Week 8 - Zoho document fun - I have inserted my Zoho page "A Pukeko or New Zealand Swamp Hen"

What is a Pukeko?

The Pukeko, or New Zealand Swamp Hen is a member of the rail family, and is similar to other species found all over the world. It is one of the few New Zealand native birds to have flourished since the arrival of man, and can be found in almost any grassland area, especially in swampy locations. Groups will often be seen foraging for food in road-side areas.

With their bright blue plumage and red beaks, they easily stand out against the New Zealand greenery, particularly when their white tail feathers begin flashing in alarm. Just why they have struck a chord with the Kiwi psyche is hard to say, but you'll find their images on all manner of art and craft works. Ask any visitor to New Zealand what bird they remember most, and they will more than likely answer, "The Pukeko!"

 

Follow the link http://www.pukeko.ws/bird.html for more information about the Pukeko.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Final Fanfare

This wee Pukeko has completed the lessons required for the Manukau Libraries Web 2 Learning project. It has been an adventure that I started with great trepidation. However, time, patience and enormous support from those with greater nest building skills than mine has made this a journey that has been exhilarating, frustrating on occasions, but hugely worthwhile. I have discovered that I am not a technosaurus and that if I can learn so can other chicks around me.
I will depart leaving you with Imbecile from the Tarot Suite by Mike Batt and Friends which I have borrowed from You Tube. It depicts the joy and dismay that I have felt as I have worked my way through this self discovery exercise.

Addition to Week 6 post for -Library Thing discussing Captain Beaky and his Band

Just for fun I am adding a You Tube version of Captain Beaky and his band so you are able to share the fun of this wonderful story.

Week 9 You Tube: A Blaze of stardust in the Pukeko Pond

As my blog draws to a close, along with the start of winter, I notice that I am spending longer in my warm nest and cannot read my books once the sun disappears past the western horizon. I have listened to my fellow Pukekos talk about watching videos on You tube to while away the hours. Managed to casually drop by the IT Guru's nest in time to hear him talking about a recent phenomenon he had seen on You Tube. He was so excited about it that he didn't realise he was showing me how to find my way around this extraordinary means of communication. When I went home I started up my PC, went on to the Internet and typed in youtube.com then did a search for the phenomenon he had chirped on about. By typing in Susan Boyle I came up with loads of information on this exciting songstress. Her voice had me transfixed and I played all the videos of her singing various songs that had me rivetted to the screen long after I should have been in bed. Having also tried to download her "I dreamed a dream" from the BBC site and discovering that it took too long to load I can really recommend finding your favourite video through You Tube. In a twinkling of a Pukeko's white tail feathers You Tube delivered what I wanted and I am looking forward to hearing more of this Susan Boyle soon.
Loved access to You Tube, especially because it gave me the opportunity to listen to long time music and comedy favourites that are now not available to purchase.
Unfortunately embedding has been disabled in the video of Susan's performance of "I dreamed a dream" however this is the URL for the full length version of her appearance on "Britain's got talent" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY so I have inserted a clip taken from an appearance Susan Boyle made on Michael Bayymore's show "My kind of people" in 1984.