birds of a feather

[tielan]

We have an indian mynah (imported species I think) who has a vanity issue. Constant love affair with the side mirrors of cars parked on the street. So several cars have lots of scratches and scrapes around that part of the car door, and a great deal of bird poop on the mirror casing and beneath it.

First galah of the season (okay, I don't get a lot of them around here), I spotted him land on the big patch of clover (reminder: must buy more clover) across the road where he grazed, ignoring the neighbour as she walked down her driveway a mere metre or two from him.

The magpies are around. They don't really swoop around here, just sit on the fence and eye you. I'm always mindful of the length and point of those beaks. I like my eyeballs where they are and as they are, thanks.

There was a kookaburra in the jacaranda branch right outside my window. Maybe five metres from me, just sitting there, bouncing a little, occasionally puffing his feathers. Cute bugger.

The lorikeets are NOISY this year - or maybe I'm just particularly attuned to them? Don't see them all that much - for such a bright green and such a colourful undercarriage, they're surprisingly difficult to see! But boy can you hear them all going off!

Speaking of going off, there's the chooks again. The baby (Choquette) is the loudest of the lot of them. And the only one not laying.

Comments

[senmut]

I love the bird watch report!

[tielan]

Thinking it over, I've seen a lot more birds around here this year. Which is excellent, don't get me wrong. I just worry a bit about how it's all going to go as the summer gets hotter. :(

[adafrog]

Hadn't heard of a galah. Love the little fascinator on their head.

[tielan]

Honestly, our native birds are generally adorable. Noisy, irritating pests, true, but also: adorable.

[timespirt]

You have all the native parrots I wish we had as wild birds.

[adafrog]

lol

[timespirt]

I love Galah's. They are very pretty. Always wanted one.

[tielan]

Yeah, we have lots of native parrots, only none of them are called 'parrots' or generally thought of in that family! Lorikeets, galahs, cocktaoos...

[timespirt]

Yes, because they are your native wild birds, like we have Blue Jays, Cardinals Robins, Crows, Ravens and more. Also many different types of raptors. I would rather have your wild birds even though we have some nice ones. I have 3 parrots.