I learnt something the other week. With my husband currently going through rehab and having to relearn to use his right hand and arm, the physio had mentioned to him that birds are left-handed. And then my daughter mentioned the same thing. A guy she works with is a bird enthusiast and he’d told her…
Category: Australian wildlife
Someone's banging on our roof
For the past month or more now, the cockies (Cockatoos) have been in our Liquidamber tree which towers above the office roof of our house. They like to chew the nuts or whatever it is the trees are producing. All day long, during daylight, there is this constant banging as they drop their castoffs below…
Yellow-tailed Cockatoo
Not long before we went away we had a visit by three Yellow-tailed Cockatoos. I couldn’t get any shots of them all together so had to settle for just the one. I believe this one is a female. They make quite an unusual grating type of sound when in a tree eating nuts and berries. …
Birds I saw
Did you miss me? I’ve taken a few days break – coming home from a holiday means having to catch up with a few things workwise. But I think I can get back into my daily pattern here now. We had a lovely time staying with family in the Clare Valley in South Australia so…
Lilydale Lake birdlife
At the lake in Lilydale there’s a jetty and viewing pad for the birdlife and boats on the lake. The swallows have taken up residence there and were also enjoying the early morning sun while I visited.