tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47208307040490276282024-02-19T06:58:20.185-08:00Urban AnimalsPhotographing using my phone, with that quick-draw snap capability and an eye on the peculiar: real and imagined animals in the urban zone.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09669161426440028840noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4720830704049027628.post-27990902807995947682013-03-11T22:39:00.001-07:002013-03-14T04:14:57.204-07:00A Whale in Mid City<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">In March a gigantic hump whale beached in Sydney's CBD in Martin Place, </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and shines blackly in glorious afternoon sun.</span> The event was a protest against mining developments planned for the Kimberley coast. See (for example) <a href="http://www.wilderness.org.au/campaigns/kimberley" target="_blank">The Wilderness Society</a> website.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This whale must have been a huge effort to man-handle into position.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Some ingenious mechanics are on display. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Both eyes were illuminated from inside. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Note the water supply: every now and again a spout shot up into the air!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Supporter Claire showing off her 'whale tail' on top of a <a href="http://www.seashepherd.org.au/" target="_blank">Sea Shepherd</a> cap.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: normal;">While a succession of excellent musicians jammed on through the afternoon, giving their energies to the cause. </span></span><br />
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to be amazed at the little-known <a href="http://sydney.edu.au/museums/collections/macleay.shtml" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000f6;">Macleay Museum </span></a></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">hidden in a corner of Sydney University,
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especially of big-tusked African elephants, which is continuing faster than
ever due to blood-soaked Chinese demand. <a href="http://chinadailymail.com/2013/03/05/from-elephants-mouths-a-shameful-and-illicit-trail-of-ivory-to-china/" target="_blank">Find out more</a>.</span></span>
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Zoo has many Asian elephants, with a full conservation breeding programme.<a href="http://taronga.org.au/asianelephant" target="_blank"> </a><a href="http://taronga.org.au/asianelephant" target="_blank">See details</a>. The nearest one in this
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This was my grand-daughter Mali's own idea for a photo, when we visited the Sydney Museum, and she acts the helpless heroine perfectly as a terrible<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrannosaurus" target="_blank"> tyrant lizard</a> prepares to crunch.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Movie references suddenly abound ... including the original <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Kong_%281933_film%29" target="_blank">King Kong</a> movie (1933), though how could a monster reptile express feelings?</span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The photo was made in black & white (using a phone app with a square format). I don't find it sentimental at all, but oddly disturbing as she becomes - even pretend - prey.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Meanwhile, her sister Lily shows the true size of a big red. This kangaroo looks almost in fighting position - as an Australian icon, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxing_kangaroo" target="_blank">boxing kangaroo</a> is a pop cult cliche used as a sporting symbol. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Red shoes, another movie. <i>"Close your eyes and tap your heels together three times. And think to yourself "there's no place like home".</i></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i> </i></span>The Wizard of Oz</span></span></span></span><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></span></i>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09669161426440028840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4720830704049027628.post-24046625537746003902013-03-04T19:05:00.002-08:002013-03-04T19:05:51.112-08:00Butterflies on a porch<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">These butterflies aren't fluttering by - but held in imaginary flight, both magical and compelling. If they were real and landed on a wall (unlikely) their wings would be raised and touching each other - while moths sit with wings folded flat. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This porch is in a row of small-fronted houses on Elizabeth Street in Redfern. The barred windows and doors (common in the area) show past problems, while the cheerfulness of the arrangement shows hope.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09669161426440028840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4720830704049027628.post-54738653163643195672013-02-26T01:48:00.002-08:002013-03-09T03:00:09.015-08:00A Lackadaisical Stuffed Giraffe<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Roger is the star at a shop in Redfern, <a href="http://seasonalconcepts.com.au/?page_id=106" target="_blank"><i>Seasonal Concept</i>s</a>, which has some exceptional taxidermy amongst the semi-antiques. Ken and TR report that he died a natural death at Taronga Zoo before being recycled as a lackadaisical stuffed giraffe. <br />
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Many finely preserved animal heads are on display, trophies of an Australian hunter-collector in the 1950s-60s.<br />
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Ken says you need a seriously large room to display even one. Some of the heads (stag, addax, gazelle, etc) have an overwhelming presence. We cannot get as close as this to living animals even in a zoo. Looking at the immaculate reincarnations we tease ourselves with fright and stand our ground. The wild stares back at us through unfamiliar masks.
