Tomas is doing well

Last season I raised a Pacific Black duckling who was left behind when her mother visited my friend's garden.  Tomas - who should have been called Tomasina - left the Duck Hilton at age 3 months, and has been doing very well in the 'wild' ever since.

Every day she returns to the diminished ponds at the Duck Hilton, and 'hangs out'.  We still feed her, and her mate, I dont think he's even slightly keen on the place, but obviously she insists!!

It's lovely to see her, and I know its her, having been raised with Call ducks she is a very very mouthy bird, unlike every other Pacific Black you've ever met!!  Tomas in the pond, mate on the side.

Superb Parrots at Moorlands

Quick visit to Moorlands and was lucky enough to find a family of Superb Parrots.

Flowers and chickens

The garden is springing into life despite the return to winter type temperatures, hope they dont last!

Have one waterlily bud.... watching closely, pics soon.

Meantime the flannel flower looks wonderful and just keeps on keeping on.

The irises are flowering, my first, love the colour and scent is heavenly - good rubber band staking tie eh?

Kiwi and Peanut are sisters, the babies are from eggs from both of them, Deano is the daddy-o, he's such a looker.

The Garden at Wedgewood

Life has been very hectic lately, it was very pleasant to pause a while and take in the garden at Wedgewood today, the bird life abounds and spring is definitely in the air.

White Eared Honey Eater

Blue Wren

A young Gold Finch, well disguised on the pebble path

Grey Shrike-Thrush, not a name to attempt at speed!!  LOL!!

Galahs, landing at the feed table, and in the paddock beyond the garden.

Eastern Rosella, from a long way away.

There are lots of flowers in the garden, but I had the big lens on, so couldnt really do them justice, the blossom is looking wonderful.

The whole morning's activity was supervised by Charcoal, a tough job, but someone's got to do it!!

There were lots of other birds too, crimson rosellas, swallows, and all sorts, but photos of them will have to wait for another day.

The Garden, budgies and Terra Cat

The garden is starting to 'spring' into life and is looking gorgeous.  The quince tree is in bloom, and looked much better about 4 minutes before I took this shot - had to go get the camera and by the time I got back the light had changed.

The protea is looking brilliant.

As are the flannel flowers.

This is an Isopogen, very structural, might use this pic in a piece... soon-ish!!  LOL!!

We have 6 baby budgies, 4 grey, 1 sky blue and 1 violet.  I am keeping the violet one (third from the right).  They are the product of grey x violet mating, and violet mum died a week before they fledged.... 6 babies, what was she thinking!  In the middle of the perch is the green/blue spangle boy.

And finally a 'just for fun' shot - Terra (cotta) Cat has a millipede for a mouth!!  Arky arky.