looking for a cocka-two

cocka-two, originally uploaded by suddenly.

we’re in sydney now and man, i am LUVin’ it. i think the sunny skies and warm temps put everyone in a good mood. people are so friendly here — and freakin’ good-looking, too. the women here fall into two camps: the blonde olivia newton-john type or brunette elle mcpherson look. the men look like hugh jackman. in other words…HAWT! it’s kind of insane how people here are so toned. we’ll see guys out and about without shirts, sporting 6-to-8 packs, crazy cut arms and hanging pecs. we’ll walk through a park and see people pilatesizing, stomach crunching, running up stairs – like they were auditioning for australian gladiators or something. moderate exercise is great and all but seriously, what the hell is wrong with these people?

so you know how australia is famous for kangaroos and koalas? did you know that sydney has flocks and flocks of sulphur-crested cockatoos flying around town? we have a few regulars that come to our window to chow down on bird seed. they’re technically wild but tame enough to eat out of our hands. at first glance, they look identical but i can tell them apart by their personalities. there’s the picky eater who pushes the dried corn out of the way and only eats sunflower seeds; the territorial bully who takes food from the others; the gentle one that eats each seed neatly. they’re so goddamn cute with that signature yellow curl on their heads and the way they cock their heads at you, somehow saying, “please luv me.” i miss having a pet and these birds fill the void nicely.  plus sydney doesn’t have any stray cats to feed.

click here to see the weird and wonderful animals in sydney.