Saturday, May 12, 2018

QUEEN IN SNAKE DANCE

Either by direct  or  passed  along  royal  command, this blog receives a message from time to time to  quickly   call  upon the  Queen of the  Jungle   with  a  camera , signifying there is  something of  interest  on  the  premises. It could be an exotic  bird passing through  Magnetic Island , the arrival  of Torres Strait Pigeons , an  orchid  flowering, indicating  that  rain is imminent , something relating to  Curlews .
The latest order to attend  involved  an  outbreak  of snakes  in  her  domain - two  snakeskins, apparently shed by green tree snakes ,  found  in  the  palace   grounds , one   entwined  in  a  shrub . Inside  her  house was  the other  skin , which  she  retrieved , and brought outside , pointing out a  fine  white silk- like section  and  various  scale  patterns .