我家附近有兩個湖，每個湖各有特色。Bibra Lake的旁邊就是水上樂園，夏天時一堆的年輕人會往水上樂園衝，平常也有很多遊客會去賞水鳥，尤其是黑天鵝。這個湖的原名叫Walubup，在澳洲如果看到地名後面有UP的就是土著名。
在入口處雖然有標示不得餵鳥，因為人類的食物並不適合水鳥，若吃太多會引起消化系統疾病。但是還是有很多人會帶著麵包去餵水鳥，
這些鳥都經過良好的訓練，麵包一出手就一堆水鳥圍過來了，一點都不怕生，連黑天鵝都來了，標準的貪吃鬼啊！不過還是不建議餵食水鳥啦，
因為靠海的關係所以有很多海鷗，這些傢伙很貪吃，一個不小心連手上拿著自己要吃的薯條都會被他們搶去吃，簡直無法無天，所以大家要提防這群搶匪啊～
看完了搶匪，接著來看看黑天鵝吧...
每個春天都有母鵝帶小鵝的畫面，因為現在是冬天所以小鵝還沒有投胎，再過幾個月就看得到了。
除了美美的黑天鵝之外，還有這種美美的水鳥，但是我不認識他們，不知道他們貴姓，真可惜，有機會想跟他們真心交陪一下啊～
這個傢伙長的就很奇特了，下巴頂了個汽球一樣的東西，尾巴又像是企鵝的但又有帶羽毛，頭頂龐克頭，嘴像鴨嘴獸，叫聲其大無比，一鳴驚人，有吃的他跑第一。
出處：http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bibra_Lake,_Western_Australia
The existence of the lake was first reported by A.C. Gregory during a survey of George Robb's land in May 1842. Gregory recorded the Aboriginal name of the lake as Walubup. During the following year, Benedict von Bibra, surveying his own selection on the southern shores of the lake, recorded the name as Walliabup and the latter version was used exclusively on maps for more than half a century[2].
In the summer of 1843, Benedict von Bibra (son of Franz Ludwig von Bibra) bought land at the edge of a wide depression to use as a camping place in order to shorten the trip between his two carpentry businesses in Perth and Fremantle. He apparently assessed from the stringyback trees, that the basin would become a lake in winter of a depth of seven to eight feet. He proved correct[3].
In 1877, it was found the von Bibra's association with Lake Walliabup was apparently still recalled by locals who referred to the feature as Bibra's Lake. This alternative name was added to plans and eventually in 1967, adopted in place of the Aboriginal name. In 1898 Bibra Lake was reserved for recreation and all applications to lease land were strenuously opposed by the Fremantle District Roads Board, which was given control of the reserve in 1902. Tearooms were erected and the Reserve became a popular venue for picnics and sports gatherings[4].
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