The Australian birds are always a wonder - usually bright coloured and loud voiced. We've been serenaded by a cuckoo for a few days. You have to feel sorry for the cuckooed birds that spend all waking hours feeding their not-so-little lodger ...
A squawking cuckoo leads me on to what seems to be a yearly event - the debate about a new flag for Australia. Since it is Australia Day I thought I'd suggest an appropriate design.If Assies insist in acting like them why not ... the main disadvantage will be having to change the gun laws so we can all go around like Ms Palin et al ...