I'm not happy.

Today has been a dreadful day weatherwise. It has bucketed down all day and we have had a few thunder storms.

Our poor friendly kookaburra who visits each day, waiting to be fed, really wasn't happy this morning as he sat outside during a thunder and hail storm. As you can see he is soaked. I did take pity on him though and fed him.

Thanks to everyone who commented on my photo yesterday and for putting it on the PP.

I am a bit behind with commenting at the moment as we were at the hospital yesterday and out last night. Plus also I have been out for lunch today with some friends. We have a 'girlie lunch' every month.

The good news today is that the splint on my wrist is off and now I have to get used to using my arm again. Pretty sore at the moment as the joints are a bit stiff, but hopefully everything will be moving again soon. I just need oiling.

[Mariana Visser]

shame poor little thing, looks really drenched

[Wylie]

wonderful shot, he looks very sad. fav.

[Beryl Lloyd]

Aaww !! poor little thing -- such a bad hair day !! fav

[Joyce]

Great capture. he really doesn't look very happy Babs.

[julia]

Oh what a sad little fella.. great shot..

[Hazel]

Fav for such a sweet shot (must post my English kookaburra!)
Sending you gentle oiling thoughts, Babs x

[Annie D]

Oh Babs he is gorgeous
poor soaked fellow

[Kane Arlow]

Poor little guy, I'm glad you cheered up his day.

[Denise Wood]

This is an adorable wet capture Babs :) Glad you have the splint off. fav

[Valerie Chesney]

Oh, Babs, he is so soaked & looks so forlorn, he would be so happy to be fed. Big Fav

[Tracie Broadhead]

aww-he is so adorable!

[KoalaGardens🐨]

oh no I had to laugh but he really is soaked! he looks pretty cross but it's a total FAV

[M0ments in time]

This really made me laugh poor thing

[Sam]

HAHAHA poor thing! But it is soooo funny :) Instant FAV

[Poppo Livy]

Ha Ha That is brilliant Babs. Tell him to come up north.

[Brendan Maunder]

hahahahaha

[Margo]

Oh!! the poor things. Bad Hair day!! A fav

[Lynette]

Aaw, bless him! I've never seen a kooka look so downcast!

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

Fav! He doesn't look happy

[Chris K]

poor little fellow. At least he knows where he can get a good snack and perhaps dry off a bit. Good news about your wrist. Go gently

[Danny G.]

Poor guy! He does not look happy at all. FAV

[Jennifer Eurell]

I shouldn't laugh at him/her - but what an expression

[Leslie]

what a fabulous capture . That's a big bird ....

[gloria jones]

Great capture if not a bit soggy :)

[Jill Hempsall]

What a fab capture of a very annoyed little bird. I love all the detail in his very wet feathers, and that look in his eyes says it all. Instant fav for me Babs

[tony gig]

FANTASTIC...Fav

[KWind]

Brilliant!

[mittens (Marilyn)]

This is absolutely adorable. Fav! Hurray for getting your splint off.

[Jane Morley]

Fabulous! I love him. Has to be a Fav.

[Skip Tribby - ​🖖]

Looks like one of those bad hair (feather) days! Cute and FAV!

[*lynn]

great capture

[Pat Knowles]

A kookaburra how lovely.....he looks very sweet all ruffled & wet. He needs the hairdryer on him Babs!

[Shailesh]

hahaha... surely looks like an angry one

[Margaret Brown]

Aww, that's such a fed up look, brilliant capture fav

[Molly]

It does look a bit sorry for itself. Glad your splint is off.

[Taffy]

Oh my, the poor thing. But what a fantastic portrait of him! Fav.

[Christine Webb]

Poor little thing needs a cuddle and a warm

[Nikki]

Aww how cute?

[Gillian]

Aww - he certainly doesn't look happy!

[bkb in the city]

Poor thing

[sally agnew]

Wonderful capture Babs, not so wonderful for poor Kooka :)

[Arthur Loosley]

Poor creature, but it made a great photo! Fav.

