I thought there was something wrong
with the bird. With its eyes closed and tail bent underneath it could have been sick. Parrot tails
always extend straight out in line with the body; this one was different.
19 October 2019
15 October 2019
49. Peacock Blues: Part 1
09 October 2019
48. The Wagtail and the Wallaby
Willie Wagtails are aggressive when breeding. The Willie that’s lived in our front yard for 3 years is nesting now. She wanted a drink and harassed a wallaby to get one.
04 October 2019
47. A Goanna and the Double-barred Flock
28 September 2019
46. The Rose Hillers
Nearly 200 years ago, an early English settler saw
colourful birds near Sydney in a little place called Rose Hill. He called the
birds with black, white, navy, green, yellow, red and royal blue feathers a ‘Rose Hiller’, and it stuck. Aussies love dropping the H and shortening names; after a bit the bird became the Rosella.
14 September 2019
03 September 2019
44. UNDER A RED ROSE
I had a new job as a commercial radio announcer in
north Queensland. Bernie,
my pet Budgerigar, was beside me as I drove
to the tropics.
31 August 2019
43. INTO THE BLUE
The car needs servicing, the annoying reminder to
get the oil changed lights up each time the engine is started. Unfortunately, my husband promised I could make it to the city dealership before 9 am.
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