The elements today were kind and my excursion to Gum Swamp 4km south of Forbes went ahead as planned. My one regret is that I had left it so long since my first visit to go out there and enjoy not only the birds but the peace and quiet and the close contact with nature itself that the site offers.
During the three hours I was there, besides those pictured, I also spotted swallows, kingfishers, galahs, peewees, currawongs, other ducks and water birds and various "small brown birds" that with my limited experience I was unable to identify.
So, serious twitchers will always be welcome to stay with us at Sunset View B&B when they visit Forbes to take advantage of what Gum Swamp has to offer.
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A MOMENT OF PATIENCE, A MOMENT OF SILENCE
Huang Tingjian (1045-1105, Song Dynasty)
To emerge from a hundred battles victorious
is nevertheless inferior to a moment of patience;
To make ten thousand appropriate comments
is nevertheless inferior to a moment of silence.
____from Quan Song Shi
(Complete Collection of Song Poems)
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During the three hours I was there, besides those pictured, I also spotted swallows, kingfishers, galahs, peewees, currawongs, other ducks and water birds and various "small brown birds" that with my limited experience I was unable to identify.
So, serious twitchers will always be welcome to stay with us at Sunset View B&B when they visit Forbes to take advantage of what Gum Swamp has to offer.
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A MOMENT OF PATIENCE, A MOMENT OF SILENCE
Huang Tingjian (1045-1105, Song Dynasty)
To emerge from a hundred battles victorious
is nevertheless inferior to a moment of patience;
To make ten thousand appropriate comments
is nevertheless inferior to a moment of silence.
____from Quan Song Shi
(Complete Collection of Song Poems)
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