Regular visitors to this blog know that we have Oriental Magpie Robins in our garden. Whether they are nesting or just visiting, I’m not sure. However, we enjoy watching them when they show up. On Sunday, I was happy to … Continue reading
Category Archives: Birds
There’s a waterhen in our garden! We’re intrigued, because we don’t have any water features in the garden apart from puddles after it rains, and yet this very shy bird has been here – whether visiting or living, we can’t … Continue reading
Beneficial creatures in the garden come in all shapes and sizes. My favourite is the ladybug, which gobbles up aphids that infest some plants. Recently, though, I saw and managed to film this: The common Tailorbird is, well, common in … Continue reading
The neighbourhood rooster – wherever he hails from – has discovered the joys of our “back to nature” garden. He chose to “help” us clear the roof of a little shed that has an accumulation of leaf debris on it, … Continue reading