"songbird" wrote in message

(snip) ok, that's enough rambles for today, but it
would be interesting to hear what others have
for bird life, critter happenings in their
gardens, so get out your guides and memory and
let's hear some stories.

Nice post 'bird. I wish I knew what some of those birds were as then I'd be
able to picture them and I'd probably also know a bit about their habits. I
recognise the name of bluejar as Sheldon on the TV show BBT had one on his
window sill.

We too have lots of birds in our garden and the wider area of the farm.
Himself (my SO) is a bit of a twitcher and last time I asked him how many
species he had on his bird list of the birds he'd seen here on our land,
there were over 60 different types of birds.

My favourites of those are the wedge tailed eagles, which are huge birds and
we see it soaring on the thermals above the gardem, then I also love the
Superb Blue wrens and all the tiny little birds that flitter and twitter as
they go too and fro and bathe in the various bird baths roudn the place,
The other birds I love are the Grey Shrike Thushes, which I call the "Grey
Garden JHoppers" becaus ehty hop roudn the garden and are very freindly and
will stay close as one tuens obver the soil. Then I love the Choughs which
are real raucous scallywags - they buld mud nests that they occupy year
after year and to keep the gene pool viable, they coax other flocks young to
come to them and then effectivley kidnap them so they join their flock.

Enough. I could bore on and on about the birdy doings in our garden.
Suffice to say that we really enjoy our bird life and take a lot of note
about what they are doing and where they are nesting and we have
conversations about what we've seen - such a quiet and simple life we lead.
But so darned satisfying. But I digress - not so welcome are the Currawongs
who work the garden in pairs with one playing the role of the look out as
they track and try to kill the tiny birds. Going out with a long metal
object with a stock end in one's hand usually works to get rid of them for a
short time.