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Subject: Re: [OM] Brumbies
From: Bob Whitmire <bwhitmire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2014 19:35:49 -0400
+1. Marc is seeing with different eyes.

--Bob Whitmire
Certified Neanderthal

On Oct 1, 2014, at 1:37 PM, ChrisB <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Nicely done, Marc.  I like those shots and the effects that you have 
> achieved, part high-key, part straight mono.
> 
> Chris
> 
> On 1 Oct 2014, at 01:21, Marc Lawrence <ozlangur@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>> On our property we've a herd of brumbies (wild/feral horses). There is
>> another herd to the south of us, but they can only really gain access to us
>> if we leave our house-yard gate open (we usually see them just off our
>> driveway). We don't let them into the 5-acre house-yard because they crap
>> on an industrial scale beyond a rate of practical garden use. Wallaby, roo,
>> rabbit, deer. and wombat crap retain that access.
>> 
>> But "our" herd of brumbies does come up to all our house-yard fences, and
>> often use the house dam, just outside the yard. They seem to have learnt to
>> be oblivious to our dogs, especially Teddy's territorial charge (besides,
>> the dogs are in the inner house yard, not the outer), and have little
>> concern for us. They're not approachable by any stretch, being
>> simultaneously known for shyness and possible aggression. They live a
>> pretty hard life, especially in winter. Which is all a long way of saying,
>> "photos of horses":
>> 
>> http://gallery.happygibbon.com/main.php?g2_itemId=489
>> 
>> http://gallery.happygibbon.com/main.php?g2_itemId=494
>> 
>> http://gallery.happygibbon.com/main.php?g2_itemId=498
>> 
>> Comment and criticism welcome.
>> 
>> If you want to read a bit about the brumbies, the harshness of their life,
>> the problems they cause, the efforts to control them, and the disagreement
>> surrounding their control, or just want to see some better pictures in
>> their (un)natural habitat (gallery at the top of the below link), this
>> Guardian story is a decent read:
> 
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