Young faces of Nepal

Time to re-visit Nepal for some youthful pictorial inspiration.

Orphans in the porch

Unlike the plants who have so recently shivered in the porch and spent the night searching for an alternative property in the local newspaper, this little bird was sighted carrying out a survey of the upper reaches this morning - with a view to moving in?

After the highs and lows associated with the last Swallow family, concluded with the demise of a parent,  I'm not sure how I feel about the prospect of possible orphans in the porch.

Hummingbird

Woodpigeon or Hummingbird?

More drumming

In town, and not at the bottom of the garden.

Crime scene

The remains of a Woodpigeon were sighted from the house, spread widely in the herbaceous border, close to the also dead pittosporum hedge.

Remains of Woodpigeon torn asunder

Further evidence



Are these innocent bystanders or witnesses?

Fleeting glimpse of a possible suspect?!

In search of wildlife

The drumming woodpecker

Not having been particularly pictorially inspired today, I took myself and the technology into the garden as the sun was going down. I caught glimpses of a group of Long-tailed Tits flitting through the canopy and heard a woodpecker drumming very loudly nearby. Everything was singing its heart out before bedtime.

Plants as readers

With a little encouragement and sellotape, the potted plants have taken up reading.

The pics have grown in size because I've just noticed that they can! Also, if you have absolutely nothing else to do and you can make them even bigger, you too can join in with the plants.

Notice how engrossed the Sweet Peas are in the background. I hope they're not searching for a new property with a warmer front porch.