• Could I return as a bird?

    Updated: 2009-09-29 21:35:23
    The sun may be clouded, yet ever the sun Will sweep on its course till the Cycle is run And when into chaos the system is hurled Again shall the Builder reshape a new world. Your path may be clouded, uncertain your goal, Move on – for your orbit is fixed to your soul And though it may lead into darkness [...] Related posts:The darkling thrush I  leant upon a coppice gate When Frost was spectre-gray,... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

  • The Trillers are here

    Updated: 2009-09-29 05:56:20
    There has been an interesting development in the bird life in our garden this last week. The male White-winged Triller is still around every day. calling endlessly and in between calls, feeding on the various caterpillars and other tasty morsels available on our trees and shrubs. Today he has been joined by a female. She is [...]

  • Fruit for birds

    Updated: 2009-09-27 06:33:14
    Skip to content Skip to search Accesskey s Bird Table News A place to chat about all types of birds and also exchange bird feeding and other wild bird advice Home Contact Form Site Index Trisha’s About Page Alchemy When sunbeams warm the sleeping Earth , and blackbird sings for all he's worth to welcome Spring , proclaim the birth Of beauty , hope and joy and mirth . When gold adorns bright shrub and tree , and buttercups grow wild and free , spreading far as eye can see . that's Alchemey enough for . me Categories All My Videos Balcony Birding Bird Eating Bird Bird Feeding Problems Bird Food Bird Friendly Plants Bird Friends Around the World Bird Song Bird Tables and Bird Feeders Birds I've seen in and around my garden Birdy Ramblings on my daily dawdle caption contest Cat Control Chat about the decline in bird numbers Dew Ponds Do sparrows attack other birds Fact Sheet for individual birds Farm Table News a chat about farming General Harvest 2009 Kitchen Scraps as Bird Food My Birdy Shop Nest Boxes News Pet Birds Photographs Poems and Nursery Rhymes about birds Puzzle and Contest Time Readers' Photographs Swift Poles at the Olympic Games Trichomoniasis Uncategorized Watching

  • Pangarinda Arboretum, Wellington, South Australia

    Updated: 2009-09-26 12:41:10
    A few weeks ago I took off a few hours from my writing to take my wife to Pangarinda Arboretum at Wellington East, about a half hour drive south of our home in Murray Bridge, South Australia. This is one of our favourite picnic spots, so we packed a lunch and the makings for a [...]

  • Bird Food for Birds

    Updated: 2009-09-25 06:22:27
    Skip to content Skip to search Accesskey s Bird Table News A place to chat about all types of birds and also exchange bird feeding and other wild bird advice Home Contact Form Site Index Trisha’s About Page Alchemy When sunbeams warm the sleeping Earth , and blackbird sings for all he's worth to welcome Spring , proclaim the birth Of beauty , hope and joy and mirth . When gold adorns bright shrub and tree , and buttercups grow wild and free , spreading far as eye can see . that's Alchemey enough for . me Categories All My Videos Balcony Birding Bird Eating Bird Bird Feeding Problems Bird Food Bird Friendly Plants Bird Friends Around the World Bird Song Bird Tables and Bird Feeders Birds I've seen in and around my garden Birdy Ramblings on my daily dawdle caption contest Cat Control Chat about the decline in bird numbers Dew Ponds Do sparrows attack other birds Fact Sheet for individual birds Farm Table News a chat about farming General Harvest 2009 Kitchen Scraps as Bird Food My Birdy Shop Nest Boxes News Pet Birds Photographs Poems and Nursery Rhymes about birds Puzzle and Contest Time Readers' Photographs Swift Poles at the Olympic Games Trichomoniasis Uncategorized Watching

  • Mallee Ringneck parrots nesting

    Updated: 2009-09-25 03:44:36
    Almost every day we have two or more Mallee Ringneck parrots in our garden or nearby. We love to have these colourful parrots flying around and feeding in the trees, grasses and bushes around our house. The only time they are not welcome is when they take to our ripening pears and other fruits. In [...]

