Monday 4 March 2013

Our World Tuesday - Watching the Cricket

As I drive H to and from karate on Saturday mornings I often see games of cricket going on.  School competition games, which hark back to boarding school Saturdays where work was found for idle hands.  Local club games with parents sitting in collapsable chairs on the boundary cheering on their son (it does seem to be mainly boys).  On the return leg of my journey the school boys have often gone home and the older lads - some very much older - are getting ready for a game.

A few weeks ago I noticed that one cricket pitch seemed to attract an odd crowd of spectators, so I went back with camera in hand (or more accurately - on tripod!)


These birds are Straw Necked Ibis and I'll do a WBW post on them in a couple of weeks.

There are so many Australian things about this picture that I had to post it.  The birds, the cricket, the fondness for wide brimmed hats, even the colour of the summer dried grass.

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22 comments:

  1. Arija4 March 2013 at 22:20

    Very Ozzy indeed. In Sydney they would have been sacred Ibis. Nice one Stewart, I hadn't seen straw necked ibis before although I have been up and down the coast to Queensland a number of times.

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  2. Marcia5 March 2013 at 00:56

    Too funny! I was so expecting another picture of a real cricket from your title.

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  3. Kerri Farley5 March 2013 at 01:08

    What a cool shot!

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  4. Cindy5 March 2013 at 01:39

    Love the contrast of the black Ibis and the men in white. Nice shot.

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  5. John @ Beans and I on the Loose5 March 2013 at 02:59

    A game I will never understand but those ibis I do. Wonderful looking birds.

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  6. TexWisGirl5 March 2013 at 03:44

    really cute - just playing through.

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  7. Sylvia K5 March 2013 at 03:58

    Love the birds! Looks as though they're enjoying the game!! Fun shot for the day, Stewart! Hope you have a great week!

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  8. Anonymous5 March 2013 at 04:14

    What a deliciously amusing shot!

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  9. Gail Dixon5 March 2013 at 07:07

    This is a new bird for me. How exciting! I do love all the Australian-related goings on in this photo. What a great capture!

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  10. DIMI5 March 2013 at 08:02

    Hi Stewart!What a great picture!Amazing shot!!Very beautiful birds!Hope you have a wonderful week!
    Dimi..

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  11. Fun605 March 2013 at 08:18

    GReat shot Stewart. I've spent many, many hours on various cricket grounds but never one with such fantastic looking birds.

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  12. eileeninmd5 March 2013 at 09:56

    Cricket is a game, I know nothing about. Maybe one day you can explain it the game of cricket. The birds Ibis are cool, neat to see a different species, than the Ibis I am use to seeing here. Great shot!

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  13. Karen5 March 2013 at 10:12

    Ozzie ozzie ozzie, oi, oi oi.

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  14. Sallie (FullTime-Life)5 March 2013 at 14:32

    Perfect for Our World...I have a feeling for what it would be like to live there!

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  15. Anonymous5 March 2013 at 15:51

    Looks like teams, the ibis in their dark jerseys, the humans in white. :)

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  16. Vores have5 March 2013 at 21:31

    Fun to see these birds go on the cricket pitch. Wish you a good day :) Hanne Bente

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  17. Ugich Konitari5 March 2013 at 21:57

    They came down the pitch,
    tapping at holes
    with the bat,
    kicking a pebble away,
    testing the firmness
    and then
    looked up,
    nodded at the Umpire,
    who nodded at someone
    in the pavilion.

    Very soon,
    a specialist team of
    umpires
    in black coats,
    came down
    and pecked
    seriously
    all over
    the pitch.

    Guys
    in the slips
    ran in then
    to play catch
    with the bowler.

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  18. theconstantwalker5 March 2013 at 22:08

    A wonderful post Stewart... I can't wait to hear how you explain the rules to your followers lol.

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  19. EG CameraGirl5 March 2013 at 22:54

    How exciting! I would have been right there with my camera too!

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  20. Dana6 March 2013 at 00:52

    I love seeing this glimpse of a place I've never been. This is a wonderful shot—so many interesting elements!

    Have a great day! ☺

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  21. amanda6 March 2013 at 23:39

    This is great, Stewart- an odd crowd of spectators, indeed!
    Thanks for sharing this Australian experience with is all!

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  22. Pat Tillett9 March 2013 at 17:56

    I'm not familiar with a thing in this photograph! I still think it's a great photo though...

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