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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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Gorgeous! I love it when the king parrots come to visit. 🙂
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This is your backyard birdie? We’ve got crows and pigeons. Right now a couple of peregrine falcon pairs are making pretty sounds and sights when we can see them, but they don’t stay long. But parrots? Gotta go to the zoo. You do know you live in a magical place, right?
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Aren’t they just the most gorgeous birds. I love them.
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Yes I do too. The colours are so vibrant.
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Wow! The birds at my feeder couldn’t compete with these – they are gorgeous!
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I agree Noelle. It is always a pleasure to have them visit.
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Are these wild?
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Yes they are. Australia has some wonderful parrots and in rural areas they co-exist with humans. There is one parrot though, the white cockatoo, that if it gets used to having food at a spot and then you stop giving it to them they will proceed to eat your house, or at least the timber parts of it.
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I remember the white cockatoos from a visit some years ago, noisy blighters. The king parrots are so pretty.
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Your memory is certainly right as they are very annoyingly noisy. The king parrots are beautiful, the green and red contrasting so well.
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