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Well I simply had to write this note, although this
may not be of such a surprise to regular visitors to Sydney's botanical
gardens..... How many times have we all waited patiently, sometimes for what
seemed an eternity, on the edge of vast wetlands, to see that rail or crake
- and normally in the very early hours of the morning (Pitt Town
lagoon comes to mind).
Earlier this evening I attended a function run by
the NSW Government at Government House which is basically inside the botanical
gardens. There would have been a few hundred people present in the grounds.
Anyway whilst having cocktails with colleagues a Buff-Banded Rail rushed between
our feet and across the path....shortly after it strolled back into our
conversation and started pecking at my shoes. It then proceeded to casually walk
among the guests seemingly completely oblivious to the crowd!
There you go........so much for those cryptic
moments trying to pick out rails among the reeds and weeds!
Simon.
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