The Soggy Teenager

Continuing my theme of birds in our garden, here is the latest offspring of Onewing and Squawk. We just refer to him now as 'the teenager'

He was initially known as 'the baby' when Onewing and Squawk first introduced him to us a couple of years ago and then as time went on he became 'the youngster' and now as he doesn't seem to want to leave home we just call him 'the teenager' Onewing and Squawk still seem to be happy for him to stick around though so maybe he may move on once he finds a lady friend of his own, but in the meantime he is just one of the family.

Yesterday it bucketed down with rain and as you can see he was looking rather soggy and sorry for himself.

[Issi Bannerman]

Fantastic!

[Lee-Ann]

Great shot

[Diana]

What a great shot of this bedraggled bird, he looks rather sorry for himself.

[Lois]

Awesome capture!

[Beryl Lloyd]

Ha ha ! such a sorry sight , but always put a smile on my face - great shot ! fav

[KoalaGardens🐨]

spectacular capture, love our kookas

[Ethel]

Kookaburras are known to take a family to raise their young. Maybe “teenager” is obliged to stay in the area.

[Wylie]

wet but expectant. I hope he got what he was looking for!

[Susan Wakely]

He looks so cute and I can almost see a mischievous smile.

[Lesley]

Ah fabulous

[Joan Robillard]

Wonderful close up

[Dianne]

He doesn't look all that happy! A great story of his family.

[Sharon Lee]

Hope he finds his mate soon

[Denise Wood]

Beautiful :)

[Ingrid]

Poor but beautiful thing!

[Yao RL]

How cute to have a bird handing around.

[Peter]

What a fantastic close up image of this soggy Kookaburra well done Babs an instant Fav:)

[Dione Giorgio]

He has a mischief smile on his face which makes him so endearing. Great closeup shot. I wonder how you manage to know them by the name you gave them.

[Kathy A]

How lovely to have this family visiting you

[Kate]

Nice shot of this teenager

[Lou Ann]

Aww he’s a sweet little wet one.

[Peter H]

He looks like a teenager.

[Casablanca]

Oh look at him, all bedraggled but perky as anything in the eyes!

[mittens (Marilyn)]

This is so cute.

[Tunia McClure]

a wonderful narrative to go with your picture

[Lynda McG]

Cute!

[Fisher Family]

Looks like a typical mischievous teenager to me!

Ian

[Granny7(Denise)]

Definitely looking bedraggled

[Bep]

Love your narrative (and photo)

[carol white]

A lovely capture of the teenager with a rather cheeky expression

[tony gig]

Lovely capture.

[Margaret Brown]

A little wet but impressive!

[LManning (Laura)]

Terrific shot. So much character!

[Helen Jane]

bedraggled - I wonder if they would ever even think of staying indoors when it is raining - if they had the option.

[Judith Johnson]

What a great story, and he does look a bit soggy. He's beautiful though

[Carole Sandford]

What a fantastic close up shot!

[leggzy]

He does look a bit sad & sorry for himself. Great story & capture

[Junko Y]

Oh, but that expression says it all -- having fun!

[George]

What a comical shot. I love it.

[Bill]

Maybe the next generation is learning about your patio. The future looks good for bird watching.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

I just love how they "communicate" with you. I hope he was rewarded for posing with some of that mince you give them. Adorably cute shot!

[Carrie Shepeard]

He is so cute! And very eager to have his picture taken. Nice shot!

[Babs]

@jamibann @leestevo @ludwigsdiana @loweygrace @beryl @koalagardens @ethelperry @wakelys @tinley23 @joansmor @dide @sugarmuser @gilbertwood @ingrid01 @yaorenliu @pcoulson @kjarn @k9photo @louannwarren @peadar @casablanca @mittens @tunia @lyndamcg @fishers @denful @gijsje @carolmw @tonygig @craftymeg @ljmanning @ljmanning @busylady @carole_sandford @leggzy @jyokota @gaf005 @cwbill @cashep19 Thanks. He visited this morning again and now the rain has stopped he looks so clean and refreshed.

@pusspup Yes he got what he was looking for, some raw mince.

@sangwann They may look the same to an untrained eye, but when they visit regularly as this family do they each have their own individiual characteristics and are easy to recognise.

@casablanca His eyes were perky because he knew he was going to be fed once I had taken his photo. He has me well trained.

@helenhall I think they shelter in hollows of trees when it is really bucketing down with rain but I guess he risked getting wet because he was hungry.

@olivetreeann Yes he was rewarded, he knows I will feed him

[bkb in the city]

Great capture

[eDorre]

Awwww what a cute shot and story too-you do those so well!

[Valerie Chesney]

Love your 'soggy teenager."

[Tracy Bousfield]

Great photo:)

[haskar]

Cool

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Great shot

[Cheryl]

Made me smile 😊

[bruni]

What a lovely story. the teenager will dry up soon. you're so lucky to have so many visitors in your garden. what fun to name them all.