Kangaroos and Cockatoos

Another day started with a morning run. Those of you who read the last post will have noticed a picture at the end. The beach in that picture is where I ran. It was quite nice and people actually greeted me as I ran. The problem was the last mile was uphill. Life is hard. After waiting for my father to realize nine o'clock is not a guideline and that it's rude to make people wait, we went out to seize the day. Mission one: find a glossy black cockatoo. It took a lot of wandering and sightings of wallabies to find it. We came upon a female perched in a tree hollow, aka guarding a nest. Our guide's reaction: oh shit. no we didn't get dive bombed or anything, but it should have been marked off and unaccessable...but at least we got to see it. Second Mission: find the hooded plover. Mission successful, we also found a friendly pelican.

It was fishing in the rock pool. It looked ridiculous

Next mission: lunch at zoo. mission successful, there was an area to pet koala's which of course we did, even mom who is probably allergic. We also saw a wild koala, though any word that implies action or activity should not be associated with those sloth like creatures.. Next mission: seal bay. the thing is there were no seals, just sea lions. it was fun to watch them. they are lazy/smart creatures, so rather than swimming to sure, they body surf in. Also it's mating season so all the bulls are giant and aggressive and we got to see a bunch of fights, which where scary because there were adorable pups next to these 700 pound miniature whales who were at high risk of crushing them. We then headed to duck pond, and on the way saw a walking pinecone (echidna (spiny anteater that lays eggs) cross the road. I threatened my father to make sure he didn't ask, "why did the echidna cross the road?" We then went to duck lagoon. we saw ducks. and egrets, and spoonbills, and greebs, and herons, and swans. it got comical by the ned how many birds were at this little pond. so good birding day.
congratulations if you made it this far into the post without giving up because of birds. fun fact: The galah is a cockatoo worth knowing about. it gets bored so it hangs upside down on wires and flaps it wings a bit. to call someone a galah in Australia is to call them a fool

Does Look like fun though

i'm trying to think of anything else worth sharing. the place we're staying is more a bed and breakfast than a hotel and though i feel like i should be at least 50 to be here, it's actually quite pleasant. the food is great, the view is incredible and i don't need to do anything. unfortunately this paradise only lasts another day or so, but i'll enjoy it while it lasts
btw, congrats bowdoin men dmr, you guys are insane