Skywatching Trees

The four days my Pet Parrot was lost, I spent a lot of my time looking skywards! The Weatherman threatened it would rain each day, however the storms held back until the night Jack was safely home again - out of the Australian Gumtrees...

Branches

When looking for Jack who is BACK!

Leaves

Looking for Jack.

The Wildlife

Spot The Bird.

Australia Day Lunchtime

This post is especially for Baino, ElizT and Ces. A dirty looking Australian White Ibis (Baino) using it's long curved bill to probe rubbish (ElizT) of McDonalds (Ces) for Australia Day lunch.

Spooky Cookie

Cookie the Kookaburra is back and wanted a turn at being spooky before moving across to the Bird Blog!

This post is especially for KJ!

Transformation

Anonyghost is currently transforming.

Unfortunately, during the Ghost Walk, Baldie aka Maggie passed away from an attack by an unknown predator.

Turn East

Cross the Lagoon and you might spot a Spotted Turtle Dove


or frighten the Sulphur-Crested Cockatoos further North.

Walk five minutes Eastward and you find an ocean!

Follow me ...

Picks from Lagoon Pics

Eurasian Coot


Chestnut Teal


Pacific Black Duck


Masked Lapwing


Purple Swamphen


Little Black Cormorant

Favourites from the last two Saturday visits to The Lagoon.

Jack

Meet Jack. Jack arrived a week ago and should be flying in Northern Australia from the Kimberly across the Gulf of Carpentaria. He was found playing in someone's bathroom in Sydney - a long way from home.


He is a mutation from the likes of Mr and Mrs Rainbow Lorikeet shown in the photos below - a red-collared lorikeet. We don't like cages surrounding birds and have been unable to find his owner. However, he will not survive in the wild of this foreign part of the continent if we set him free. Correction, he will survive but will keep ending up in people's houses wanting a cuddle. Thus, a never-ending circle from foster care to freedom. Combined, life can be forever more traumatic.


Jack has now moved from foster care into adoption by the Anony Family. Tomorrow Jack will be wormed and sprayed for bird lice, then sexed (he might be Jackie) and have his wings clipped.

Say "Gidday" to Jack ... he's upside down from Australia.

Mr and Mrs Lori

Run

Baldie will take a year before reaching adulthood. Along with a balanced diet and plenty of excercise, she is sure to attract a Prince Charming with her growing luscious crown.

Still excercising and practising self protection Movie.

Teenager

Baldie is growing towards adulthood, where she will not have a problem with baldness because her feathers are growing back!


See how big she has grown compared to Mr Magpie! When she reaches the stage to care for herself, she may or may not fly the coup. Like all teenagers, she sometimes disappears. Anon will keep Baldie’s progress posted.

No RIP

Baldie was very demanding and reminded Anon many times a day it was time for another snack. She sometimes helped herself into the kitchen when Anon didn’t immediately run to her aide!

She used to be afraid of all other living creatures. Now, she liked to share with Mr and Mrs Lori. We did NOT encourage her association with Common Pigeons!


Baldie even had a swimming pool and enjoyed a morning dip.


Her favourite hobbies were playing Marco Polo in the pool with friends and singing. Not at the same time.