Is anyone home?

Is anyone home............?

I guess not.....I'll come back later.

This little sequence is typical of what we see on our morning walks.

Kookaburra

I love these majestic birds.   We see them every morning on our walk.

Ducks on the pond

Spring has sprung and this family of Australian Wood Ducks were out for their morning forage.

Rainbow Bee-eater

On our walk this morning we were surprised to see this beautiful bright coloured bird which upon looking up we find out that it is a Rainbow Bee-eater, apparently quite common even though neither of us has seen one before.

The bird life around our new location at Wakerley is fantastic. I will share more soon

Female red backed Kingfisher

Eileen and I have been surprised by the numbers of these we have seen during Spring and the fact that be early in the year there aren't any to be seen.

The Beast

We had a guided tour of this beautifully designed and superbly finished rig.  It had everything that opens and shuts and was virtually self-sufficient.

It was in this unit that we first saw a vaccume toilet and how it worked.  We decided that it would be better than our waste tank unit and that we would look into getting one for our home.

Gray Morph

This Eastern Reef Egret was doing a spot of fishing while catching a few morning rays.

Poor Peppers Painful Paws

I tore one of my toenails jumping up into the van the other day and Mum and Dad had to take me to the Vet and have it removed.

They decided to have my dew claws removed while I was under the anesthetic.

Daddy might not get scratched so much now when we have a play together.

I was very sore for a few days till I got my stitches out, but I was a good girl and got lots of sympathy from everyone who saw my new socks - they said that I looked cute.

Nature watch - Osprey

A Family of Osprey and their nest at the inlet at Tweed Heads.

Eileen and I stood and watched them for quite some time, they are amazing.

Great to see them soar on the thermals and they catch their prey plunging in feet first. Very strong tallons and feet.

A Seafood Platter

As Eileen is allergic to crustaceans, I don't get to eat them often.   When we learnt that our friend Dave had the same allergy and his wife Linda was in a similar predicament to myself, we decided to share one for Sunday lunch.

Galah

Eileen and I just love our morning Spring walks.

This Galah has found a nest in the bowel of an old gum tree.