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Woody woodpecker

By on February 27, 2010 in bird

I noticed this striking bird the other day (another member of the menagerie in my new garden) and after watching it for a while saw that it kept going back to a fig tree next to the house. On closer inspection, it turns out that there is a perfectly round hole in the trunk and [...]

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Coming home to roost

By on October 20, 2009 in bird, garden

This pair of swallows has made a nest on the veranda of my parent’s house, built somewhat precariously around the alarm.  Let’s hope it doesn’t go off while their kids are in the nest. They are remarkably friendly little birds and hang about on the railing with people quite close to them.

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