FW: [canberrabirds] name the new hide at Kellys

["Geoffrey Dabb" <>]

Un osservatore di uccelli from Italia

known to close friends as Natalia

on hearing a tale

about that Lewins Rail

seduti li tutto il giorno in Platalea

 

From: Maurits Zwankhuizen [
Sent: Wednesday, 13 May 2015 6:09 PM
To: Geoffrey Dabb;
Subject: RE: [canberrabirds] name the new hide at Kellys

 

Nice limerick, Geoffrey, although I prefer to pronounce Platalea so that it rhymes with Italia and Natalia 

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Date: Wed, 13 May 2015 08:38:18 +1000
Subject: FW: [canberrabirds] name the new hide at Kellys

There was a young chap from Australia,

whose ID was often a failure.

When he heard his friends talk

of seeing a stork,

he sat there all day in Platalea.

 

It was Harvey Perkins who conceived the plan for naming the hides with tastefully created labels matching the structures themselves. This avoided the need to say “the hide nearest the morgue”(for those who remember those days).   Harvey’s plan, although without an obvious progression, would have been designed, I am sure, to accommodate the possibility of future additions to the then existing suite of viewing points.  I vote to refer the matter to Harv.    

 

 

 

From: Maurits Zwankhuizen [
Sent: Tuesday, 12 May 2015 6:21 PM
To: Maconachie, Michael;
Subject: RE: [canberrabirds] name the new hide at Kellys

 

I like Platalea for attracting more spoonbills.

 

Maurits Zwankhuizen

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Date: Tue, 12 May 2015 04:46:01 +0000
Subject: [canberrabirds] name the new hide at Kellys

As those who have visited Jerra Wetlands recently will have noticed a new screen and hide is being constructed at Kellys Swamp. My understanding is the existing 5 hides were named (officially or otherwise) by COG or a COG member. I therefore ask the group to come up with a suitable name for the new hide.

 

Current names at Kellys are Ardea, Bittern, Cygnus and the two on Jerra Creek are tadorna and fulica. Will see what the response is but maybe you can hold a vote at the next indoor meeting after we have a list of candidates ?

 

 

Michael Maconachie

Senior Ranger

Jerrabomberra Wetlands Nature Reserve

ACT Parks and Conservation Service

TAMS Directorate

0428 113 533

 

www.jerrabomberrawetlands.org

 

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