Straddie

Views like this attract visitors who take a ferry from Brisbane.
We were here before and came more for dive opportunities
than the view.

Kookaburras land on the spreaders to sing a song of welcome
but it sounds more like they are laughing at us.  We hosted many
birds aboard but never Kookaburras.

The beach stone curlew patrols the cafés and growls at the
diners until someone throws him a chip

The sulphur crested cockatoo sounds a loud obnoxious squawk
when it flies.  We see them everywhere in Queensland.

The rainbow parakeet gathers in large noisy flocks in the
trees near sunset.

The beach stone curlew patrols the cafés and growls at the
diners until someone throws him a chip.