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birding-aus Re: Birds at Church (Religious Birds)

To: "Russell" <>, "Penny Drake-Brockman" <>
Subject: birding-aus Re: Birds at Church (Religious Birds)
From: "EDWIN VELLA" <>
Date: Tue, 9 Mar 1999 20:33:00 +1000
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Birds can also be a bit religious too.

On a couple of occasions at church I have seen White-plumed Honeyeater
flying about inside for part of the duration of the mass and at times
landing on the seats.

On some hot summer evenings, both Koels and Channel-billed Cuckoos are heard
outside as they call from one of the tall Eucalypt nearby, but they will not
be allowed in.

Edwin
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From: Penny Drake-Brockman <>
To: Russell <>
Date: Tuesday, March 09, 1999 9:48
Subject: birding-aus Opera birding


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>From: "Vicki Parslow Stafford" <>
>To: "Tom Tarrant" <>, <>
>Cc: <>
>Subject: Re: birding-aus Birding while ...
>Date: Mon, 8 Mar 1999 21:37:48 -0500
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>Hi chaps
>
>A bit tough, Tom!  I know I don't get out much, but how could any LIVE
>opera performance be boring?
>
>Can't say I've observed birds AT the opera, but can claim to have had a
>grey fantail fly into my house and sing along on cue -- to Papageno's aria
>"Der Vogelfanger bin ich ja", naturally!  (True as I'm sitting here --
>almost vowed to give up Chateau Cardboard after that!)
>
>Vicki PS
>
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>> From: Tom Tarrant <>
>> Blimey David,
>>
>> I've always found opera pretty boring but if that's how exciting the
>> performance is I think I'll stay at home!
>
>> David McDonald wrote:
>> >
>> > Has anyone reported on 'Birds I have observed while at the Opera'? On
>> > Sat 6 March, Canberra birdos Barbara Allan, Noela McDonald and I (along
>> > with 2.5 thousand others, mostly non-birdos I suspect, considering
>where
>> > they were pointing their bins) went to a fine performance by Opera
>> > Australia at the Madew Vineyards & Winery near Canberra. Our list of
>> > birds observed, while at our seats at the Opera, was similar in number
>> > (if not plumage) to the number of Singers: Straw-necked Ibis, Common
>> > Starling, Pied Currawong, Little Eagle, Australian Raven and Australian
>> > Magpie.
>> >
>
>It's a pleasure to know that some birders  appreciate opera - we're a rare
>and very special species and should be protected! I have yet to hear birds
>while at the opera, but have fond memories of lying on the grass at
>Kenwood, Hampstead Heath, London, listening to Beethoven's Pastoral to
>cries of the Moorhens across the water, and Blackbirds and Song Thrushes
>joining in. Here in Sydney we have flights of fruit bats to accompany Opera
>in the Park - fortunately silent.
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