The Photo a Week Challenge from Nancy: Yellow
The other day I went into the bush on my place to cut some firewood. The current state of my place is dry and dead looking. I did a bit of a drive around and went to see how the waterhole is holding up. It was the saddest I have ever seen it. This is a waterhole that has never dried up since I have lived here. Normally the water is up to the rocks in the foreground.
While I was there looking in dismay, suddenly the air was filled with bird calls and a small flock of Fucous Honeyeaters came down to get a drink and have a bath
Yellow-faced Honeyeaters and White-throated Honeyeaters also arrived. Many other small birds were darting about as well.
Meanwhile I still had a job to do so it was back into the forest and cut firewood. Once I got back home, the next task was to split the wood so it would fit into the fire. Always be careful when splitting wood as you never know what may be still inside. One blow from the block splitter and the timber split and dropped from the chopping block onto the ground. I noticed a bit of movement in one of the pieces of wood. The telltale yellow legs of a Centipede. They can give a nasty bite so it is best to let them get on with their business. 
As this was going to go into the fire at some stage, I moved the piece of wood away from the woodpile so the Centipede could find somewhere else to live.
The bird is so beautiful. Thank you for a glimpse of the bush.
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Wonderful birds to have around 😀
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Sorry to hear that the water level is so low. Seeing your photos of the birds was an ah moment. I keep trying to get shots of a few cardinals and blue jays that hang around my backyard but I’ve not had much luck. They flit around too fast 🙂
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Thank you Susan. Try setting the camera to continuous shooting or motor drive that will maybe get some cardinals and jays. I don’t know if phone cameras can do that. Good luck 😀
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Thanks, Brian I’ll have to dig out the camera 🙂 So used to just using my phone camera.
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You could have lots of fun Susan 🙂
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Lovely birds. Centipedes are creepy but their yellow legs made nice take. Kind of you to set it free.
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Thank you Indira 😀 Always leave nature to do their thing
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That is an enormous centipede! Well done for spotting it!
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We grow them big out here
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Lovely yellow birds. 🙂 Nice set of yellow, Brian!
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Thank you Amy 😀 was lovely to have them at the waterhole
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The birds bring life to what no longer looks alive. No comment on all those legs under the firewood……
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Glad you could stay for a while at least Lisa 😀
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