Category Archives: rosellas

chestnuts roasting on an open fire

Posted on April 9, 2012 by waggadventure

Easter weekend was a bit confusing, as we went on an autumn getaway on what we normally think of as a spring weekend. And to make it more confusing, we experienced temperatures ranging from about 3 to 29 c., in … Continue reading →

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take a chance with a couple of kooks

Posted on April 2, 2012 by waggadventure

Here’s a really interesting factoid: there are 680 species of eucalyptus trees and one species of koala. There may or may not be three subspecies of koala with the Victorian ones being the largest and furriest, NSW mid-size, and those … Continue reading →

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Like a worm on a hook

Posted on February 2, 2012 by waggadventure

We’ve only been here about 7 months, but we’ve figured out some of the migratory patterns of birds through the Riverina. This may not be 100% accurate (or even 10%!), but here are our observations on birds that have visited … Continue reading →

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