  • Pet Bird Insurance

    Updated: 2009-09-23 19:33:37
    For peace of mind in times of emergency pet bird insurance could help you give your pet bird the best care.  Some people may find it hard to imagine but pet birds become loved members of a family.  They great you on a morning – you talk to them and they talk to you.   It can [...] Related posts:Haiths Bird Food I’m pleased that I can now offer more choice of... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

  • Early morning bird feeding in September

    Updated: 2009-09-22 06:36:02
    A soft breeze, Not a bird in sight but there is the flutter of wings and  chirpy birdsong coming from inside the hedges.  Then one or two birds show themselves and perch looking in my direction. I’ve just been putting the early morning bird food out and I get the feeling that there are a few [...] Related posts:Early Morning Bird Feeding I put all the bird food out early this morning. ...Bird Feeding on a beautiful morning Soft pink, pale blue and silver, lovely fresh scent and...Early Morning Early this morning when I went out side, the invisible... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

  • Woodswallows

    Updated: 2009-09-22 02:03:59
    A few minutes ago I had occasion to go outside. I needed a break from my writing and I needed to attend to something before the coming rain storm arrived. Of course I didn’t think I’d see anything unusual while outside so I didn’t take the binoculars. Murphy’s Law and all that. A small flock of about [...]

  • A new nest for Martin chicks

    Updated: 2009-09-21 06:38:30
    our swallows have had 2 broods, the latest which are fledging now (Sept 19th). They appear very healthy and happy! We also had a Martins nest that fell to the ground spilling the young chicks out. Fortuneatley I found them before the neighbours cat and rigged up a new nest from a pond basket, some [...] Related posts:Sparrow evicting a martin Autumn 1912 – The bossy sparrow. Another curious incident was...Osprey Chicks For the first time in 20 years a pair of...Nest Boxes for Birds I think watching birds nesting is very rewarding,  especially if... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

  • Why are three swallows left behind?

    Updated: 2009-09-21 06:32:59
    Skip to content Skip to search Accesskey s Bird Table News A place to chat about all types of birds and also exchange bird feeding and other wild bird advice Home Contact Form Site Index Trisha’s About Page Alchemy When sunbeams warm the sleeping Earth , and blackbird sings for all he's worth to welcome Spring , proclaim the birth Of beauty , hope and joy and mirth . When gold adorns bright shrub and tree , and buttercups grow wild and free , spreading far as eye can see . that's Alchemey enough for . me Categories All My Videos Balcony Birding Bird Eating Bird Bird Feeding Problems Bird Food Bird Friendly Plants Bird Friends Around the World Bird Song Bird Tables and Bird Feeders Birds I've seen in and around my garden Birdy Ramblings on my daily dawdle caption contest Cat Control Chat about the decline in bird numbers Dew Ponds Do sparrows attack other birds Fact Sheet for individual birds Farm Table News a chat about farming General Harvest 2009 Kitchen Scraps as Bird Food My Birdy Shop Nest Boxes News Pet Birds Photographs Poems and Nursery Rhymes about birds Puzzle and Contest Time Readers' Photographs Swift Poles at the Olympic Games Trichomoniasis Uncategorized Watching

  • Very Common Starlings

    Updated: 2009-09-20 22:05:57
    Common Starlings are becoming far too common around here in Murray Bridge South Australia. At the moment their breeding season is in full swing. Our home is situated in several acres of old growth mallee scrub. Being old trees, they have many hollows. The starlings take advantage of this and use every available hollow for nesting. [...]

