[Mishmash] Kangaroo & Davids pics

Thu Feb 8 17:58:38 CST 2007

I looked at them also, they were beautiful.  We do have some  exotic birds in 
Florida, I've seen some beautiful ones during visits to  Florida.

Linda

 well, i finally had to  google crimson rosellas - they are beautiful.  i 
don't think we  have any birds that pretty native to the u.s.  it says yes they 
are  native to australia but have been introduced into new zealand - so,  guess 
you could have seen them there.  by the way david - i did  love your pics.  
beautiful country!
cb

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From: _Ingrid & Eric Holzman_ (mailto:ieholzman at verizon.net) 
Date: 2/8/2007  8:10:38 AM
To: _mishmash at frontiernet.net_ (mailto:mishmash at frontiernet.net) 
Subject: Re:  [Mishmash] Kangaroo & Davids pics

Poor lad.  It could very well be that  the Crimson Rosellas were at a place 
in Oz, but for the life of me I  can't remember.  When my husband gets back 
tonight from his  business trip I'll have to ask him.  It's driving me nuts 
trying to  remember.  Can you tell I've reached middle age????

Ingrid

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From:  _David Brown_ (mailto:djbrown at tpg.com.au)  
To: _'Mishmash'_ (mailto:mishmash at mishmash.net)  
Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007  10:45 PM
Subject: Re: [Mishmash] Kangaroo  & Davids pics

Pebbly  Beach is unique AFAIK.  There is a spot a little south called  
Murramarang.  They have Kangaroos there in the caravan park.   They are ok but I had 
a funny incident a while back I took my Cub scout  pack to visit in the late 
afternoon.  One cub got a bit carried  away and managed to get between a 
fairly large Joey and its mum as he  tried to pet it.   The Joey took fright and 
bolted for  mum.  Pity the kid was in the way.  He was bowled out like a  Pommy 
cricketer. 
Now  you have caught my eye.  AFAIK Crimson Rosellas are not found  outside 
Oz unless they are in cages.  I see a lot of them here and  I talk to them by 
whistles.  They whistle  back. 
Cheers 
David 

From:  mishmash-bounces at mishmash.net [mailto:mishmash-bounces at mishmash.net]  
On Behalf Of Ingrid & Eric Holzman
Sent: Thursday,  8 February 2007 11:21 AM
To: Mishmash
Subject: Re:  [Mishmash] Kangaroo & Davids pics

Pebbly Beach  was definitely a gem!  We loved it!  We figured it was unique  
in terms of how friendly the kangaroos were.  We were on our guard  in other 
areas where we hiked.  We were told to be very aware of  the wallaby's as well 
in terms of their temper.  They are smaller,  but they still pack a good punch.

We also got  to feed Crimson Rosellas at a place we camped at in New Zealand, 
I  believe.  I'm having a senior moment so can't remember where  exactly.  We 
ran into a number of very interesting things.   Had a Kea (sp?) steal one of 
my tennis shoes from the  vestibule.  I had to chase after the bloody thing 
and he was not  keen on giving it up.  Thankfully, I got it back before he ate  
it.  We kept our shoes in the tent after  that.

Ingrid

-----  Original Message ----- 

From: _David  Brown_ (mailto:djbrown at tpg.com.au)  

To: _'Mishmash'_ (mailto:mishmash at mishmash.net)   

Sent: Wednesday,  February 07, 2007 6:11 PM

Subject: Re:  [Mishmash] Kangaroo & Davids pics

Wow  Ingrid, you found one of the gems of the south coast.  Pebbly Beach  is 
a real treasure.  When my daughter was little, we went down  there for a day.  
She was feeding Grey Kangaroos slices of  bread.  As she became gamer she 
started to hold the slices higher  and higher to make them reach up.  One got 
jack of this and put his  hands on her shoulders.  It was a hoot.  They are very  
familiar with people though. 
There  used to be a goanna there.  He was huge, like about 2 metres.   When 
he walked down the path, people stepped aside.  Me too  J 
Cheers 
David 

When  Eric and I were on our honeymoon in Australia, we camped at Pebbly 
Beach  State Park.  There were kangaroos everywhere.  One night just  after we 
went to sleep in our tent, I heard this strange sound. I  unzipped the inside 
portion of the front door and there, in the  vestibule area, was a kangaroo 
nestling in for the night.  He/She  was cleaning him/herself.  The only thing 
between me and it was a  thin sheet of meshlike material.  I wasn't scared.  As a  
matter of fact, I started laughing so hard I scared it away.  The  following 
morning Eric tried to eat his cornflakes and found the  only place high enough 
to keep the bowl from the kangaroos wanting some,  was the top of our rental 
car.  They were fun and definitely made  our trip very enjoyable.  Granted, I'm 
sure these were very tame  and not the norm, but I liken them to deer.  They 
don't generally  attack, to my knowledge, unless probably provoked or 
protecting their  young.

Ingrid

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