30. BELOVED BLACKBUTT

When I was five, my favourite place in the world was Blackbutt Reserve. 

Minutes from my Newcastle home, it had the best koala exhibit in Australia.

Blackbutt koalas are still the best, but they also have brilliant birds.

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.