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Silent Sunday 24 January

Published on January 24, 2021 by bushboy12 Comments

The Door

Published on May 17, 2020 by bushboy18 Comments

The Wednesday Challenge: The Door

I did hear a tapping,
a gentle rapping
from the old back door.
I forsook my book
to take a look,
at the old back door.
A face I saw peering
just looking, not leering
at the old back door.

I said “Hello there,”
they looked back with a stare,
from the old back door.
“Would you like a snack?”
they just looked back,
from the old back door.
“Perhaps a little lunch”
it was just a hunch,
at the old back door.

I turned to find seed,
is that what they need
at the old back door.
When I returned
my snack they spurned,
at the old back door.
They had flown away,
but shall return one day,
to the old back door.

The Raven again

Published on May 8, 2020 by bushboy10 Comments

Tracy’s Corvid 2020 Weekly Challenge #7

Dancing at the beach – Dancing in the dark

Published on April 29, 2020 by bushboy20 Comments

Ragtag Daily Prompt Wednesday: Dance

Ah….the Autumn sun is great

Published on April 25, 2020 by bushboy21 Comments

Debbies Six Word Saturday

One of my top ten

Published on April 22, 2020 by bushboy16 Comments

Day twenty-two of Becky’s Square Tops Photo Challenge

Oystercatchers are in my top ten birds. A Sooty Oystercatcher checks the rocks for a snack.

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Top Knot Pigeon takes a stroll

Published on April 18, 2020 by bushboy19 Comments

Day eighteen of Becky’s Square Tops Photo Challenge
Also sneaking in a Six Word Saturday

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The Lesser Crested Tern down south

Published on March 14, 2020 by bushboy6 Comments

Debbies Six Word Saturday
Kate’s Friday Fun: Distant

When I took my best mate for a drive during the week, we went to Evans Head on a rainy cool day. We went to the headland to have a look at the rugged up fishers on the beach, a couple of brave blokes surfing and generally at the wonderful view from there.

I saw a bird wheeling about over the waves and managed to get a couple of photos as the bird picked up speed with the winds assistance. They weren’t the best but at least the distant photo was OK

When I got home I looked up to see if I could identify what species of bird as I had never seen one before. I had to do an #asktwitter one of the scientists I follow. Dr Maggie Watson (@terngirl) confirmed that it was a Lesser Crested Tern. They are not seen this far south as their range is from the Mediterranean in the north to the lower part of the northern east coast of Australia around Brisbane.