We have evolved from hunter gatherers to hunter collectors. <br />
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A mean-looking <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coyote" target="_blank">coyote</a> growls lasciviously.*<br />
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(* synonymous with lustful or lewd or unruly. Good word, lascivious, but maybe he's just hungry)<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Cockatoos need good handling. George's companion Bess's hand is wrapped in cloth for a spontaneous wing display. Bess says that George is a real "cock stopper", and gets vocal when an interested man gets too close. Last time, he threw a steak knife while squarking "Get F---ed"</span>.<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">George is a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulphur-crested_Cockatoo" target="_blank">Sulphur-crested Cockatoo</a>, living at the Friend in Hand hotel in Glebe, Sydney. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The hotel has a weekly event <a href="http://friendinhand.com/?page_id=147" target="_blank">racing hermit crabs</a>, and is well know for poetry readings</span>, <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">as well as</span> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">for George.</span><br />
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A <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Kelpie" target="_blank">kelpie</a> keen on catching its shadow by surprise.<br />
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Baz comes to Prince Alfred Park on Cleveland Street across from Strawberry Hills post office with his man Stephen.<br />
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Baz gets puzzled in cloudy weather, knows where to look: "it was there before!" - jumps and spins and barks and pounces when the sun returns.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09669161426440028840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4720830704049027628.post-40202497558780779432013-02-18T18:54:00.001-08:002013-02-23T04:56:36.919-08:00Dragons, Fish and a Snake at Chinese New Year<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxmHxauw80Nk2MDHvW-utW0hYurEJasz67TI_XPG4WSWsX38yBO6DlS48y-tZJghgm0s_xoYnzLEC2OlsI0C1GJZu0dVqkzj4Rl3CYW67eBDOExSiLB5hq56m2KGutkoCninCa2hy5Bn_7/s1600/Richard+Tipping+red+dragon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxmHxauw80Nk2MDHvW-utW0hYurEJasz67TI_XPG4WSWsX38yBO6DlS48y-tZJghgm0s_xoYnzLEC2OlsI0C1GJZu0dVqkzj4Rl3CYW67eBDOExSiLB5hq56m2KGutkoCninCa2hy5Bn_7/s400/Richard+Tipping+red+dragon.jpg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The parade for Chinese New Year in Sydney took a long time going past - lucky the dragons weren't hungry! They were magnificent, brimming with energy as they swooped and swirled. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Dragons come in many kinds and colours - see Wikipedia info <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_dragon" target="_blank">here</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This year is referred to world-wide as 2013, but the Chinese Year is either 4710, 4711 or 4650 depending upon which year is numbered "1" by various scholars. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Everyone knows it's the year of the Snake - this one has swallowed a bicycle! </span><br />
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A dragon in a school of fish. <br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Death rides high every day at the Australian Museum in Sydney. Children who were frightened for years by the sight of a human skeleton on his/her rising bone steed are bringing their grandchildren to see the immortal charge. Like a vision of the rider on a white horse in the book of Revelations? (What's scary is some people believe the fantasy of 'the end of days').</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Archaeology as stones & bones.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">"How do you like your blue-eyed boy, Mister Death?"</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">ee cummings, <a href="http://boppin.com/cummings.html" target="_blank">Buffalo Bill</a> </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Happy Valentine's Day anyway</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09669161426440028840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4720830704049027628.post-16041188652912344852013-02-12T03:40:00.002-08:002013-03-12T01:29:05.258-07:00The Bicycle Parrot and Ralph's Big Red Mouth<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Caesar, an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eclectus_Parrot" target="_blank">Eclectus parrot</a> from New Guinea, paused for a photograph on its bicycle ride with Pierre, heading for the opening of the <i>Eternity</i> exhibition at Damien Minton's gallery in Redfern. You can see <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eternity_%28graffito%29" target="_blank">Eternity</a>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Sad update a few weeks later: Cindy was holding out a cup for spare change without Ralph today, and says that Ralph has been stolen. </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09669161426440028840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4720830704049027628.post-27468161153205976802013-02-11T03:31:00.001-08:002013-02-27T03:32:20.657-08:00Snow dogs in NYC<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Thick snow in New York City, with dogs in booties ... how urban can you get? Everyone's well prepared for the season <br />
