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Birds!

The birds I saw wandering around the airport (some of them, anyway) also frequent the Uni.

Here’s some of them playing together outside Economics & looking rather decorative:

No bell-birds involved here, although some of them do wax rather strident if you upset them.

Especially if it involves food. (-:

Comments

Anonymous said…
What is with the green background?
03 February, 2008 08:52
Leon RJ Brooks said…
jeremy: Alternative is a sun-powered white-out.

Green seemed rather moderate & managed to add a bit of colour without drowning out Y-C’s jeans or (proper-coloured, femme) Volunteer shirt.
03 February, 2008 09:08
Anonymous said…
I wouldn't mind a full-size copy of the original photo, if you still have it? qc at ryux dot net. :)
05 February, 2008 10:10
Leon RJ Brooks said…
’Chi: done, as per email.

BTW, kmail rewrites your address (as posted here) correctly without any hints, so I guess a spammer would also.
05 February, 2008 19:48
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