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Views all Canberrans will recognise (20)

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Subject: Views all Canberrans will recognise (20)
From: "Geoffrey Dabb" <>
Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2009 08:53:01 +1000

The heart of the FYSHWICK SEWAGE PONDS, our own little ‘Duck Central’ as Martin might say.  In the centre is the much-cited ‘tree’, often used by raptors as a vantage point.   On the left is ‘Pond 6’ as labelled under the handy system introduced by Bob Rusk.  Some observers have suggested that the ponds might be re-labelled using associations that make the labels easier to remember.  For example Pond 6 might become ‘Pond B’, because it is the favourite of Blue-billed Ducks.  However others would prefer it was ‘Pond A’ for ‘Australasian Grebe’, with the pond on the right becoming ‘Pond AA’ for ...

 

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