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The Gouldian Finch is found in Australia and is also referred to as the Rainbow Finch due to it’s colorful plumage. it is another bird that has been classed as endangered.

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Another Beaut. Blue Magpie.

All of the snakes I've ever seen in New Jersey are non-venomous.
I've seen quite a few garter snakes


and the much bigger northern banded water snake



I've read that the banded water snake bites can hurt quite a bit (pun intended),
but generally they are harmless.

New jersey does have some venomous snakes. But, in all my many outdoor travels
I've never seen one (knocking on wood).
But, the main one in my area is the northern copperhead. Not a snake I would like to pet.



Further south there are timber rattlesnakes, especially in the pinelands regions.


Although I've encountered a lot of snakes in Florida,
the only time I've ever actually been bitten by a snake, was in Maine of all places.
It was a 'harmless' garter snake. At the tender age of 7, it made me bleed and scared a mite,
but no real other damage.

The next time I encountered snakes was when I went to college out west in Kansas.
They had one of the few veterinary schools in the country and I originally decided to become a veterinarian. While in college I made a lot of friends out there, and had a lot of fun.
The gals all wore leather belts with their name on the back. It sure made introductions easy.
"Hey Sally, how have you been ?"

Since I was totally unfamiliar with the geography there, I had to rely on the locals for locations of interest. One time a friend recommended climbing a "mountain" to watch the sunset.
I was more than a bit skeptical, as Kansas has to be one of the flattest states in the USA.
Florida is another flat state. So anyway, 4 of us drove to this "mountain" together.
It wasn't a mountain, but it was a very large hill. It took us about an hour to get to the top
and at the top was a radio tower. So, crazy as it was, we climbed the radio tower too,
and then watched the sunset.

After climbing down the radio tower, one of us (not me) decided to challenge the other 3 to a race down the "mountain" and shouted "go". So all 4 of us ran down the mountain and on the way down we took somewhat different paths. At one point, I was running full speed and I came to a gully.
In it I noticed 8 coiled rattlesnakes resting on large flat rocks, peering up at me.



There was no stopping. I was going much too fast downhill.
If I tried to stop I'm sure I would have ended (in more ways than one) right in the gully on them.
So, thankfully, I instantly got the idea of jumping, as high, and as far, as I could.
It was the biggest jump I ever attempted. Literally, the jump of my life.
I sailed over the gully and watched the snake heads following the direction of my flight.
I landed beyond the gully on my feet, and continued running to the bottom of the "mountain"
with my heart beating extra fast from my encounter.

While I arrived first at the bottom, all 4 of us thankfully made it.
It was dark by the time we did.
One (not me) was bleeding from a tree branch. Crazy kids !

Afghanistan close to falling to the Taliban now . US and UK , possibly Canadian troops going in to cover the removal of western civilians . Would not have mattered which president was running the US as the result would be the same , time frame would have been different . What follows is what Trump has said

Had our 2020 Presidential Election not been rigged, and if I were now President, the world would find that our withdrawal from Afghanistan would be a conditions-based withdrawal. I personally had discussions with top Taliban leaders whereby they understood what they are doing now would not have been acceptable. It would have been a much different and much more successful withdrawal, and the Taliban understood that better than anyone. What is going on now is not acceptable. It should have been done much better.

Better Trumps name is not involved with the military loss in Afghanistan . Pin should have been pulled the day Bin Laden was nailed . NZ lost a few troupies up there . Brother was there in 2001 , he got RTU'ed after calling someone a fat , useless lazy punt .

1. Put both lids of the toilet up and put 1/8 cup of pet shampoo in the bowl.
2. Pick up the cat and sooth him on the way to the bathroom.
3. In 1 smooth movement, put the cat in the toilet and put down the lids. You may have to stand on the lids.
4. At this point the cat will self-agitate and make ample suds. Never mind the noises. That's just the cat's way of enjoying the process.
5. Flush the toilet 3 or 4 times. Provides a power wash and rinse.
6. Have someone open the front door to your home. Make sure nobody is in the way of the path from the bathroom and the front door.
7. Stand well back behind the toilet and quickly lift the lid.
8. The cat will rocket out of the bathroom and streak right out the front door and dry himself off.
9. Both the toilet and cat will be sparkling clean.

Change your used sailboat's name, you die at sea. Since I'm a bit stuporstitious, I never dared such. But all my dogs are adptees, and I always tried to keep the names the original humans geve them. Usually, these were much better than what I could have come up with. Such as our Bravo. Plus, they are already usually used to these. But folks give their pooches and kitties silly names. Speaking of sails, sorry to take the wind out of yours here, Biff.

I have lost my way here in Mountain

Only the VIP Cafe is alot of fun,,,

He is supposedly the best friend of man
he protected us, our farm animals
and more and more he is useless
they vegetate to himself
and hope to find something to eat
This was the picture I've seen in my own country
but what is even sadder in many other countries
the same fate and even worse
therefore heard this day our four-legged friends
because dogs are better people
they are always sincere, loyal, and never resentful

I'm sure I blogged this (maybe on another site) and got mixed reviews. I had a neighbor, nice looking woman but she had dogs... lots of dogs. Some were legit with vaccinations and tags. Many of the others were strays and she didn't have much funding to have them spayed or neutered. The dogs multiplied.

The woman dated as I sometimes would see guys and maybe a car overnight, but it became obvious they didn't want to stay long as her place was overrun with her pets. Not long after animal control going on complaints from neighbors paid her a visit.
Police arrested her, they took control and removed the animals.

Yeah, this is the rare case...

Some profiles show people with their pets. Background, foreground and sometimes, it's the pet and no person. Okay, it's fun to have a pet. But what signal is the person is sending out? Does the pet come first and the (possible) mate come second?

I've dated women with pets. Some had children and a pretty normal life. I've seen some where the dog (for example) had control of the house and everything evolved around the pet. Jumping on the sofa, growling at guests, constant barking... and those are the good points!



Blogs don't ask questions, but I think people are less critical than I am about having pets and it could be a deterrent to finding a mate if your focus is in the wrong direction.

I don't know about that. But they do seem to be very friendly to humans
and they seem to display smiles.
Quokkas are evolutionarily related to kangaroos. But, they are much smaller
and not aggressive. They also are very tolerant of humans.
Western Australia has been promoting the idea of taking 'selfies' with them.