Month: November 2022

I’m watching the Eastern Rosellas feeding the little babies in the nest. I can’t see the babies clearly, they are too far inside the nest hollow. The acacia flowers are turning brown now and falling off the trees. My son is climbing in the Big Old Tree.

I snuck up to the Bench this morning because I was hoping to see the family of Wood Ducks I often see here. They weren’t here this morning. I was ready with my camera to get a photo, but because I didn’t so I’m going to use one I took the other day.

There’s a family of Kookaburras down at the Cascades today. Unfortunately, I couldn’t catch them laughing in the recording. There’s two adults and a teenager. There is one in the photo, although without a telephoto lens, it’s very difficult to spot. Today there was also the Grey Fantail on the fence, although after the flood, […]

I’ve taken a walk down to the waterfront in town. Even out here on the little pier, it feels so busy with all the traffic going past. I guess I’m used to all the quiet out in the country.

It’s been hot the last few days. The river level has dropped a lot, and it’s left behind so much mud. The banks that used to be green with grass and leaves are covered in brown mud. The mud on the path in front of the Bench has now dried and cracked. This is the […]

The flock of gang gang cockatoos are here today. I love it! It’s a beautiful sunny morning and the sunlight is reflecting of the ripples in the water onto the trees on the bank. We saw Edward this morning.

I’ve sat here for a long time time today. I sat here while the red-rumped parrots flew over and the blue wrens picked through the grass beside the Bench. I realised I was sitting here because I was waiting for some kind of answer, something to solve my problems for me. But no amount of […]

Everything’s just covered in mud down near the banks of the river now. It’s a very sticky kind of mud. The mud makes for some interesting tracks though. I’m wondering what this one is, with the little round fingers and very clear nail marks? I can’t wait until the water level drops enough and I […]

That was a kookaburra. He didn’t quite go into a full laugh, it was more of a chuckle. There’s so many sounds on the Bench today. There’s a lot of birds, and sheep and cows in the fields nearby.

I was on my way to the lily pond, when I saw these gang gang cockatoos. It reminded me of a photo I took last year of a gang gang cockatoo in this same tree. It’s an acacia tree, and at this time of year they love the seeds. I went closer to get another […]