On Thu, 14 Aug 2008 19:40:24 +1200, "David Mann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > On Aug 14, 2008, at 2:11 PM, Brian Walters wrote: > > > As an aside, my son is currently somewhere over the Tasman as I > > write - > > spending a few days doing railway photography around Arthur's Pass. > > Probably freeze his arse off! > > I hope his gear hasn't all been shredded by kea. They're a beautiful > parrot but I think they know that they're protected. They will take > anything and everything to bits right in front of you. >
Ah, yes. The Kea. Nature's wrecking machine. Great fun watching them destroy the windscreen wipers on your car..... Cheers Brian ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Email service worth paying for. Try it for free -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.