tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481571533790905294.post1398455240653515384..comments2023-10-25T21:45:58.342+10:00Comments on Bush Bernie's Blog: Wildlife on Wednesday ... My Dry Season VisitorsBernieHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04435004798656616711noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481571533790905294.post-60932612593595403222015-11-01T17:44:56.623+10:002015-11-01T17:44:56.623+10:00Bernie thanks to your post, I now have names to th...Bernie thanks to your post, I now have names to the birds that visit my garden and drink from my bird bath! Oh dear, it is so awfully dry isn't it.... will it ever rain again? I haven't had the sunbird here though.... your garden looks fabulous - dry or not!Rose ~ from Ozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01908281749611280188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481571533790905294.post-85403790814029103792015-10-07T16:48:34.994+10:002015-10-07T16:48:34.994+10:00Pretty visitors all of them! Many of your birds ar...Pretty visitors all of them! Many of your birds are very colourful.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249439893293982706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481571533790905294.post-9147584599059088722015-10-04T08:35:14.714+10:002015-10-04T08:35:14.714+10:00The Honeyeater family are indeed stunning little b...The Honeyeater family are indeed stunning little birds. We do see a lot of that family here, along with a whole raft of other birdlife. That's one of the things I love most about living here.BernieHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04435004798656616711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481571533790905294.post-27027482108511267282015-10-04T02:19:10.342+10:002015-10-04T02:19:10.342+10:00What a gorgeous variety of birds, Bernie! I love t...What a gorgeous variety of birds, Bernie! I love those White-throated Honeyeaters and the Sunbirds are stunning!Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17541748309832254889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481571533790905294.post-30496050689339379412015-10-03T07:58:37.893+10:002015-10-03T07:58:37.893+10:00Yes I have to admit David that when people gardeni...Yes I have to admit David that when people gardening in certain parts of the globe talk about 'dry', I chuckle a little. Their 'dry' usually means they haven't seen rain for a couple of weeks. Here it's vastly different. Our dry lasts for months and months, and this year has been one of the worst for many years now. It is all part of the cycle of wet/dry seasons for usBernieHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04435004798656616711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481571533790905294.post-32992443343430875012015-10-03T00:56:41.742+10:002015-10-03T00:56:41.742+10:00While we live in the driest part of the UK it must...While we live in the driest part of the UK it must seem positively damp to your conditions! I always thought the Kookaburras were extremely noisy birds that lived together in small flocks. Is it normal to just see one around then? Unfortunately the only honeyeaters in the UK live in zoos but these look like really lovely birds! <br /><br />If climate change accelerates, as predicted, then the UKDavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08086186854755288082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481571533790905294.post-25304133572618429212015-10-01T15:21:07.280+10:002015-10-01T15:21:07.280+10:00Yes Pauline we do have the most amazing variety of...Yes Pauline we do have the most amazing variety of birdlife flying around here, and it's definitely one of the advantages of living here. We're used to our cycles of short wet seasons and long dry seasons, but when the wet fails, then it becomes difficult getting through the long, long dry. Gardening is indeed very difficult when water is scarce. Thankfully there are some hardy, dry / BernieHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04435004798656616711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481571533790905294.post-86248241868681907292015-10-01T13:29:16.353+10:002015-10-01T13:29:16.353+10:00So many beautiful birds! I'm envious. Althou...So many beautiful birds! I'm envious. Although I don't envy your water shortage, that makes gardening so difficult, doesn't it?Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15276284964859313257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481571533790905294.post-26767677374500245492015-09-30T21:30:51.360+10:002015-09-30T21:30:51.360+10:00You're so right Lorraine, I do get to see a gr...You're so right Lorraine, I do get to see a great variety of birdlife here and they've certainly been livening up the place this dry season. I so enjoy seeing these visitors.BernieHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04435004798656616711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4481571533790905294.post-70156936745084547402015-09-30T20:13:57.128+10:002015-09-30T20:13:57.128+10:00What a wonderful variety of feathered friends visi...What a wonderful variety of feathered friends visiting your gardens.<br /><br />Good to see a post from you ~ FlowerLadyFlowerLady Lorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17678852154334714784noreply@blogger.com