Australian Trip #21
Today in Sunday Stills Terri from Second wind leisure challenged us to feed the birds. I whined to Janis about never having any beautiful bird pictures. But after searching in my files for birds, up came some files tagged “bird.” Tags are so cool.
Four years and a month ago Glen and Carol took me to the Bunya Mountains to see amazing Australian wild life. Feeding time for these colorful time was exact and we got there in time to watch the birds fly from the trees and land near the food bowls, which you could purchase.
It did not bother me at all that we had not purchased a bowl of food. The beauties had plenty.
Not ever feeder was equally excited about having the birds in such close proximity. Some of them had to be coaxed and coached by their adult supervisors to get them to step up to the plate.
After a little demonstration, feeding time got calmer. The people, not the birds. The birds were as excited as ever, though you can’t tell by their expressions.
“These colorful parrots from Australia are in the genus Platycercus. Platycercus means “broad-tailed” or “flat-tailed”, reflecting a feature common to the rosellas and other members of the broad-tailed parrot tribe. Their diet is mainly seeds and fruit.”
Wikipedia
The rosella parrots did not mind picking their food off the ground. The thirty second rule applied here.
It took about a half hour for most of the food to disappear. I wonder if any of it germinates and produces its own food for the birds.
I hope you enjoyed this short walk down memory lane in the Bunya Mountains with Glen, Carol and me.
Wow, look at all the other brave souls that got close enough to shoot bird pictures. (or had a long lens). This is my reading material for tomorrow. Join me, would you?
- https://andanyways.com/2021/02/21/sundaystills-hello-maggie/
- https://catsandtrailsandgardentales.com/2021/02/21/my-favorite-little-backyard-birds/
- My favorite Little Backyard Birds – Cats and Trails and Garden Tales
- A Glimpse of Life from My Kitchen Window. – HorseAddict
- Monday Minstrel: How do birds survive the Polar Vortex? – HorseAddict
- https://www.denysewhelan.com.au/denyse-blogs/feed-the-birds-sundaystills-25-2021/
- https://artisticpension.blog/2021/02/21/birds-what-birds/
- Waiting is for the Birds – Equipoise Life
- Feeding the birds | Kamerapromenader
- Feed The Birds – Light Words
- https://retirementallychallenged.com/2021/02/21/sunday-stills-a-pandemonium-of-parrots/
- What do a Penguin and a Magpie have in common? #SundayStills – Deb’s World
- https://travelsandtrifles.wordpress.com/2021/02/21/lens-artists-challenge-136-s-for-strand-feeding-and-scavengers/
- Birds of a feather flock together and that goes for humans too
- https://theunretired.life/2021/02/21/birdwatching-in-covid-19/
- http://www.jtouchofstyle.com
- Feed the birds | Graham’s Island
- https://picture-this.org/2021/02/21/sundaystills-birds-feeding-in-the-garden-naturephotography-gardenbirds/
- #SundayStills ~ Birds Feeding in the Garden #naturePhotography #GardenBirds – Picture This ~ My Photography
- https://troyerslovinglife.blogspot.com/2021/02/taking-in-life-around_21.html
- https://oldbloggler.blogspot.com/2021/02/sundaystills-feed-birds.html
- https://natalietheexplorer.home.blog/2021/02/19/lakeside-birdwatching/Lakeside Birdwatching – Natalie the Explorerhttps://andanyways.com/2021/02/21/sundaystills-hello-maggie/
- https://catsandtrailsandgardentales.com/2021/02/21/my-favorite-little-backyard-birds/
- My favorite Little Backyard Birds – Cats and Trails and Garden Tales
- A Glimpse of Life from My Kitchen Window. – HorseAddict
- Monday Minstrel: How do birds survive the Polar Vortex? – HorseAddict
- https://www.denysewhelan.com.au/denyse-blogs/feed-the-birds-sundaystills-25-2021/
- https://artisticpension.blog/2021/02/21/birds-what-birds/
- Waiting is for the Birds – Equipoise Life
- Feeding the birds | Kamerapromenader
- Feed The Birds – Light Words
- https://retirementallychallenged.com/2021/02/21/sunday-stills-a-pandemonium-of-parrots/
- What do a Penguin and a Magpie have in common? #SundayStills – Deb’s World
- https://travelsandtrifles.wordpress.com/2021/02/21/lens-artists-challenge-136-s-for-strand-feeding-and-scavengers/
- Birds of a feather flock together and that goes for humans too
- https://theunretired.life/2021/02/21/birdwatching-in-covid-19/
- http://www.jtouchofstyle.com
- Feed the birds | Graham’s Island
- https://picture-this.org/2021/02/21/sundaystills-birds-feeding-in-the-garden-naturephotography-gardenbirds/
- #SundayStills ~ Birds Feeding in the Garden #naturePhotography #GardenBirds – Picture This ~ My Photography
- https://troyerslovinglife.blogspot.com/2021/02/taking-in-life-around_21.html
- https://oldbloggler.blogspot.com/2021/02/sundaystills-feed-birds.html
- Lakeside Birdwatching – Natalie the Explorer
- Johnny is a Bird-Dog – Retirement Reflections
I missed these wonderful entries until 2-28.
- Now At Home
- Cee’s Photo Challenges
- Pictures Without Film
- Our Eyes Open
- Stevie Turner
- 365days Blog
- Bend Branches
- Easin’ Along
- Idaho Bluebird
- Light Write Life
- Mazee Puran
- hold-fast-to-dreams.jpg (1920×1440) (wordpress.com)
- The Day After
- The World is a Book
- Travel with Me
- Women Living Well After 50
- Woolley Muses
Have a great week. See you Tuesday for the Summary of Story Chat.
Marsha Ingrao - Always Write 
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