It’s sunset! It is beautiful by the pond here. We’re on holidays again. I’m going to call this Warnertown Bench One. There’s lots of crested pigeons here and when they fly, they make this particular sound. It goes like ‘brrrrr’ as they fly by. So many birds are coming at sunset to the pond. I’ve […]
Category: Birds
Day 87 – Lily Pond Bench
I haven’t been posting lately. I’ve still been sitting on the benches though. Lily Pond Bench, By the Way Bench, Back Deck Bench, the Other Side Bench and even down at Pier Bench. The pier was beautiful, I sat out there all alone listening to sound of ripples gently slapping on the underside of the […]
Day 71 – Big Old Tree Bench
It’s an amazing day for birds today. In the tree across the river there’s a Kookaburra, standing proudly on a high branch. A pair of Red-rumped Parrots are also nesting in one of the hollows. I only saw their nest because I was sitting here in the tree quietly when they landed. They looked around, […]
Day 70 – Lily Pond Bench
There’s a Black-shouldered Kite above the Bench today. He’s hunting in the field beside the pond. They’re amazing birds, white with red eyes, and this black pattern on the tips of the underside of their wings. So you can only tell if it’s the Black-shouldered or the Letter-winged Kite when they fly. Both have an […]
Day 66 – Northern Bench
It’s a wonderful day to be sitting on a park bench. It’s warm and sunny. There’s a little Swallow flitting around, catching insects over the river, circling around and around and dipping up and down. The sunlight is glinting off his glossy feathers. As I was sitting here, someone came up to me and asked […]
Day 52 – Private Bench
The sky’s uniform grey. It’s a cold spring day. I’m sitting here in a thick wool jumper, smelling the faint smoke from someone’s wood heater. I saw a platypus today. As I first sat down, I saw his sleek little brown shape, and a rather large splash as he dove quickly. There’s also so many […]