Every day I see Double-barred Finches on my birdbath.
07 November 2020
30 October 2020
20 October 2020
85. Blue-billed Duck Making a Splash
The absolute need to replace ourselves is scratched deep into the DNA of every living creature. But few birds have such an awesome courtship display as the Blue-billed Duck.
14 October 2020
84. The Swallow Sagas - Part 1
Welcome Swallows are the most prolific and resilient birds I know. A flock of them breed permanently at my farm house, getting through to the eaves.
09 October 2020
83. Babysitting a Finch
I heard a plaintive cry outside the lounge room. It usually means the finches are in danger; that either a goanna or a snake threatened.
08 October 2020
82. Feathering the Nest
In spring
birds fly two by two
playing
chasing
dancing on branches
bobbing and bowing
mating
nest building
finding feathers
for beds
for eggs
to nestle nestlings
the babes to be
hatchlings
and chicks
04 October 2020
81. Naked Birdwatching
I’ve never watched the birds unclothed before. I was so focused on a young Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo out my bathroom window, I didn’t even grab a towel.
20 September 2020
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