Rare Bird

Gerty Dancer · Guru

Rare Bird

sandsmere · Guru

Good one GD . A rare bird indeed !

bill12 · Guru

So that,s where my old xl falcon went.............I knew they could fly, but not like that. Bill

freehazzas · Senior Member

Cool. Only a flood could do that.

Dougwe · Chief one feather

That was during the 'Big Flood' GD. That's Noah's car.

bill12 · Guru

They go from WOAH to NOAH.............Bill

Dunmowin · Guru

You really have to wonder how and why some people park their vehicles.....

dorian · Guru

Photoshop?

proseanet.org/prosea/e-prosea_detail.php

Eucalyptus camaldulensis

Synonyms: Eucalyptus rostrata

Vernacular names: River red gum, Murray red gum, red gum

"Description: Tree, commonly up to 20 m tall, occasionally reaching 50 m with a trunk diameter of 1(-2) m"

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_XL_Falcon

Wheelbase 2781 mm
Length 4602 mm
Width 1778 mm
Height 1384 mm

-- Edited by dorian on Saturday 17th of August 2013 07:30:03 AM

dorian · Guru

It looks more plausible from this perspective:

farm8.staticflickr.com/7150/6633230193_b3cbcb1653.jpg

-- Edited by dorian on Saturday 17th of August 2013 03:15:03 PM

Gerty Dancer · Guru

I think you could be right about it being a photo-shop picture Dorian. Looking at the shadows on the side of the car, they don't match the tree-branch beside it.
Darn! I was hoping it might be a nesting-box for some high-flying chooks!

Dunmowin... I don't think that truck has been photo-shopped, I'll bet the driver wished it was!

copper1 · Guru

It's areal photo I seen it featured in Norm Darwins book above but I can not recall the story other than it was stuck there after a flood back in the 60's

Gerty Dancer · Guru

Thanks Copper1. Glad to hear that,, chook nesting boxes it is!

GaryKelly · Guru

I heard it was a bloke who drove too fast over a nearby speed hump.

Bryan · Guru

GaryKelly wrote:
I heard it was a bloke who drove too fast over a nearby speed hump.

The same thought crossed my mind

Plendo · Guru

I think I know whats confusing you, it is the cream variety, they can fly much higher than the plain grey.

Legendts · Senior Member

Still has the number plate on it too!

Beth54 · Guru

I have a photo somewhere of a two seater couch high up in a tree near the Brisbane River. It was after the 2011 floods and there were all sorts of things caught up in the trees.

gypsy rover · Senior Member

"Dunmowin... I don't think that truck has been photo-shopped, I'll bet the driver wished it was!"

That one is legit, I have the same photo. It is on the Tin Horse Highway in the WA Wheatbelt.

Cheers!

Chris

Dunmowin · Guru

Correct, the photo of the truck on the hill was not photo shopped. here is another view....we were on our way to Wave Rock.

Dunmowin · Guru

Beth54 wrote:
I have a photo somewhere of a two seater couch high up in a tree near the Brisbane River. It was after the 2011 floods and there were all sorts of things caught up in the trees.

Yes Beth, I have seen that too, but don't have a photo. Also out on Mt Lindsay Highway (Qld), towards or past Rathdowney, there is an old red toyota sedan hanging from a tree. Has anyone else seen it?

Beth54 · Guru

Dunmowin wrote:
Beth54 wrote:
I have a photo somewhere of a two seater couch high up in a tree near the Brisbane River. It was after the 2011 floods and there were all sorts of things caught up in the trees.
Yes Beth, I have seen that too, but don't have a photo. Also out on Mt Lindsay Highway (Qld), towards or past Rathdowney, there is an old red toyota sedan hanging from a tree. Has anyone else seen it?

Yep, it's still there Dunmowin. I passed it on my way to Bigriggin Campground over the weekend, but there was nowhere to stop and take a photo. It's been intentionally hung there.