Harbingers of rain, two yellow tailed black cockatoos flew over at sun up,
and the day was decided. There would be rain.
Mist followed and a stunning sunset,
but nothing can beat the call and the flight of the black cockatoo.
It's like no other and always inspires me to fly just that little bit higher!
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What motivates you to keep going when you'd really rather not?
Gorgeous series of photos, the two ones with the cockatoos are just stunning. Beautiful Australia!
ReplyDeleteThanks Janneke, great that you came for a visit, and glad you enjoyed the cockatoos!
DeleteBeautiful photos and views. I love the two birds flying against the sky.
ReplyDeleteThank you Wendy, I was really happy to catch them up close in flight. Usually they are off in the distance, or else my camera is!
DeleteWonderful pictures - how kind of the cockatoos to let you know it was going to rain - and how refreshed everything looks - and those roses - they look good enough to eat.
ReplyDeleteMmm, rose petal jelly perhaps? I remember as a child trying to make perfume from rose petals. It turned into a brown smelly glug!
DeleteYes the cockatoos are very considerate Elaine!
Awww so beautiful! I love black cockatoos. I only saw them once in the London zoo. They are a bit like humans!
ReplyDeleteI find them fascinating too Midori, quite different in their flight and a haunting call. If they were humans I am trying to think who they'd be?! A politician maybe because they screech a lot!
DeleteBreathtakingly beautiful... I love the freshness the rain brings. But did you know where that after the rain fresh smell is? It is emitted by a type of filamentous bacteria called Actinomycetes that grows in the soil.
ReplyDeleteMotivation when I rather not.... Hmmm. The promise of picking up the book I am reading, or sitting down to a video about stars and the Cosmos, or a nice cuppa tea with a biscuits...
You are a mine of information Zsuzsa! No I didn't know that, but I'm glad I do now.You are obviously interested in the world around us as well as your delicious cooking:)
DeleteBeautiful images- on my feedly link it only showed the images and not the words. We were trying to identify the birds my husband thought it might have be a parrot so wasn't far off! Sarah x
ReplyDeleteNo your husband was right Sarah! According to my bird book Cockatoos are medium to large parrots from the Family Cacatuidae, with erectile crest, orbital ring ~ dear me! Thank you for prompting me to check :)
DeleteGorgeous shots my friend.
ReplyDeleteJane thank you SO much for sharing this , it is truly spectacular !
Magnificent beauty surround you there Jane ~ truly magnificent.
Thank you so much Willow! I think of you every time I see a black cockatoo now ~ I will post some more of them up close soon too.
DeleteBeautiful pics Jane, I had forgotten , the black cockatoo rain forecast, remember it from when I was a kid.Thanks for the reminder, where I live now, does not bring those beautiful birds flying over.
ReplyDeleteI bet you get some other beautiful birds though. Everywhere has different delights doesn't it?
DeleteStunning, absolutely stunning!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Lizzy!
DeleteYou certainly live in a gorgeous place! The photos are great! I searched about that pink bird...so they are everywhere in Australia..that's new to me. And there are more of the type...like parrots.
ReplyDeleteThat's right Zila. There are many many different types of parrot here. The Cockatoo above is one as well. I was quite astounded when I first came here from England. Quite different!
DeleteHello Jane
ReplyDeleteYour images are quite beautiful and that sunset is spectacular. How special to hear the song of the cockatoo.
Thanks for visiting and have a glorious week
Helen xx
Thank you too Helen. Isn't it great to share our days across the oceans?
DeleteWonderful photos, particularly love the raindrops on the roses. Beautiful! So glad that I found your blog.
ReplyDeleteLikewise, I enjoyed finding yours too! Good to see other parts of the country, and thank you for your kind words.
DeleteHey Jane, we don't have this beautiful cocketoo overhere but your photo's are great. I can imagine how you love your landscape. When I was a child, and thats a long time ago, I always had a dream to go and live in Australia one day. But more then fourty years later I am still living in that small Holland. But it's beautiful overhere too.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your visit and I am your latest follower.
Have a wonderful day.
Welcome Marijke! Holland is certainly a beautiful country too. I went there many years ago and loved it. Now the whole world is open to us via blogland, and I look forward to sharing with you.
DeleteI could just bask in the beauty of your photos, Jane. It was just the mental breather I needed. Thank you! As a bird lover, I totally appreciate your feeling on watching those exotic (and gorgeous) birds take wing. Gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Kim. It is nice sometimes to get away to another world, which is why I also enjoy visiting your blog. However, I don't have your skill with words! Glad you enjoying the cockatoos.
DeleteJane, your photos get better and more intriguing with every post. you certainly have a great eye for the camera. That first shot is amazing and i love the rain on the water :)
ReplyDeleteHello Connie, lovely to see you and thank you so much for your kind words :)
DeleteJane how inspiring to find your blog....I have often wondered what it would be like to fly like a bird....stunning images too! My garden gets me going and keeps me going most days!
ReplyDeleteHi Donna, I was equally happy to find your blog and look forward to following along. I have been away from here for a few months but hope to be back on track again soon. Nature has a way of lifting us up doesn't it?
Deletenice blog i found you true other bloggers
ReplyDeletewill visit more...blessings
Thank you so much, I am glad you enjoyed my blog.
Deletebeautifully captured.
ReplyDeleteover here, the seagulls go wild, and a storm comes.
Hello Monica, thank you so much for visiting my blog and I hope that the seagulls are calm over your way at the moment.
DeleteMagnificent!
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you enjoyed my cockatoos Sandi!
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