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Why is this fig so important?

I hope you all had a great Easter break.  I even took a break from my blog here – family things happening, attending church services and also breaking in a new computer.  I’m still transferring stuff from the old one but am at about 85% capacity now.

Today’s photo was taken a couple of days ago. Our fig tree has had a lot of little Silver-eyes this year and I noticed that several were fighting over one particular fig – don’t know why. There are lots of figs on the tree still.  At any rate managed to get three of them in the one shot with this fig they were all keen on.

98-366 Why is this fig so popular?

Kookaburra in the early morning sun

The early morning sun hits various parts of our property as it rises above the trees across the road from our home. I love watching our garden being gradually bathed in sunlight.  A couple of mornings ago a kookaburra sat in the tree at the end of our driveway (one of their favourite trees) and I noticed the kookaburra lit up by the sun.  Naturally I had to get some shots.

Kookaburra in early morning sun

94-366 Kookaburra in early morning sun

Not sure if this last one is a comment on my watching it ;-) or whether it was a genuine yawn.

Kookaburra yawning

By the way, I’ll be at the Kallista Market tomorrow from 9am to 2pm if you’re exploring the Dandenong Ranges… weather willing that is.

Small Black Cormorants at the lake

We wandered down to the beach once the sun had touched the water and saw a number of small black cormorants down by the boat launch, with many of them drying their wings in the new sunlight.

Black Cormorants drying

Small Black Cormorants

Cormorant dries its wings

Did you know they have green eyes?

Cormorants watching

After the mist had risen

Still at Lysterfield Lake Park. After the mist had risen and the sun had added more colour to the scenery we could see activity starting to take place with the birdlife.

Almost like a painting

Lake, mist and a bird

The lake

White-faced heron flying

Eastern Yellow Robin

I spied this little bird on our paddock fence a couple of days ago. It seemed to be doing a dance and I think it was probably courting the other robin I could see further along the fence. So cute.

Eastern Yellow Robin

Eastern Yellow Robin

Eastern Yellow Robin

Two sets of eyes are better than one

Kookaburras have amazing eyesight.  Binocular type vision.  I love when they look at me – it’s like they’re looking down their beak and almost cross-eyed, producing a comical type look. They often live in family groups – I saw these two squabbling before I took their photos and I imagine they’re probably siblings.  These images were taken in my garden.

Two sets of eyes are better than one.

82-366 Two Kookaburras on watch