We have been out in Maitland today first to the market which was quite disappointing and then into town for a lovely lunch.
It was pretty hot today but luckily we carried lots of water with us.
I will be posting photos of the koel's for the next few days and then I will get onto the photos taken in Maitland.
This is the female koel again and the strawberry guava fruit that she just loved. This fruit was easy to pick but she did have a bit of trouble reaching some of the fruit higher up the bush.
@wakelys Yes they are cuckoos. They arrive here for the summer from Papua New Guinea and Indonesia. We get a few of them in our garden as they eat our strawberry guava and mountain ash fruit.
@bec001@clifford Thanks. We are into the beginning of autumn here now and the last few days have been warmer than it has been all summer. I believe temperatures are about to reach 37 degrees c today.
@nigelrogers@quietpurplehaze Thanks. They are migratory birds and arrive here for the summer from Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. They are cuckoos and leave other birds to rear their young. Still here rather late this year as we are now in the beginning of Autumn. Maybe they just need to fatten themselves up ready for their return to south east asia.
I can now see where the fruit gets it's name from.
@ludwigsdiana she could do with a leg was couldn't she
@pusspup Yes she was very shy but luckily i could sit in our study with the glass sliding door open and get a few pictures without having to spook her
@wakelys Yes they are cuckoos. They arrive here for the summer from Papua New Guinea and Indonesia. We get a few of them in our garden as they eat our strawberry guava and mountain ash fruit.
@bec001 @clifford Thanks. We are into the beginning of autumn here now and the last few days have been warmer than it has been all summer. I believe temperatures are about to reach 37 degrees c today.
@nigelrogers @quietpurplehaze Thanks. They are migratory birds and arrive here for the summer from Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. They are cuckoos and leave other birds to rear their young. Still here rather late this year as we are now in the beginning of Autumn. Maybe they just need to fatten themselves up ready for their return to south east asia.