Baby Little Wattlebirds

Check out these little babies - Little Wattlebirds (aka Brush Wattlebirds).
Mum & Dad have nested in a hybiscus right where I can check them out from a corner of our verandah.

The parents have a loud call that some people find annoying especially early in the morning.

The Nature of Sentient Beings

Koala boy is still out the back in the tree, still advertising himself as an eligible male in the broad daylight (we usually hear him at night). Things must be getting desperate. I guess it's hard for any sentient being to deny their nature.

Oh yes... apologies for the mess I've made of this page. (That's what happens when you tinker with things you just don't understand - maybe it's my nature) I'm hoping someone will help me return it to some semblence of order soon...I certainly can't do it myself.

Stop Press - I just fixed it myself - YAY!

Koala Poo on the Driveway

Last night we could hear a male koala calling out, (really grunting) to find a mate. It's a scary noise if you haven't heard it before, kinda like a cross between a pig and motorbike! He kept going for hours. What stamina!
We've got an amazing Spotted Gum in our backyard - it's about 40 metres high and he was sitting up there announcing his presence to the world.
Anyway when we went to go to work we found his poo all over the driveway - so I took a photo.

A Golden Flash

I just saw a male Regent Bowerbird in the bird bath. The glossy black and gawdy gold plumage, topped off with a little red flash just above the bill is a sight that never fails to take my breath away.

The female is not quite as striking, although she has a black skull cap that makes her instantly recognisable.
Usually she visits the birdbath with her friends, the female satin bowerbirds that are much larger and splash double the amount of water out of the birdbath than any other bird.