A local bird

Out East

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August 6th 2009
Another slow start, and then a trip to nearby wireless park with some good views of Perth. Then after some lunch Anne took us out into the bush to see a reservoir and the dam that we could walk across. We tried dropping some gum nuts into it, and the water level seemed quite low. Then we had a walk around and then suddenly we saw some kangaroos bound by. They were wild kangaroos and we saw a nu ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Perth

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more