans @JudyEv (382542) • Rockingham, Australia 2 Feb

I read an interesting story on my newsfeed this morning about Western Australia’s bird emblem, the black swan. These are grass-eaters and nest around lakes, rivers and billabongs. However, when food is scarce, adult birds...

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West Australian rowers have a win at the Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382542) • Rockingham, Australia 22 Oct

Perhaps our American friends know of the Head of the Charles Regatta, touted as the world’s biggest and most famous rowing event. This prestigious event was held on the Charles River which separates Boston from Cambridge. The...

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Black swans don't always mate for life

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382542) • Rockingham, Australia 6 Jun 24

Some boffins (experts) have been studying the black swans at Melbourne’s Albert Park. Over the past two decades, between 1,500 and 2,000 swans have been tagged with hi-tach tracker collars. Unique number and letter sequences allow...

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Other people's dreams

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382542) • Rockingham, Australia 28 Apr 21

We have taken our pet sheep, Solomon and Harry, to a new home about twenty minutes from us. The place is very, very pretty but much hillier than our own 18 acres. They have a huge dam which is home to, among other birds, a number...

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The skywalk at Kalbarri, Western Australia

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382542) • Rockingham, Australia 25 Oct 20

On our way home for northern Western Australia, we stayed two nights in Kalbarri, a popular resort on the coast. I will have to do a series of short posts to show you all the wonderful scenery we saw in the area. One of the most...

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The end of the Bibbulman Track for the moment

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382542) • Rockingham, Australia 6 Oct 16

One of my last posts was about the Bibbulman Track, a walking trail in Western Australia which covers a total of about 600 miles or 1,000 kilometres. Over several years our friend, Lynn, has now walked almost all of the track. A...

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