Wild Bird Wednesday and Nature Notes - Willie Wagtails

As soon as the first rain came, with it's accompanying drop of 

temperatures, the male birds went in for territorial posturing, 

chasing each other around in whole gangs and  making one 

heck of a ruckus.

They carried on as though it were spring not autumn.

Two of them in threatening poses in a cherry tree

quickly nipping down for a tasty insect snack

and back to the chase.

They were so intent on their purpose, they even darted around

in the grapevine next to the house.

It was really fun watching their antics.

Likning with Stewart's

Wild Bird Wednesday

and 

Michelle's Nature Notes

Nature Notes ~ The Halcyon Days of Summer

Our terrible heat waves seem to be abating, nights are a
delight of cool breezes wafting twixt open door and window
lulling us into peaceful and refreshing sleep.

Even this water lily I have managed to coax into its first
flowering after 3 years of suspended animation in a bucket
of water in the shade house to at least keep it alive
through the tail end of our massive drought.



Days full of blue skies and friendly temperatures to be enjoyed
while they last and my slowly dribbling hose keeping my rose
garden a joy to behold and a delight for the senses.

On a more sobering note, the Willy-Wagtails bred sparingly this
season. Our normal contingent of owls was conspicuous by its
absence. Early in summer one Mopoke called, decided this was
not a good place to be, and left. Surprisingly, with the dry seasons
we have had, there have been no plagues of field mice or indeed
any evidence of them. Hardly a wonder that the owls moved to
greener pastures.



In 'normal' seasons, when the Naked Ladies, Amarillis Belladonna,
grace us by their presence, the first autumn rain follows in two
weeks. No such luck this year though.... it is just uniformly dry.



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