Ducks Geese mongoose Pigeon Ambush

Centennial Park , Sydney

What more could you want? Bike hire , birdlife,
picnics, grass, giant trees, people watching, ponds.
Recently Lozzy took me on a romantic birthday rendezvous complete
with grapes , smoked salmon bagels and strawberries! What we had not expected was the attention we would get from the army of birds who were initially playing by the lake. Which led us to ask the old age question ...
Do birds Smell food?
Or do they just gravitate toward the human via years of association i.e.
human = scraps
It was a perplexing thought . I am sure there is a very simple explanation
however we prefer to not really know in some ways. ..its not as interesting to know i don't think.
Or do they know what Food looks like? or will they follow any flying thing that is thrown
( i did do this and - yes they do ) .
Anyway it was amusing to watch them creep up on tip toes ( as if being quiet meant we wouldn't see them in the grass) They were big birds by the way.
Anyway , despite the unanticipated company it was a nice day and in hindsight wouldn't of been as fun without them.