Now that I live in the shed, a fair distance away from the house, there aren't many native shrubs yet.
In time, when I have the money, I will plant some. I was worried no birds would follow me. But they have.
I put some water out, and the Kings and Rosellas have noticed where I live now. One of the Kings sat on my table yesterday, while I was having lunch. (no, I don't feed birds)
But the nicest thing is, I have a Welcome Swallow nest under my roof. So far they don't worry about me or the dogs.
Here is one of them sitting on my gate, the partner is on the nest.
a great example of the intelligence of birds
Peter
Nice photos, its good that the birds have found you.
It would be interesting to know if the birds you mentioned, especially the King Parrots & Rosellas, have formed an attachment to you, Araminta. At the very least you're providing a non-threatening environment for them.
There is no doubt Woko, they know me very well. You will remember the King Parrot that had the bird netting firmly embedded in his chest? He sat on my fridge (outside) and let me hold him and remove the net. There is no reason for them to come, other than trust. I don't feed , I just let them be , talk to them and give them water.
May sound strange to some people, but I went back to the house a few times and noticed the Kings sitting in the trees close by. I just carried the bowl of water to the tree and walked off, they just followed.
M-L
Nice, pics, he/she looks really dreamy in the first shot :D
Ryu
Canberra
Aiming for DSLR-quality shots with a bridge camera
Lovely photos ... beautiful birds.
I had similar experiences with a mob of Western Grey Kangaroos. They felt so unthreatened that one sniffed my neck when I was sitting on a rock.
Interesting, too, is that Ms Woko used to do a lot of spinning under our north verandah. The turning of the wheel seemed to attract a number of bird species including New Holland Honeyeaters. I recall reading as a child that to attract Emus Aboriginal people made brightly coloured, spinning balls of thread which they hung in trees.
I suspect lack of threat is the most important factor in engendering trust but curiosity seems to be important also.
Woko, I'm not good at spinning. Do you think knitting will do ? :-)
M-L
Knitting is fine but you'll never make a politician.
Such beautiful photos. And how lovely to have friends like that around your home :)
Thank you for sharing your beautiful photos and the lovely story to go with them.