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pauline


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This was at a very busy caravan park in Longreach in July, they were just out for a leisurely stroll.



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Dang! I wish I were there... I love taking photos of the wildlife...  :)



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I wonder if they are the same 3 Brolgas I saw there in 2003??



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They seemed like they were well and truely at home to me.

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pauline wrote:

They seemed like they were well and truely at home to me.

 We hand fed them, they were amazing and not at all timid.



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That's them.

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pauline wrote:

That's them.

 Wonder what their lifespan is then??  

 

They wandered about the place like they owned it back then.....obviously nothing has changed.  LOL



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Approx 30 years



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You'd have to trim them a fair bit to fit them in a camp oven...



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AmandaJayne wrote:

Approx 30 years

 Good, so I can expect to keep seeing them for some time yet. 

Thanks AJ.



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Me too

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I'll be heading that way in a couple of weeks.  Will keep an eye out for them.



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