BS: Aussie Bush Fire (Photos)

Subject: BS: Aussie Bush Fire (Photos)
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 11 Feb 09 - 04:36 PM

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http://www.news.com.au/gallery/0,23607,5037339-5006020-69,00.html

Specific photos

Flag
http://www.news.com.au/common/imagedata/0,,6477454,00.jpg

Multicultural
http://www.news.com.au/common/imagedata/0,,6481609,00.jpg

Kola drinking
http://www.news.com.au/common/imagedata/0,,6479322,00.jpg

Kola bandaged
http://www.news.com.au/common/imagedata/0,,6481242,00.jpg
http://www.news.com.au/common/imagedata/0,,6481245,00.jpg
http://www.news.com.au/common/imagedata/0,,6481249,00.jpg

Look also for the guy sitting on his motorbike - can you identify it?

Btw, what so called expert said koalas don't drink water?

Subject: RE: BS: Aussie Bush Fire (Photos)
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 11 Feb 09 - 06:32 PM

or use these clickies!

Victoria's killer fires

battle worn flag

sheep & their guardian

thirsty koala

injured koala - 1

injured koala - 2

injured koala - 3

sandra

Alpacas as pets & guards At a sheep & alpaca show last year I took a series of pics showing an alpaca sitting with his sheep & noticing the arrival of a small yappy dog - head up, stand up, move in front of the sheep, stare at dog.

Subject: RE: BS: Aussie Bush Fire (Photos)
From: Nickhere
Date: 11 Feb 09 - 07:11 PM

The koala is insufferably cute. As the papers said, a note of cheer in such an awful moment.

Subject: RE: BS: Aussie Bush Fire (Photos)
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 11 Feb 09 - 11:38 PM

I have a similarly cute pic of a koala sitting in the fork of a tree during a downpour some years back. You've never seen a wetter, more dejected looking critter.

A cute koala proved it's not to be trifled with a few year back when it was being cuddled by a politician in a photo op - it piddled on him!

Both pics made the front pages of the papers, as I'm sure the dehydrated koala did.

sandra

YouTube - koala drinking water

Thirsty koala hails cyclist & other koala pics

search on koala and water and feb 2009 fires

Subject: RE: BS: Aussie Bush Fire (Photos)
From: Joybell
Date: 12 Feb 09 - 04:29 AM

Alpacas just hate doggy animals and that includes foxes of course. Our neighbour lent his Alpacas to a pair of Swans on his dam. Often ground-nesting birds loose their babies to foxes. Last year the Swans raised 7 babies.
Cheers, Joy

Subject: RE: BS: Aussie Bush Fire (Photos)
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 12 Feb 09 - 06:20 AM

The bloke selling alpacas as guards for sheep had several pics showing sheep & alpacas mingling happily, & a description of alpaca behaviour around foxes, but didn't mention they could bond with swans, too.

the dog approaching the sheep was a dumb fluffy slipper type of dog that had been annoying people, & piddled on the pen containing the sheep & alpaca! Talk about provocation, good thing they were behind a fence otherwise we would have seen an alpaca chase off a dog! If it had been sensible enough to run away from a large sharp-hoofed animal.

Subject: RE: BS: Aussie Bush Fire (Photos)
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 12 Feb 09 - 06:48 AM

obviously you haven't been reading the main thread, goatfell

for anyone reading this thread later, goatfll's post hadn't appeared when I was compiling my reply to Joy.

Subject: RE: BS: Aussie Bush Fire (Photos)
From: Joybell
Date: 12 Feb 09 - 06:19 PM

I could reply to goatfell at great length but clearly this person has no understanding of this event, in spite of posting on the main "Bushfires in Australia" thread along with the rest of us and receiving articulate and thoughtful answers there. Goatfell has no understanding of my dear friends either --- I'm cross -- I'm weary. Please just go away and leave us alone.

Sandra, Thank you so much for this thread. Many of us REALLY need it. I'll say it again.
WE REALLY NEED THIS THREAD.
Joy

Subject: RE: BS: Aussie Bush Fire (Photos)
From: Joybell
Date: 12 Feb 09 - 06:43 PM

That was so needed -- having that post gone. To all of you who missed it. You've only missed the comment of a very foolish and nasty person.
Thank you Friend.
Joy