I might have mentioned that this embryonic wetland already has quite a population of waterfowl, including a large crèche of wood ducklings. They must know what it’s there for, like it’s not for water polo. As they said in Field of Dreams (1989), “If you build it, they will come”. (Now included in the AFI’s 100 best-known film quotes. [Usually misquoted, it was really, “If you build it, he will come”. ])
Last evening the notorious lone guineafowl of the Ainslie/Dickson borderlands also put in an appearance. This is a well-known “Should I tick it?” bird.
Yes, Graeme, we should consider the possibility that the PWDs are the work of the Phantom Backyard Duck-breeder, but the numbers are inconsistent with his or her past methods. Perhaps he or she has gone to a new level.
From: Geoffrey Dabb [
Sent: Monday, 17 October 2011 8:45 PM
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Subject: [canberrabirds] Not shovelling, whistling (2)
I make it 28
