Apparently, the vast majority of parrots stand on their right leg and use their left to hold their food.
Now that we know that they are ‘left footers’, the big question is whether they are ‘left or right wingers’?
Parrot Preferences?
Every Day Life
We’ve Had a Very Active Four-Day Weekend
Today is Melbourne Cup Day on which the ‘Race That Stops a Nation’ is run. This horse race is always held on the first Tuesday in November and is a public holiday. Many people here take the Monday off work as well to make a four day weekend. Our weekend actually began last Friday when […]
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Every Day Life
A Visit to Pentridge Prison’s Hell Hole – H Division
During the week, I spent a morning doing a tour of H Division within the old Pentridge Prison in Coburg. Pentridge Prison was a notorious correctional facility located in Coburg, Melbourne, Australia. It operated from 1851 to 1997. Originally built as a stockade for prisoners during the Victorian gold rush, it later evolved into a […]
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My Fifty-Five Year Anniversary
Today, July 17, is quite a momentous anniversary for me. It’s fifty five years since I was required to report for National Service training and become a soldier in the Australian Army. I don’t know where those fifty five years have gone. Perhaps getting married, having children, raising a family, developing a career, working hard […]
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