  • Two week blackout benefits migrating birds

    Updated: 2009-09-19 16:22:29
    Skip to content Skip to search Accesskey s Bird Table News A place to chat about all types of birds and also exchange bird feeding and other wild bird advice Home Contact Form Site Index Trisha’s About Page Alchemy When sunbeams warm the sleeping Earth , and blackbird sings for all he's worth to welcome Spring , proclaim the birth Of beauty , hope and joy and mirth . When gold adorns bright shrub and tree , and buttercups grow wild and free , spreading far as eye can see . that's Alchemey enough for . me Categories All My Videos Balcony Birding Bird Eating Bird Bird Feeding Problems Bird Food Bird Friendly Plants Bird Friends Around the World Bird Song Bird Tables and Bird Feeders Birds I've seen in and around my garden Birdy Ramblings on my daily dawdle caption contest Cat Control Chat about the decline in bird numbers Dew Ponds Do sparrows attack other birds Fact Sheet for individual birds Farm Table News a chat about farming General Harvest 2009 Kitchen Scraps as Bird Food My Birdy Shop Nest Boxes News Pet Birds Photographs Poems and Nursery Rhymes about birds Puzzle and Contest Time Readers' Photographs Swift Poles at the Olympic Games Trichomoniasis Uncategorized Watching

  • BIRD CAMERA BOX

    Updated: 2009-09-19 16:10:09
    Am looking into getting a bird camera box. It would be a treat to see the garden birds that come to my feeder actually in a bird box feeding their young! Have been wondering which bird camera box would suit me best. Here are some questions I have thought of Do all bird camera boxes have sound? Which [...] Related posts:NEST BOX CAMERAS Would love to get a nest box camera.  Am trying...Chatting to a blackbird I was a bit late putting out the bird food...Bird caught on camera for a second  The meshed ground feeder is useful for keeping larger birds... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

  • Messy birds - a reader’s question

    Updated: 2009-09-19 01:58:27
    A very unusual question I get regular comments from readers here on this blog. That’s great and I enjoy hearing from my many readers. I also get many questions about birds, either through the comments section or via the contact form. Most of these are reasonably straight forward queries, some of them need a little research [...]

  • Possible Galah nesting attempt

    Updated: 2009-09-17 19:49:22
    The beautiful Galah is a very common bird around where we live in Murray Bridge, South Australia. Flocks of several hundred are a common sight in the summer months. Over the last few weeks two Galahs have been investigating a hollow in an old growth mallee tree near our house. This hollow is in clear view [...]

  • Squirrel inside the bird feeder

    Updated: 2009-09-17 16:53:37
    Skip to content Skip to search Accesskey s Bird Table News A place to chat about all types of birds and also exchange bird feeding and other wild bird advice Home Contact Form Site Index Trisha’s About Page Alchemy When sunbeams warm the sleeping Earth , and blackbird sings for all he's worth to welcome Spring , proclaim the birth Of beauty , hope and joy and mirth . When gold adorns bright shrub and tree , and buttercups grow wild and free , spreading far as eye can see . that's Alchemey enough for . me Categories All My Videos Balcony Birding Bird Eating Bird Bird Feeding Problems Bird Food Bird Friendly Plants Bird Friends Around the World Bird Song Bird Tables and Bird Feeders Birds I've seen in and around my garden Birdy Ramblings on my daily dawdle caption contest Cat Control Chat about the decline in bird numbers Dew Ponds Do sparrows attack other birds Fact Sheet for individual birds Farm Table News a chat about farming General Harvest 2009 Kitchen Scraps as Bird Food My Birdy Shop Nest Boxes News Pet Birds Photographs Poems and Nursery Rhymes about birds Puzzle and Contest Time Readers' Photographs Swift Poles at the Olympic Games Trichomoniasis Uncategorized Watching

  • Active Yellow-rumped Thornbills

    Updated: 2009-09-15 19:16:25
    One of the common resident bird species in our garden and on our five acre block is the Yellow-rumped Thornbill. Every day we see flocks of 8-10 foraging on the ground in most parts of our property. I love seeing them hopping around or flying low across the garden, their bright yellow tails brilliant in [...]

  • What a thriller - it’s a White-winged Triller

    Updated: 2009-09-15 02:35:56
    I had just hung out the washing this morning and was on my way back inside. A different bird call drew my attention so I raced inside for the camera and binoculars. Sure enough, we had a male White-winged Triller in our small patch of mallee scrub. This species is an irregular visitor here, usually [...]

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