A Rare Sound

A couple of months ago my husband said he had heard a Kookaburra near the house. 

I thought "nah! he's just never heard one before, goose!!! Wouldn't be a Kookaburra"!

But, oops...... I was wrong! We do indeed have a new bird in the camp.

How cool to have a Kookaburra. My husband has never known of one before in our area, it's bizarre. 

He proved to be very allusive when it came to getting some good pics! Took several attempts of hearing him laughing hysterically, running outside with the camera and trying to locate him in the trees. Persistence paid off.

  Our driveway is looking really gorgeous at the moment after some nice rain.

Wildlife Visitors - A Wombat in the Camp!

 We had a visit from a wombat last week. He was walking up one of the farm tracks and my father in law came down to the house to see if I wanted some photos.

 The wombat wasn't very happy with me following him around, but I got a few shots of him and let him get on his way up into our scub.

Our sleepy lizard family like loitering near our back door

 At the back door we have a swallow's nest. I hate the bird shit but I love watching the parents swoop in and feed their hungry brood. The babies look so funny with their big wide mouths opening up like a choir when their is food on the way.

Baby up a tree

The Tawney Frogmouth in our tree has a young chick in the nest. How cute!! Just can't get him to look at the camera yet.

Feathered Friends

Every September a family of Tawney Frogmouth return to a tree right near our house. I'm hoping this nest has a baby in it and I can get some photos of it in a few weeks.

We have seen their young learning to fly and sometimes see them still as a statue on the ground. One youngster landed in our backyard one year but soon flew off when he saw my camera coming!

 I love these birds, they are so stern and grumpy looking, they are hilarious.

These birds are the reason I don't get a cat. I'd like the cat to get rid of the mice but don't want to risk these birds finding a new home. Their looks and sounds are so unusual and unique, they are gorgeous.