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I began my working career as a reluctant potato peeler whilst waiting to commence my training as a student nurse. On completion I worked mainly in intensive care/coronary care; finishing my hospital career as clinical nurse educator in intensive care. A life changing period as a resort owner/manager on the island of Tanna in Vanuatu was followed by recovery time as a farmer at Bucca Wauka. Having discovered I was no farmer and vowing never again to own an animal bigger than myself I took on the Barrington General Store. Here we also ran a five star restaurant. Working the shop of a day 7am - 6pm followed by the restaurant until late was surprisingly more stressful than Tanna. On the sale we decided to retire and renovate our house with the help of a builder friend. Now believing we knew everything about building we set to constructing our own house. Just finished a coal mine decided to set up in our backyard. Definitely time to retire we moved to Queensland. I had been writing a manuscript for some time. In the desire to complete this I enrolled in a post grad certificate in creative Industries which I completed 2013. I followed this by doing a Master of Arts by research graduating in 2017. Now I live to write and write to live.
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Love these! Wonderful shadow shots. Love the birds and the background, too.
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There is something about a pelican and whereever they are is going to be nice.
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Great shot
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Thanks Jim.
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The pelicans cast some shapely shadows on the sands.
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Such great shadows from the pelicans that you don’t even notice the smaller shadows of the sea gulls.
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I love pelicans but had no idea you could get so close to them! Are these tame? Can you feed them?
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They will certainly take food from you. They feel quite safe and hang out with people on the river’s edge happily.
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Brilliant ‘catch’! So funny too, with the sea gull shadows in tow…
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Yes they kind of get lost in the pelicans up front and centre. But a great catch as the birds wait to catch….
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Great! Love those pelicans and they, along with the seagulls, cast some great shadows.
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So glad you noticed the poor little sea gulls shadows as well. The pelicans are so wonderful a bird everything dwarfs beside them.
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I think the Aborigines look on the pelican as a spiritual presence. They are so special and your photos capture that sparkling water too, beautiful!
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I didn’t know that Barbara but I can certainly understand why they would. They do have such a presence. I just love them. Thanks.
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Great to see those birds on a beach, I see them here only in the zoo.
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It is great having them living free. Wonderful to see them fly and land on the tops of piers. So cumbersome and yet so graceful.Love them.
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Their shadows make them look like ducks.. lol… great shots!
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I had to take another look but yes I can see ducklike features in the shadows. LOL Thank you
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What wonderful birds!
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Absolutely
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I am surprised to see a few pelicans staying in a bitterly cold winter. I love to watch them fly and swim all summer.
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These are Australian Pelicans in not quite the tropics in Qld Australia so we’re lucky we have them all year. I’ve heard you are already bitterly cold. Keep warm….
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