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Yellow-tailed black-cockatoo

Binocular shot
My goodness! I think I'm in Australia!

December 23rd 2011
Not in Kansas anymore I encounter a wallaby and a wombat on my walk to the bricked bathroom. I stop and take pictures until I notice the wallaby is deliberately moving closer to me (the wombat snuffles along uncaring, munching the grass). The wallaby’s nearness makes me nervous. I know it’s used to handouts but I absolutely do not want to encourage it. It’s a wild animal after all. ... read more
Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Mallacoota

Australian Flag 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
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