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Vicky Magpie's suitor tries again

Vicky's suitor, whom we are calling Ritchie, suffered the embarrassments I told you about last time, but it seems he hasn't been entirely crushed by it all. He's back again now trying his best to woo and win Vicky's heart.

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Vicky Rejects a Suitor

Last week there was a new, nervous young male magpie paying us a visit. He was doing his best to show us he was brave and intelligent, and he came right up to our glass back door, and when we went outside, he would hold his ground and try to show how he was not going to be frightened, but equally he wanted to say hello and get to know the humans.

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Quails Check Out their Human Neighbours

A quail family came over to the door.  Fortunately the camera was nearby.  They are so cute the way the their little feet patter around.  See the video below and click here for the full story and slideshow.

 

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Quails

quails    In one of those serendipitous moments, I was walking into the kitchen when my eyes spotted a famliy of quails walking down th bank.  The parents were keen to check out the backyard and the six little chicks in tow did not miss a beat as they walked around the lilypots, examined the rocks, walked up to the back door, gazed in for a good look at the human nest and then continued around the flower pots to otherside of the ya

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Teddy-Toms Family Returns

butcherbirds in conference  Teddy-Tommy are Butch and Cass's 2nd set of twins (born 2004, they are a year older than Dimpy).  They were the cutest and cheekiest of their kids.  Under watchful eyes of their older siblings Eddie-Freddy the Teddy-Toms pair delighted us for hours each day as they frolicked around our yard. 

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