The Bellbirds Of Birdsland

Beautiful memories are never hard for to visualize
In the high woods of Birdsland jusy after sunrise
In their tiny bell like notes the bellbirds are on song
Once seen and once heard one can never again get them wrong

Sparrow sized birds as green as the leaves on an evergreen tree
On my visits to Birdsland them i often did hear and see
But this is going back many Seasons in time
Though even then i was well past my physical prime

The bellbirds of Birdsland sing every day of the year
Their sweet tinkling notes are so pleasant to hear
They find the insects they live on amongst the branches of decaying trees
And they even sing in Winter on weather temperatures of zero degrees

Good memories of Birdsland with me does remain
And on my flights of fancy i visit there again
Where with my old dog Jedder i often climbed the high ground
And stood and gazed on the beauty for kilometers around

The place known as Birdsland in the Yarra Ranges that is known by Nature lovers far and wide
Where many species of birds and animals in safety reside
The bones of my old black and white dog Jedder in Wonthaggi lay
And from there in distance i now live far away.