Bits and Bobs Posted on 30 Nov 2019 by Ark Lavender cuttings Potatoes Lourie fledgling Growing Lettuce Eristalis Tenax on Alysum Hadeda Ibis flying home Share this:TwitterFacebookLike this:Like Loading... Related
Hello Ark. How did you get your hands on the Lourie fledgling? Really you just walked over and picked up a bird? What do you put in the food you leave out for them? πππ€© Hugs LikeLiked by 1 person Reply
It may have fallen out the nest and it’s mum was going berserk so we locked up all the cats and Ems picked it up and placed it in a tree nearby. LikeLiked by 2 people Reply
Yes … the bird shot caught my eye as well. Glad you were there so you could come to the rescue!! π LikeLiked by 2 people Reply
Hello Ark. That is grand. The mother will claim the bird after Em left it in the tree? Hugs LikeLiked by 1 person Reply
I love the lourie. Any bird is amazing when you pick them up, aren’t they. So fragile, and that little heart just thunders away…Im assuming the human scent didn’t make the mum reject her clumsy baby…some of them are quite picky about such things. LikeLiked by 1 person Reply
I may have said before, but I think you should apply for National Park status for your garden… π LikeLiked by 1 person Reply
I’m aiming for more veggies, so I wonder if I could get a govt. subsidy on this basis? LikeLiked by 1 person Reply
Need to fill in Format #3.14159 on recycled paper and submit it to Government office 3468 between 3 and 4AM… (Welcome to the 21st) LikeLiked by 1 person Reply
The gvt is a bit busy at the mo, trying to sort out the almighty cock-up regarding our electricity issue …. or rather, lack of electricity issue. LikeLiked by 1 person Reply
Yeah I heard. That’s bad news. When the gvt can’t provide basic infrastructure… Sorry about that mate. LikeLiked by 1 person
So I’ve heard, though I was referring to the game of ”Where’s the bloody matches so’s we can light the Calor gas canister and make some coffee?” π LikeLiked by 1 person
You can now use the built-in lantern in your smartphone… for that and other endeavours. π LikeLike
Hello Ark. How did you get your hands on the Lourie fledgling? Really you just walked over and picked up a bird? What do you put in the food you leave out for them? πππ€© Hugs
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It may have fallen out the nest and it’s mum was going berserk so we locked up all the cats and Ems picked it up and placed it in a tree nearby.
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Yes … the bird shot caught my eye as well. Glad you were there so you could come to the rescue!! π
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Hello Ark. That is grand. The mother will claim the bird after Em left it in the tree? Hugs
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I love the lourie. Any bird is amazing when you pick them up, aren’t they. So fragile, and that little heart just thunders away…Im assuming the human scent didn’t make the mum reject her clumsy baby…some of them are quite picky about such things.
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We put it back in the tree and let it be.
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I may have said before, but I think you should apply for National Park status for your garden… π
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I’m aiming for more veggies, so I wonder if I could get a govt. subsidy on this basis?
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Need to fill in Format #3.14159 on recycled paper and submit it to Government office 3468 between 3 and 4AM… (Welcome to the 21st)
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The gvt is a bit busy at the mo, trying to sort out the almighty cock-up regarding our electricity issue …. or rather, lack of electricity issue.
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Yeah I heard. That’s bad news. When the gvt can’t provide basic infrastructure… Sorry about that mate.
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Sometimes when, it’s pitch dark, we get to do more touchy, feely things.
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Population tends to grow when the telly’s off… π
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So I’ve heard, though I was referring to the game of ”Where’s the bloody matches so’s we can light the Calor gas canister and make some coffee?”
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You can now use the built-in lantern in your smartphone… for that and other endeavours. π
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