birds!

[leelastarsky]

This evening my daughter threw out the scrap/stale bread for the birds, which we do every day. We have a family of magpies who will take meat out of our hands, and for a while there we had 2 wild ducks visiting every evening. Tonight we had

First there were only a couple...


Then they called in their mates!



this one looks like a bad photoshop job!! Seriously looks like he was pasted on and the colours look totally fake! :~P But look at him looking right at the camera! :~D So gorgeous!


We were able to get amazingly close. Myself and my 2 youngest were right under them and they didn't seem worried about us at all. They talked to us - looked us in the eye and whistled back when we whistled at them.


I love where we live; the wildlife is brilliant. (and they love our yard because it isn't a landscaped perfection like our neighbours'! ;~P)

and here's some info if you're interested - Rainbow Lorikeet

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[timberwolfoz.livejournal.com]

You're in Melbourne? I thought you were in Adelaide for some reason.

And aren't they beautiful? We haven't had any this year, probably because the old pear tree isn't bearing, but when it does there's flocks of them. Plus, after two days they get so used to us they spit pear on us whenever we go outside. :)