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.
Huge thanks to Cie who gave me this wonderful Sunday Selections image.
The meme was then continued by River at Drifting through life.
Sadly she has now stepped aside (though she will join us some weeks), and I have accepted the mantle.
The rules are so simple as to be almost non-existent. Post
some
photos under the title Sunday Selections and link back to me.
Clicking on any of the photos will make them embiggen.
I usually run with a theme. And I OFTEN revert to one of my obsessions. It is the bird obsession this week. Heading into town early one morning a few weeks ago I watched a magpie gather sticks and arrange them in her nest. It looked very flimsy and uncomfortable but I am sure it is much better now.
If you embiggen the last you will see she has some more nesting material in her beak. I didn't go very close to her to give her some privacy. In the weeks to come her choice of nesting spot will become unpopular. Male magpies are very protective and will swoop people (beak clattering) if they think they are too close. It is noisy and can be frightening and occasionally dangerous. People will have to find a different spot to lunch in for a few weeks.
Mea Culpa: Anna pointed out the error of my ways. That is a currawong rather than a magpie. Which I knew, but for some reason completely ignored when putting up this post. The facts about magpies are correct, but the bird and the nest don't belong to magpies at all. Then to a pair of corellas who delighted me at home.
I loved the very obvious affection between this grooming pair. And then (again) to the yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo. They are rare visitors at home and while I welcome them, I also know that they are visiting only because of the damage that the fires late last year and earlier this year did to their preferred habitat. Damage that has not been fully repaired as we lurch towards another dangerous fire season.
Despite the name, the yellow tail was conspicuous by its absence in all of my photos, since the cockatoo stayed on the ground. Better luck next time. I hope your week is full of treats - expected and unexpected. Next week, and probably for several weeks, I will be posting about my garden obsession and my city's celebration of Spring. Again.
PS: The very talented Charlotte(MotherOwl) has found a way for those of us who are less than impressed with New Blogger to remain with the Legacy version. I followed her suggestions and have reverted. If you are interested you can find the method HERE.
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.
Huge thanks to Cie who gave me this wonderful Sunday Selections image.
The meme was then continued by River at Drifting through life.
Sadly she has now stepped aside (though she will join us some weeks), and I have accepted the mantle.
The rules are so simple as to be almost non-existent. Post
some
photos under the title Sunday Selections and link back to me.
Clicking on any of the photos will make them embiggen.
I usually run with a theme. Australia was doing really well on containing Covid 19. WAS doing really well. Our complacency has bitten us firmly on the fundament. Numbers and tensions are rising. I am again mostly home, which is where all of this week's selections come from. The first are early morning photos in the garden. I seem to have settled into a routine and head out with the camera a little before first light, and again when dawn has arrived.
You will be shocked and surprised that I continue to delight in the visiting birds.
This pair of King Parrots visit us daily. They are not tame, but are very used to us and their trust is a privilege.
The long-beaked corella is another regular visitor and Susan Kanebitches/moans/complains/expresses her displeasure any time I post birds without a corella or two. This week we were delighted to see a much rarer visitor in the tree across the road. Yellow-tailed black cockatoos fly over us from time to time but don't often land. Naturally I rushed out with the camera as soon as I heard its distinctive call and realised it had landed so close. Like so many of our native birds it is far from musical and you can hear its song HERE.
I hope your weeks are health, happy and filled with unexpected treats.
Very occasionally we get visited by Yellow-Tailed Black Cockatoos. They are welcome visitors, despite being vandals. Last week two of them dropped in. We fired off plenty of less than stellar photos and himself got some much better video. If you click on the photos and embiggen you will see just how big those beaks are. They are big birds too. This link will tell you a little more about them.
And some photos of the damage they did. In a very short period of time. Those beaks are powerful.
After an interminable time, the video has finally loaded.
