Sunday Selections #292

Sunday Selections was originally brought to us by Kim, of Frogpondsrock, as an ongoing meme where participants could post previously unused photos languishing in their files.
 
The meme is now continued by River at Drifting through life.  The rules are so simple as to be almost non-existent.  Post some photos under the title Sunday Selections and link back to River.  Clicking on any of the photos will make them embiggen.
 
Like River I usually run with a theme.   This week?  Wildlife.  Again.

This first photo isn't one of mine.  The youngest of my brothers is an avid skier.  Last week he had an unexpected treat.  An echidna, ambling across the slopes.

  
He and his friends formed a barricade and stayed there until the echidna had made it to the woods on the side of the ski run.  

And continuing the lucky day theme.

We are often visited by King Parrots.  They are wimps and very low on the pecking order.  If there are other birds about they don't get a look in at the feeders.  And this week they have made it clear that when it is crowded on the feeder, their needs should not be ignored.

While other birds are quite accustomed to us, none will eat from our hands.  Interesting that the only birds that will are so low on the pecking order and intimidated by other birds (including those which are smaller than they are).

We feel lucky, lucky, lucky.   And privileged.