https://glendalarke.com/2008/03/bibra-lake-and-birding/ Sat, 13 Mar 2021 10:34:21 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://glendalarke.com/2008/03/bibra-lake-and-birding/#comment-22648 Sun, 30 Mar 2008 00:54:00 +0000 #comment-22648 Plus I spelled it wrong… *grin*. I did a quick internet search, but the only source I could find to back up my story was Wikipedia, although I also didn’t find anything to refute it either!

]]> https://glendalarke.com/2008/03/bibra-lake-and-birding/#comment-22647 Sat, 29 Mar 2008 23:16:00 +0000 #comment-22647 Interesting how Joanna and Glenda have different ideas about the name. I’m the same vintage as Glenda and a Western Australian. I was brought up believing that the black part came from the usually fire blackened trunks and given their appearance I find any other explanation hard to believe. There certainly doesn’t seem to be any resemblance to a person.

]]> https://glendalarke.com/2008/03/bibra-lake-and-birding/#comment-22646 Sat, 29 Mar 2008 05:12:00 +0000 #comment-22646 Grass trees were actually called black boys because their profile, with the long stalk coming out the top, is reminiscent of the aborigine standing on one leg, leaning on his spear, nothing to do with the colour at all. Personally I like the name Xanthorea better, although it does sound like a character from Doctor Who.

]]> https://glendalarke.com/2008/03/bibra-lake-and-birding/#comment-22645 Sat, 29 Mar 2008 04:09:00 +0000 #comment-22645 So maybe you are denigrating grass snakes LOL. I don’t see anything wrong with black trees if their trunks are black. Great pix but how sad that the lake is drained like that, poor turtle. Glad you are having fun with the family.

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