Nature pics

[Linda]

Ignoring Mr Half Face .....

birdy, my hubby loves Meerkat Manor (I'm not too keen on them either - meerkats, that is, not manors!!) ... haven't seen Orangutan Island but it sounds gross!   

[a non-amos]

Just a minor footnote, for the record:

The last time I checked, homo sapiens was classified as both a primate and also an ape.

[smaug]

what a lovely video Pat = we could all do with a friend like that!

Its been been hot here in Sydney and very humid. Awful weather but the garden is very lush

Will post some more NATURE photos soon. Any body else like to show us what is around their neighbourhoods?

[pat]

There were some unexpected pleasures to be had from the recent cold spell we had here. Here's one:

[Linda]

Just like the one my cat 'played' with! 

[smaug]

What a lovely thing Pat
I love birds.
In Sydney we have sweet little birds called Blue Wrens that fill the same niche as robins. That little Robin. must have been hungry

[birdy]

I just googled blue wrens, Smaug - what pretty little birds!  They reminded me of our titmouse, which is also fairly easy to train to feed from the hand.

[pat]

Yes I think it was hungry, smaug. The photo was taken at the nature reserve where you can often get a robin to come on to your hand. That particular day was very unusual though - there were 5 robins in the same tree (unusual in itself as they viciously defend their territory) and several of them came on to my hand.

There's a lovely quote from Emily Dickinson that I like:

"I hope you love birds too. It is economical. It saves going to heaven."

[smaug]

so true Pat
Birds are a great indicator of the health of an area
I had a friend who worked in Mexicpo City and the thing he missed most was birdcall - there were no birds around, not even horrid ones!
We are very lucky here in Sydney to have so many birds available to us, and the Blue Wren is one of my favourites Birdy

[technomc]

Pat, what a fab picture, you should get that on a christmas card next year....

Linda....i was falling about reading your response...in fact i can barely see to type....absolutely peeing myself laughing here...and everyone in the office [20+ men, ]think i'm nuts....

[Linda]

 

[Steadyguy]

Pat, what a fab picture, you should get that on a christmas card next year....

Yes indeed, a lovely photo Pat....colour cooridinated with your lovely coat!!

[technomc]

I just re-read your post Linda.....it had me chuckling all over again...

[Linda]

I'm sure the serious bird lovers on here didn't find it quite so amusing!     Glad to give you a chuckle, mate!

[smaug]

We have eagles in Australia that eat cats.