Very kind of the Queens Wharf Hotel to provide this little perch for welcome swallows.

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One of the best things Newcastle Council has done is drain the pond at Foreshore Park.

It was always a nasty mess. No fish, no plants apart from lots of algae and a few weeds. Not pretty in any way.

Once drained, it has become a roller rink for kids of all sizes up to about 90yo to skate, board, scoot, or ride around. Much loved by peeps on wheels. A big thumb's up.

Photo from Saturday, just before 6pm.

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The surf might have been really rough but a bird's gotta eat. This black shag didn't seem to be at all bothered by it, and I saw it swallow at least one catch while I was there.

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A bit rough for a swim? Newcastle Ocean Baths looking more like rough seas this afternoon.

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I see these guys riding their red postie bikes around Newcastle a bit. Caught them sitting still this afternoon down at Nobby's Head.

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Please excuse photographs from the back of a bus, but this is what the north-west corner of Lambton Road and Bridges Road, New Lambton NSW is like in Autumn: parrots. Lots of parrots.

There's a bunch of Afrocarpus trees there, and sulfur-crested cockatoos love munching on their cones. They also like ripping up the grass to get to the tasty bits below.

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"Climate Respect" indeed. Nice piece of irony.

https://newcastleweekly.com.au/rising-tide-vandalises-coal-ship-in-newcastle/

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