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Last Sunday was a very pleasant day here in
Murray Bridge - around 21degrees with a gentle breeze. I went for an
atlassing walk through a patch of mallee close to Murray Bridge, an area
known as the Narrinyeri Hills just west of the town.
Now I don't mind them in the middle of summer, say, in January
and February - cos then I'm lookin' out fer 'em. But no snake has the right to
come out a-sunnin' itself in the last few days of WINTER. Can't they read the
calendar??
Despite the great fright it gave me - and I it - the
birdwatching was quite good. Close up views of Variegated Wrens, Mistletoebirds
and Varied Sitella. Lots of honeyeaters. Little evidence of breeding (that I
noticed).
Incidentally - the snake went
rapidly down a rabbit hole - I went rapidly down the hill!
This was the second hazardous incident in the same area in
less than a week. A few days earlier I had loitered too long right in the middle
of a black ants' nest.
Happy birding, and remember to keep one eye on where you are
walking or standing.
Trevor Hampel
Murray Bridge
South
Australia
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