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An Outback Flock

I hear the drone that quizzes me then see the swirling mass. A cloud veers in all directions; green changes in a flash. Ten thousand wings are beating. The sky a wonderful delight. I follow the budgerigars until the flock is out of sight.

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Joseph May

Date: 12/2/2019 10:06:00 PM

Wow I have never seen that huge a flock, Very nicely penned Lindsay..

Lindsay Laurie
Date: 12/14/2019 8:12:00 PM

Hello Joseph … only when the season has been good with plenty of seed available do budgies flock in huge numbers. Thank you for reading and commenting Joseph - Lindsay

Ann Foster

Date: 11/24/2019 9:13:00 AM

Lovely. Wish I was there. Excellent imagery. Ann

Lindsay Laurie
Date: 12/2/2019 9:57:00 PM

Hello Ann ... the outback is amazing. Many think it's a desert but it abounds with great scenery and colour, but it can get very hot - thank you Ann - Lindsay

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 11/24/2019 8:14:00 AM

That would be cool to see. I have watched huge flocks of sparrows and that is pretty amazing as well.

Lindsay Laurie
Date: 12/2/2019 6:15:00 PM

Hello Richard ... sparrows were once in great numbers here too but not anymore. Budgies are in Central Australia so not many see the huge flocks, usually in good years after breeding season concludes - thank you Richard - Lindsay

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 11/23/2019 6:59:00 PM

I enjoyed this very nicely rhymed poem, Lindsay, and learned a new word, budgerigars.

Lindsay Laurie
Date: 11/23/2019 11:41:00 PM

Thanks once again for putting up a comment Andrea. Budgie is what the world knows of with these tiny parrots - Lindsay

Suzanne Delaney

Date: 11/20/2019 7:48:00 PM

wow what a sight, Laurie: I have heard of a similar phenomenon with starlings. A flock of starlings is called a murmuration. I changed my pic of the Diamond Firetail. SuZ

Lindsay Laurie
Date: 11/23/2019 11:35:00 PM

Hello Suzanne … oh yes, starlings in autumn can form large flocks too. Never heard that title before. Yes, that's the diamond firetail I've witnessed. They are so beautiful - thank you Suzanne - Lindsay

Janice Canerdy

Date: 11/20/2019 8:14:00 AM

That must be an awesome sight, Lindsay! Well done. Janice

Lindsay Laurie
Date: 11/23/2019 11:32:00 PM

Hello Janice … it's amazing how a flock of birds so large can all turn and swirl in unison. Thanks for commenting Janice - Lindsay

Maureen McGreavy The Insolent Rib

Date: 11/16/2019 9:32:00 PM

A magnificent scene! Wonderful piece Lindsay. xomo

Lindsay Laurie
Date: 11/23/2019 11:27:00 PM

Hello Maureen … it truly is. People all over the world own a budgie or two, but very few would have seen five thousand all together - thanks Maureen - Lindsay

Rico Leffanta

Date: 11/16/2019 3:35:00 PM

Your quite daring to follow the poop squad! Aloha! Rico

Lindsay Laurie
Date: 11/23/2019 11:24:00 PM

Hello Rico … I'm quite safe. They fly much quicker than I walk, but if they fly in a circle I could be in strife - thank you Mate - Lindsay

Ann Foster

Date: 11/15/2019 8:15:00 PM

What a miracle that must be... Love your poem. Love your writings. Ann

Lindsay Laurie
Date: 11/23/2019 11:22:00 PM

Thank you Ann. Yes, this doesn't happen every year, but after good rains in Central Australian providing a good breeding season - catch you soon Ann - Lindsay