I think it's time for bed.
But before I go....TomovOz, our local PBS station (KQED) aired a beautiful episode of "Nature" (in high definition) Sunday evening called "The Colorful Parrots of Oz". It was a co-production of KNET New York with the Australian Broadcasting System.
It's rather recent (2006, I think), and it was narrated by F. Murray Abraham. The show covered the continent and offered spectacular footage of the varieties of parrots, their distinctive colorings, diets, mating rituals, etc., in different parts of Australia. Part of the proceedings showed what happened in the channel region (district?) after the seasonal rains fall and tens of thousands of parrots frantically begin their breeding along the banks of channels that are filled with water after the rains.
What was particularly fun was that thanks to you and Colin, I was familiar with many of the names of the varieties of parrots I saw.
What a paradise Australia is.