Power to the Feet

Just wonderng if anyone can tell me why there are so many shoes on power lines lately. My 6km drive to work involves driving under at least 5 pairs of shoes stuck on power lines. Not just one - the pair of them. Fair throw that.

Look, Daddy, a whale egg!

Ah springtime is here. Blossoms are blooming, lawns are being mowed, footy finals fever has hit and birds are having sex with bees or so I’m led to believe. But now I’m at an age where I can question whether birds and bees can have sex with each other. Anatomically they are different and size must matter here. Plus the female worker bees don’t mate, only the Queen bees with what must be male birds so are there male bees to mate with female birds?

The answer must be yes. My female budgies have been up to all sorts of monkey business. The little bundle that is Wirruna and Little Chief’s creation escaped the confinements of the nesting box and took its first flight yesterday morning. I am unable to determine whether it is male or female yet but it is taking after father colour wise - a white face and wings with a beautiful sky blue front. And it took to its surroundings like the Brookstar took to his Norwegian exchange student lady friend – with hesitation, caution but finally gusto.

And to add to the thrill that is parenting, the other female resident (for which I still haven’t named – ideas? She’s is a pretty purple) hatched a youngling last Wednesday and another on Friday. Awwww they look so cute. Cant work out who the father is though. Initially Hansbert was spending a lot of time with her but now he doesn’t seem interested (done the deed and left?) and Pirate is very interested in the going ons. But can one-legged budgies mate? Maybe Little Chief is just getting around the avairy, a bit like Hoogster and Bilo.

Imagine the zoo right now. Keep the kids away!