tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post8158567448029235840..comments2024-03-13T04:40:03.184-07:00Comments on I'm Retired -- Adventures of a Simpler Life: Sightings of Spring Up NorthCynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16035113274497372396noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-42096820123365778762015-04-19T14:29:17.778-07:002015-04-19T14:29:17.778-07:00That's an interesting fact about imported phe...That's an interesting fact about imported pheasants. I've learned something new. Thanks to you. <br /><br />We're having early signs of spring too. And sone people are way too impatient too. I saw someone this morning walkibg passed our window wearing shorts ans sneaker. Brrrhhh I don't know what was in his head. It's still cold, not minus but chilly for shorts.psychelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13481182811314917401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-10431332551237561772015-04-16T17:32:34.092-07:002015-04-16T17:32:34.092-07:00Saw your link on Connies (Far Side) blog. Always ...Saw your link on Connies (Far Side) blog. Always nice to meet another Minnesotan & fellow retired teacher at that.....:)troutbirderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087811292280881959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-28757723641287598872015-04-15T14:57:44.358-07:002015-04-15T14:57:44.358-07:00Yes Maria - You have my sympathy with the bush tur...Yes Maria - You have my sympathy with the bush turkeys re-organising your garden beds!<br />They have amazing power in those two bloody legs of theirs!<br />I have also spotted them in that park land along the creek that runs past Toombul Shopping centre when<br />travelling on the train.<br />I think that Creek is called Kedron Brook????<br />Just looked at a map of the area - it certainly looks like this brook/creek or in dry times a collection of water<br />holes runs through the CBD side of Toombul.<br />Cheers<br />ColinHuggybearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17517411617275367396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-4546354316193749902015-04-15T10:01:32.015-07:002015-04-15T10:01:32.015-07:00I've never seen a pheasant and did not know th...I've never seen a pheasant and did not know they were that big. I can't imagine one coming through the windshield!Henny Pennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05958386938311591314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-26266794954251850422015-04-14T15:05:50.023-07:002015-04-14T15:05:50.023-07:00We have a few in this area but I haven't snagg...We have a few in this area but I haven't snagged a photo yet! They are a beautiful bird, your Dads hunting experience is scary....but easy on ammunition. Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-84680049701029863512015-04-14T14:32:43.109-07:002015-04-14T14:32:43.109-07:00I haven't seen a pheasant in a while. If I am ...I haven't seen a pheasant in a while. If I am in the countryside and spot one, I tend to stop and watch a while - until it disappears into a field. Great photo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-61146998538260456632015-04-14T13:16:04.204-07:002015-04-14T13:16:04.204-07:00Cynthia your pheasants are bigger than ours. I lov...Cynthia your pheasants are bigger than ours. I love the photo with dogsGosiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14604712540141917583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-68105215604867958272015-04-14T07:38:24.914-07:002015-04-14T07:38:24.914-07:00Pheasants, so pretty, but so stupid, at times they...Pheasants, so pretty, but so stupid, at times they make driving very adventurous.Mac n' Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732924562630675589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-36337639668376061852015-04-14T02:05:18.353-07:002015-04-14T02:05:18.353-07:00That story about your parents going out hunting ma...That story about your parents going out hunting made my day LOL. The dogs waiting in the car are very at ease in their beautiful cabrio.biebkriebelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01539958495933835606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-42131919886851335402015-04-14T01:31:49.812-07:002015-04-14T01:31:49.812-07:00I live in Everton Park and we have lots of bush tu...I live in Everton Park and we have lots of bush turkeys strutting around and digging up my garden beds. Kedron Brook and bush is nearby. Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12594244181463706442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-9415217784864887982015-04-14T01:30:09.184-07:002015-04-14T01:30:09.184-07:00Love the photos Cynthia...especially the beautiful...Love the photos Cynthia...especially the beautiful dogs waiting in the car :-)Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12594244181463706442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-89112946049401955272015-04-14T00:33:36.771-07:002015-04-14T00:33:36.771-07:00They have such an arrogant air as they sturt aroun...They have such an arrogant air as they sturt around. The male is so beautiful. I wonder if he was looking for a mate.Fun60https://www.blogger.com/profile/08084441984556826917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-20032745061743766252015-04-13T22:41:01.309-07:002015-04-13T22:41:01.309-07:00Janice
I don't know where you live now in Bris...Janice<br />I don't know where you live now in Brisbane but I live in Albion - 10 minutes from the CBD and we have Bush Turkeys here roaming around<br />from the Breakfast Tree Creek - not often but every now and then!!!!!! ??????<br />Thankfully bush turkeys ( sometimes called Brush turkeys) can fly so dogs are no problem.<br />ColinHuggybearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17517411617275367396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-53907413502396211502015-04-13T22:12:50.982-07:002015-04-13T22:12:50.982-07:00I would love to see a pheasant strolling around. W...I would love to see a pheasant strolling around. While we have been in New Zealand, it has been lovely to see wild turkeys everywhere. I don't see that in Australia!Jazbrizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07464419679096135056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-48734980717553639902015-04-13T20:19:26.246-07:002015-04-13T20:19:26.246-07:00Looks a cocky pheasant on a mission.
The dogs in t...Looks a cocky pheasant on a mission.<br />The dogs in the vehicle, how cute......Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-63509980745344931962015-04-13T20:13:26.322-07:002015-04-13T20:13:26.322-07:00Possibly because your English immigrants, NZ, not ...Possibly because your English immigrants, NZ, not ever being a penal (Dumping Ground) for convicts, brought them out to remind<br />your immigrants of pheasants hunting in good ole Pommy Land????<br />Then of course NZ may have a native type pheasant????<br />I dunno. I suppose that some of our Zoo ones may have escaped and exist in the countryside.<br />Lyre birds are a member of the pheasant family and they are native to Australia, but they are decidedly<br />a protected species. God wouldn't be able to help anyone caught shooting lyre birds!<br />I even from a rural upbringing have never sighted a lyre bird in the wild, only at zoos!!!<br />Seen their strange nests but never a bird.<br />Anyhow thanks to Cynthia we have learnt of this Chinese "import".<br />Cheers<br />ColinHuggybearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17517411617275367396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-55236400010161603882015-04-13T18:11:33.251-07:002015-04-13T18:11:33.251-07:00Pheasants can be pretty cocky as they stroll aroun...Pheasants can be pretty cocky as they stroll around. We seldom see pheasants in central Alberta.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-59586534085461355922015-04-13T15:29:23.815-07:002015-04-13T15:29:23.815-07:00Well Huggy Bear, I didn't know you don't h...Well Huggy Bear, I didn't know you don't have pheasants in Oz - we have them here in NZ. That's a great hunting story Cynthia - I bet the men got a lot of mileage from that.Anne@ArtyGreen in Paradise https://www.blogger.com/profile/09611134831811637266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-75370607374660743592015-04-13T15:17:33.187-07:002015-04-13T15:17:33.187-07:00From those photos, all is looking pretty bloody go...From those photos, all is looking pretty bloody good in Minnesota.<br />Smart looking pheasant and pretty sure of himself that it is not<br />open season on pheasants!<br /><br />Thanks also for the historical aspect. I certainly had no idea<br />that pheasants were imported from China. I was under the<br />unfortunate delusion that pheasants were native to the<br />northern American continent.<br />We don't have pheasants here in Australia - only the Zoo ones.<br />Cheers<br />ColinHuggybearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17517411617275367396noreply@blogger.com