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Australian Museum

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March 27th 2014
The rain continued today. We started the day at Circular Quay where we had cappuccinos and discussed what we would do. While there we noted a rainbow lorikeet hopping on one of the tables. I took a picture (see photo) and then another lorikeet arrived and together they pried off the metal cup that covers the sugar container. They each slid out a packet of sugar and commenced to enjoy the contents ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney

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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