Alexandria Bay

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Alexandria Bay ~ Noosa National Park

Today I walked around the National Park
to Alexandria Bay
the hangout for those
that like to shed their clothes
and dance and prance
and swim in their birthday suits

There was a wild sea,
the remnants of a large
low pressure system
floating down the coastline

the beach was deserted
save for one old lady (fully clothed)
appearing in the distance

and then no-one
except the pair of pied oyster catchers
paddling in the shallows

unsure about which direction
they should take

they decided instead
to do some yoga -
'the tree pose'
balancing on the right leg first...

Pied oyster catchers
have a distinctive red bill, red legs and red eyes.
With their strong beaks
they pry open bivalve molluscs
or break apart crustaceans for food.

These beautiful birds stay with the same mate
for long periods of time
and live a semi nomadic life.

Two to three well camouflaged eggs
are laid in the tussocky grasses
above the high tide line
between October and January
and both parents share the parenting duties.




Oh Happy Days

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