Little Darwin and many other fair minded Queensland residents are outraged at the poll to find the Australian Bird of Year for 2017, voting for which closes December 9. A report in The Guardian contains a short list of 51 birds in the running for the title, with a description of each one , provided by someone with an Irish sounding name , Sean Dooley , and Bird Life Australia .
When it comes to the Bush-stone Curlew , it is cruelly described thus : An eerie wail, bulging, googling eyes and propped up on ridiculous long legs, these nocturnal birds look like something out of a Halloween parade (!!!). It continues...Hammered by foxes and cats in the south , they are still thriving in the north.
Highly intelligent, politically active Curlew, above , on Magnetic Island, strongly supports the ALP renewables policy . He is furious with Dooley's disparaging description . Readers of this blog know we have a close affinity with Bush-stone Curlews .
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No Halloween uglies here .
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It is outrageous to say Curlews look like something out of a bloody Halloween parade. Halloween , with its idiotic massive commercialism and brainwashing of kids, teaching them to go about knocking on strangers' doors at night , is a blot on the nation .
Although , a witch riding a broomstick shown smashing into a pillar in a large shopping centre was an unexpected treat and reminded me of one of the mad with the power locals . In addition , my dislike of Halloween is such that I sool a ravenous dinosaur onto anybody who comes knocking at the door demanding trick or treat .
I allow Curlews to walk into my den , feed them , have long , meaningful conversations with them in assorted childish voices . They are wonderful , intelligent , fabulous creatures .They should call on Sean Dooley and River Dance all over him .
As for the suggestion that they are thriving up north -not on Magnetic Island , where most of the chicks that hatched this year have soon quickly disappeared ... Barking Owls, dogs, cats, snakes .
