Those Sewage ponds are Full of surprises

I am signed up to receive bird sightings from Northern Australia, even though i am not working there anymore I find it quite interesting to see what is seen, here is a report in total as it is amusing and interesting

Lost Osprey??

Posted by: "bgilfedder" bgilfedder@yahoo.com.au bgilfedder
Sun Sep 28, 2008 12:40 am (PDT)

Alice Springs sewerage ponds revealed another rarity for Central
Australia today. An Osprey made several circuits at close range to our
group, even going down to the water claws extended. Fish there would be
almost as unusual as the Osprey. Good we had several people there to
verify the identification - Will Cormack, Rosalie Breen and Joan - , a
visitor to Alice.
In all 52 species seen in the vicinity, including Curlew Sandpiper and
Oriental Plover, Aust. Pratincole and 5 very new Black Swan cygnets.
Barb Gilfedder

some of you will never think sewage ponds are a draw.

News of Costa Rica

man it is raining here, some giant storms, my niece has just won a scholarship to Singapore of all places, it is with a british based school and she has to wear uniform for the first time in her life and at 17 she thinks she is a bit old for that but the old institutions never die in the old empire, she is so lucky, total yearly costs $55,000 but she pays nothing and even gets an allowance, lucky girl, I feel like joining her back there, school was such a hoot