29. THE CHEEPERS Part 2: Jumping the Queue

Double-barred Finches have owlish, clown-like faces.

28. MAKING WILLIES WONKY

Just before we went on holidays to the coast, my husband asked me to take our kids for a long walk. 

26: THE CHEEPERS Part 1

Diamond Firetail Finches are tiny. 

27. KICKING BLACK BIRD ARSE

Each summer, Poppy Peahen lays eggs.

25. ROBIN PEOPLE WATCHING

Some mornings are meant for bird-watching.

Some mornings a bird pops out to look at me.

24. PEACE

Four Peaceful Doves sitting on a bath,

Fluffing up, showering and making me laugh.

23. TOP OF THE TREE, BOTTOM OF THE BATH

White-winged Choughs are mud nest builders; they are also maniac birds. Mainly black with white under-wings and wing tips, they have a mean curved beak as well. They hang out in family groups of a couple of dozen birds, and the top dog is pushy. Very.

22. GOLDEN KISSES

Olive Honeyeater looking to the sun,

the light is on your face;

morning has begun.