Stevie Trying to Stay Cool

The last few days have been boiling hot here and yesterday temperatures reached 37 degrees c.

Poor Stevie the kookaburra, one of our regular visitors, tried his best to stay cool yesterday and spent about 20 minutes dipping and out of the bird bath.

Temperatures have dropped today, and it is around 25 degrees c at the moment.

[Kartia]

Can’t say I blame him - my goodness it was hot!!! I like the separation of the wet feathers though.

[Yao RL]

haha, looks so soaked.

[Dorothy]

Great close up, lucky Stevie has you.

[KWind]

Wow... that's hot!! Great capture!

[Kathy]

I thought this might be a kookaburra. They are such comical looking birds. And what a big beak! I'll bet it's glad for the opportunity to take a bath.

[Rick]

Does look like he's soaked. Great shot.

[Suzanne]

I like his sidelong glance you have caught

[Shutterbug]

Terrific closeup capture of the kookaburra.

[Paula Fontanini]

Wow! What a cool bird and great capture!!

[gloria jones]

Super capture

[julia]

He's looking a bit bedraggled but I bet he appreciated the bird bath.

[Diana]

What a great shot, he seems to be feeling better now and even smiling ;-)

[Elisa Smith]

Poor fella. It has been hot as! Thankfully starting to cool down today, but I think Monday is going to get back up there.

[eDorre]

Love this shot! Fav

[Issi Bannerman]

Oh my goodness, Stevie is so cool!

[Casablanca]

Oh my, that is HOT! Good idea Stevie. Move over. Babs wants to get in

[Valerie Chesney]

Oh My Gosh! Such a super capture of Stevie
So bedraggled bit staying cool! Fav

[Wylie]

Luckie Stevie, great that you have the water out for him.

[Hazel]

Stevie seems to be trying to give you a smile and a wink, Babs! Well caught!

[Beryl Lloyd]

Well done Stevie! in keeping cool in spite of the scruffy drowned look ! He surely loves your your "bath"- fab shot -fav

[Joan Robillard]

Fab

[Susan Wakely]

He looks so cute.

[Brian]

Awesome

[Denise Wood]

So pleased you give him a bird bath :)

[John Falconer]

cool capture.

[Peter Dulis]

Priceless

[Mags]

Fantastic capture!

[Christine Sztukowski]

Splendid close-up

[Merrelyn]

He must have appreciated that bird bath.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Wonderful capture and so cute.

[Angela]

Fantastic and bedraggled at the same time!

[Corinne C]

A fun shot! What an amazing bird!

[Boxplayer]

What a great soggy bird portrait

[KoalaGardens🐨]

oh I know the feeling - the heat has been the same here but add a big dollop of extra humidity!

[Sue Cooper]

This is a brilliant capture, I absolutely love it. Fav.

[carol white]

A super capture. Fav 😊

[Margaret Brown]

A super shot!

[Olwynne]

Fantastic shot

[The Moose]

Great shot. He looks completely bedraggled.

[Rob Z]

I just love the look he's giving you!

[Judith Johnson]

He does look a bit fed up. I bet he's glad of your bird bath

[haskar]

Beautiful capture. It was nice that he could cool down in the bath.

[Carole Sandford]

So good that he could take a cooling bath!

[George]

Superb.

[Junan Heath]

Fabulous capture!

[Lynne]

Nicely captured. I bet he is fun to watch.

[Kathy A]

Poor Stevie, I know how he feels. We are headed for another scorcher today

[Babs]

@kartia Hot again today too.

@yaorenliu @illinilass @kwind @randystreat @rickster549 @ankers70 @shutterbug49 @bluemoon @bluemoon @seattlite @julzmaioro @ludwigsdiana @nannasgotitgoingon @edorreandresen @jamibann @casablanca @happysnaps @pusspup @quietpurplehaze @beryl @joansmor @wakelys @briaan @gilbertwood @johnfalconer @pdulis @marlboromaam @365projectorgchristine @merrelyn @mittens @angelar @corinnec @boxplayer @koalagardens @susiemc @carolmw @craftymeg @ollyfran @7oaks_pikachu @robz @busylady @haskar @carole_sandford @gaf005 @paintdipper @lynne5477 Thanks. He does love having a bath but I haven't seen him today so far. It is another hot day today so maybe he will turn up when it cools down a bit.

@kjarn I know, another scorcher. Still no rain.

[Jeremy Cross]

Great capture

[Taffy]

An amazing capture of this poor little bird trying to cool off. Nice to see this on TT!

[katy]

Oh how fun and fabulous on the TT Babs

[John Falconer]

Well deserved Top Twenty. Congratulations.

[Babs]

@taffy @grammyn @johnfalconer Thanks so much. I will have to give Stevie extra mince to thank him for letting me take his photo.

[Vesna]

This photo is on Top 20 Chart. Congratulations!

[CC Folk]

He is so cute! I missed it! Congrats to you!