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Daily Discussion Thread : Saturday 28th December 2024 This is an emoji free zone - for today at least. (aussie.zone)

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[–] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

@imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone your team is playing. Good luck. 🏏

[–] imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone 2 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Cool. Am at the pub with fam but will check in

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[–] CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 4 points 6 months ago

There's 3 types of people in this world: those who can count and those who can't.

    - Brian FM

[–] Baku@aussie.zone 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

Question for the wildlife people:: I can hear an owl hooting outside. It's 2pm. I've not generally known owls to hoot at this time, although I know some don't always sleep all day. Just feeling like a hoot? Injured? Overheating? Normal?

Very distinct "Hoot-hoo-hoot". Always in triples, second one slightly shorter (fractions of a second) than the first and last one. It's been intermittent since I woke up about 8:30. Been going about 15 mins this time

[–] RustyRaven@aussie.zone 4 points 6 months ago (2 children)

It might be a dove. Does it sound like this?

[–] Baku@aussie.zone 4 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Omg that's exactly it! Whichever one lives in the tree seems to only be doing the part from :06-:10

TIL the thing I've thought was an owl I'd actually just a dove! Had no clue they made that noise. Guess I need to brush up on what exactly an owl sounds like. Thanks raven!

[–] RustyRaven@aussie.zone 4 points 6 months ago

I recommend the Museums Victoria Field Guide app. It has most animals you are likely to encounter, and includes recordings of bird calls.

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[–] DolphinLundgrin@aussie.zone 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

For the Android users, there's a cool app on F-Droid called whoBird that identifies bird songs/squawks. Its ace.

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[–] useless_modern_god@aussie.zone 3 points 6 months ago (8 children)

Terminus parma suuuucks

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[–] StudChud@aussie.zone 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

RAIN! THE MARGE IS HEREE!

[–] TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Yep pouring down here in Thornbury. Fast moving and won't last long, but the garden really really needs it so I'm grateful.

[–] RustyRaven@aussie.zone 4 points 6 months ago

All the new plants I put in today will be very grateful - I gave them a good watering, but this sort of soaking is what they really need.

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