Back from Sydney

Hi Guys just back from a couple of weeks working in Sydney Australia. No fishing but I did manage to see a bit of the wildlife and thought you might like to share.
The lovely Gallah
http://i399.photobucket.com/albums/p...fly/gallah.jpg
A Water Dragon spotted in a local park
http://i399.photobucket.com/albums/p...aterDragon.jpg
The noisy alarm clocks of the suburbs.
http://i399.photobucket.com/albums/p...y/Cockatoo.jpg
A toothy local from the Aquarium.
http://i399.photobucket.com/albums/p...fly/headon.jpg
All the best.
Mike

Oh yes, a large local, about 12ft in total.
http://i399.photobucket.com/albums/p...asfly/croc.jpg
a couple of very big sharks from above.
http://i399.photobucket.com/albums/p.../bigsharks.jpg
And finally even the birds in Oz will kill you! A Casawary
http://i399.photobucket.com/albums/p...y/Casawary.jpg
All the best.
Mike

I was surprised to read how dangerous Casawary can be if provoked. All the same Australia has some real cool wildlife.

I highly encourage reading Bill Bryson's book about Australia, "In a Sunburned Country". The first chapter alone is worth the price of the book -factual, but roll on the floor funny.

I have to say most of Bill Brysons books are like that, I loved his notes from a small country, very funny. As for the Casawary, it is I believe one of only a few birds believed to be a danger to a full grown man! Oz is a bit like that though, it has some stunning animals but an awfull lot of them will hurt you in one way or another, they even have an Octopus that is very small but if it bites you it will cause you to go into a paralytic shock, your lungs and hart will stop and then you die. They have some of the worlds most deadly snakes, spiders and even the Dingo has been known to kill, add on to that all the things in the water that will kill you like Sharks, Crocs, Octopus, stingray, shellfish and Jellyfish and you'd sometimes think it is a risk just to go outside!
It is however a lovely place and the waters sometime team with fish, the sun mostly shines and the locals are friendly so it is a great place to visit.
All the best.
Mike