Bats!!

Botanic bats

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March 8th 2007
Spent today exploring Sydney. It was very hot today and humid so I am missing the fresh air of NZ. We wandered through the city and made our way to the botanic gardens. It's all very impressive and seems much grander than cities in NZ. There are a lot of parks filled with interesting birds. I saw Ibis's flocking round eating bread like pidgeons! I've also seen a myner bird and Currawong. The botan ... 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