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Puppies in the pram ... what a life. Actually, the dogs look as fully grown as miniatures can be. Heading for a romp in the snow-drifts filling Central Park? They look very keen to get somewhere. Note specialised seatbelts across their chests.. <br />
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These photos were taken in typical snow time in February 2010, with a Canon Powershot G9.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09669161426440028840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4720830704049027628.post-32741735936401458192013-01-13T16:40:00.001-08:002013-01-30T20:01:58.592-08:00Urban Animals #1 at Slot Gallery<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">Juliet Tabor at <a href="http://australiangalleries.com.au/" target="_blank">Australian Galleries</a> has identified James as a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloucestershire_Old_Spots" target="_blank">Gloucester Old Spot</a><span style="font-size: small;">, a rare breed<span style="font-size: small;"> appreciated for its docility and intelligence<span style="font-size: small;"> (Wikipedia again).</span> Boars can grow to over 250kg.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Yes, well. People do help, apparently, while these well-trained dogs have a peaceful nap on the edge of Chinatown. No owner was in sight. </span><br />
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he's built like a tank!"</span>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPErA-Vgpeqi7un3bRYbOA9G0XCexaqovO8px7vaJwQ9aUkHjd5EttnrAEVhEWcn7vBVKRpm7p-toodQ4m4DtwK-nFfHIYXmXWaxXl3MAQLFwm1AwFabbzQgExq6EIVu2_YV2atZMTemdM/s1600/Dingoes+in+Redfern+Park+lowres+RT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPErA-Vgpeqi7un3bRYbOA9G0XCexaqovO8px7vaJwQ9aUkHjd5EttnrAEVhEWcn7vBVKRpm7p-toodQ4m4DtwK-nFfHIYXmXWaxXl3MAQLFwm1AwFabbzQgExq6EIVu2_YV2atZMTemdM/s400/Dingoes+in+Redfern+Park+lowres+RT.jpg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Are these dingoes? They look like dingoes. Three of them tied on tight leads, play-growling in Redfern Park. New evidence of genetic connections from India to ancient Australia 141 generations ago (4230 years) coincides with the arrival of dingoes, but they may be from Southeast Asia says one critic.Read an article about it at <a href="http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/journal/aboriginal-genetic-study-suggests-indian-migration.htm" target="_blank">Australian Geographic</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">R</span>edfern Street, lunchtime. Outside the bank, a Vietnam vet on his Harley</span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"> heads out with a<span style="font-size: small;"> </span>bright-eyed toy animal </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">strapped </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">on. Note Tweety reflected in the bike mirro<span style="font-size: small;">r.</span> </span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Barbie was walking by <i>Coffee Tea & Me</i> on Redfern Street and stopped for a snap. <span style="font-size: small;">T</span>h<span style="font-size: small;">is</span> photo<span style="font-size: small;"> may not be</span> ironic, but the name of the
dog definitely<span style="font-size: small;"> </span>is<span style="font-size: small;">:</span> <span style="font-size: small;">a</span> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Crested_Dog" target="_blank">Chinese Crested</a><span style="font-size: small;">, says Wikipedia<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">, is</span> a breed originating in Mexico.<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i> </i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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White Ibis enjoying their rooftop home in Redfern, one parent feeding
their youngster while the other watches on. Note the raised wings of the
young ibis: this signal of spreading wings was repeated as a kind of
"please" before each time food was given. </span><i> </i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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