The Coorong

Some say that this is a barren land where mostly saltbush grow
But more species of birds live here than anywhere else of that I know
There is more to the Coorong than at first meets the eye
The memories I'll take with me and later them enjoy.

Wattlebirds and babblers and honeyeaters by the score
Chirp on small coastal trees and flowering shrubs along the quiet foreshore
This is a birders paradise though few birders come here
The Coorong a great place for birds at anytime of year.

A woman friend of mine she often talks about the old Coorong
She complains between visits to there the time seems to drag along
If I could afford to I'd love to buy a house close to Salt Creek she say
One can only hope she will have her wish in the not too distant day.

In summer in the Coorong on the mudflats by the sea
Little waders from the Arctic far from their home country
Are searching for invertebrates they have to gain body weight
Before they fly north to their breeding grounds and time on them doesn't wait.

In the Coorong in South Australia where mostly saltbush grow
The black tribes fished and hunted many centuries ago,
On the sea, mudflats and foreshore birds in plentiful supply
It's a land of peace and beauty for a naturalist to enjoy.