[bruni]

There seem to be many reasons why birds puff up like that and not just because they're cold or wet. here is a link to see puffed up birds, I thought you might like to look at some. I love your picture and saw it on the pp. fav.
https://www.google.com/search?q=the+bird+is+puffed+up&rlz=1T4GGHP_enCA636CA636&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0CDgQsARqFQoTCK6316GsjsgCFQhVkgodyjQNJg&biw=1280&bih=421

[Kerri Michaels]

fav

[Annie D]

glad to hear about your wrist Babs :) and pleased to see this fellow is so popular

[Barb Newcomb]

Poor little scruff! I'm glad you took pity on him. Great shot. Our day was fantastic - again, except for a quick storm at 4pm.

[Laur]

Ur description pulled me right into the story, making me feel for this poor, sweet, vulnerable, wet bird. Wonderful.

[Loopy-Lou]

Gorgeous, so cure , , he is so sweet, What a wonderful capture!

[Sylvia du Toit]

Another fav!

[carol white]

AH!! Bless him!! A wonderful capture.FAV!!

[Diana Moss]

Awww so cute

[Babs]

@mv_wolfie @pusspup @beryl @thistle @julzmaioro @quietpurplehaze @annied @karlow75 @gilbertwood @happysnaps @tracie8266 @koalagardens @mbmomentsintime @gigiflower @terryliv @agima @777margo @net @ziggy77 @cruiser @soboy5 @jeneurell @lesip @seattlite @jillhempsall @tonygig @kwind @mittens @chimfa @skipt07 @lynnz @happypat @shailestha @craftymeg @dolphin @taffy @365projectorgchristinewebb @nikharris @kwiksilver @bkbinthecity @hermann @wordpixman @bruni @moviegal1 @annied @beachdog @creativeaddict @bizziebeeme @sdutoit @carolmw @snowy Wow, what an amazing response to this pic. Thanks everyone for your lovely comments and favs.
According to our rain gauge we have had over 100 mm rain in the last 2 days, no wonder he was soaked. I took this photo just after he shook himself like a dog and all the water sprayed off him.
He is here this morning again and he is looking a lot happier and not so wet. I feed him and his friend most morning with raw mince and they seem quite happy.

The rain has stopped at the moment, but I think we are in for another grey day.
Thanks for the link Bruni.

[Gena Pegg]

This guy is sooo adorable and what an amazing capture! WOW oh WOW! FAV

[Babs]

@eyesmile Thanks Gena and thanks for the fav. He quite a character and drops by every day for some raw mince.

[Darinka]

Ha,maybe not happy,but so cute!

[Elaine]

This has to be the cutest shot ever of a kookaburra. Fav of course. Glad you are on the mend.

[Jen Hudson]

Oh dear, just seen the last shot of him. this is so funny though, although not for him.

[Babs]

@my_photofun @elaine55 @jennywren Thanks. He/she is quite a character and visits every day.

[Elaine]

@onewing how wonderful

[Debbie]

beautiful

[Elyse Klemchuk]

Awww, fluffy bird! You are not happy! You gave me a smile today, though :)

[Sue Hecker]

I missed this one! Great shot, and congrats on the TT!!

[Taffy]

Wonderful capture -- glad to see it on TT!

[Rosan]

Somehow missed this. Poor thing! Fabulous capture and congratulations on TT!

[Yeshanghai]

Congratulations on TT! Have a nice weekend!

[Sarah Munnings]

how sweet is this, congratulations on TT, I love it,

[Lee-Ann]

Congrats on TT. Great capture. I do feel sorry for the birds when it rains.

[Al Bailey]

Congrats on the TT :)

[Babs]

@deborah63 @kchuk @featherstone @taffy @fntngrma @yeshanghai @pixiemac @leestevo @willowdragon Thanks so much everyone and for putting my favourite kookaburra on the TT. You will be pleased to know that she scrubbed up quite well and here is a photo of her a few days later. http://365project.org/onewing/365/2015-09-26
She is a regular visitor.

[PhotoCrazy]

Fun, cool, fabulous capture!!

[Skip Tribby - ​🖖]

Congratulations Babs for this funny looking guy making it to the Top Twenty! Very well deserving! FAV!

[Pat Knowles]

Well done Babs...number 4 in TT!

[Jo]

Haha, this is just fantastic. I don't think I've ever seen a wet and fluffy kookaburra before. Brilliant and a fav.

[Babs]

@photographycrazy @skipt07 @happypat @joeymc Thanks so much for putting this gorgeous lady on the TT. She scrubbed up well, here she is a few days later. http://365project.org/onewing/365/2015-09-26
She is a regular visitor to our garden.

[Tracy Bousfield]

Great capture.