We can't believe these vegetable seedlings were only planted four weeks ago!
They were literally only a couple of inches high. If I remember to keep the gate shut so the wildlife can't get at them and insects don't get them what on earth am I going to do with it all?
Woody's biggest problem in life at the moment ishow can he get into the compost? He circles it like a vulture!
Since we revamped the pond there seems to be more birdlife about.
I saw a small flock of birds all busy around the pond, sitting on
the rocks and popping in and out of the water.
Another morning I saw a bird that looked like a kingfisher taking dives
into the pond, purely for the bathing or the fun of it. We have no
fish in there yet. I can't remember seeing so many birds around the pond last year so I think the birds feel safer with this slightly bigger
and more natural looking pond.
This magpie took his time having a drink from the nearby bird bath and I was able to get a snap.
Yesterday, the young kookaburra that we have been watching since he left the nest near the house came and sat on the balcony. We've seen him flying about with his parents never far away but he's quite brave now and sat there watching us through the glass door. 
He has the cutest fluffy head. He sat there for ages while we talked to himand took photos. Woody needed a lot of persuasion not to chase him and
sat nicely, staring back at him.
It wasn't long before the parent came to a nearby tree to keep an eye on the young one. If you click on the image and enlarge it you can see
mum or dad behind "Kevin" to his right.
(Hey, how do we know he's a boy?)
3 comments:
I envy you your vegi plot! That's the old chook run isn't it? I reckon you must have some great soil there. How often do you have to water?
No, the chook run is round the back. This was their vegie patch so the soil was already good. I'm watering only every two or three days.
Great photos! Love them!
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