What I see in my backyard...

[The OB]

Here's a picture I took after one of my walks today around campus!

A little different....



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The Oakland Grizzly!!

Rrrroar!!!

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Wow ski, be glad that's only a statue That campus looks to be a nice place to spend the working day: nicely tended gardens and beaut walks.
Andrew


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[The OB]

And we have squirrels now in the Philippines. Somebody brought a pair and just released (or accidentally escaped) it here in the city. Those that aren't familiar, are amazed, feeds, and takes pictures up close , not knowing the disease and danger it can inflict to children.

Hi quake! Now that's interesting. I did not know that, you living practically "next door" to Australia. We don't have squirrels here, or don't think we have, as our native furry friends are marsupials. But check out this link
http://www.scarysquirrel.org/vacation/australia/
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[quake5254]

Hi quake! Now that's interesting. I did not know that, you living practically "next door" to Australia. We don't have squirrels here, or don't think we have, as our native furry friends are marsupials. But check out this link
http://www.scarysquirrel.org/vacation/australia/
Andrew

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Hahahaha, that was interesting and funny! Thanks for sharing.

 

[scifan57]

The ever alert squirrel, always on the lookout for danger.

Seen on my way home from work.

 

[rjkgr]

I see nothing... i dont have a backyard but those pictures are really cool and i wish i could see them.

 

[skimonkey]

Tuesday-I went for a walk on our university campus and noted the leaves on the trees starting to change...

Not ready for Fall just yet!

 

[Richard Brown]

Parakeets! Loads of them. About 20 are roosting in our trees. They move around so quickly that its hard to film them....




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[dianne137]

What happened Richard?..someone spring them from an aviary some where?

 

[Richard Brown]

What happened Richard?..someone spring them from an aviary some where?

Yes, about 15 years ago. They have been breeding like wildfire and their colonies are spreading outwards. It was 15 years ago when I saw a pair in Greenwich Park.

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[dianne137]

Must spend the winter in chimneys?Whatss your guess?

 

[dianne137]

Watched a doc about a guy in San Francisco who fed hundreds of parrots and parakeets ...amazing....they to where farrel.

 

[Gabriel1]

Yes, about 15 years ago. They have been breeding like wildfire and their colonies are spreading outwards. It was 15 years ago when I saw a pair in Greenwich Park.

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I saw a trailer for a wildlife programme to be shown this week on BBC2 and I believe that they are going to be featured in it.

The Archangel

 

[skimonkey]

Wow--parakeets!

I'd love to get a few here to take some pics of them!

 

[The OB]

Wow--parakeets!

I'd love to get a few here to take some pics of them!

Boy have we got parakeets, lorikeets, cockatoos, galahs, rozellas, budgerigars and other specimens of the parrot family all over the place down here, all shapes and sizes, all colours.
http://photogallery.canberrabirds.org.au/parrots.htm
We had a whole bunch in the neighbours back yard adjoining ours yesterday. I must say they are a very screechy noisy lot, but entertaining
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[The OB]

With a week to go before the start here of winter June 1, I posted the above picture of our young silver birch "Alby" who was only just starting to think of turning his leaves to a golden Autumn colour. Well, it's taken some talking to him when picking up the morning paper, (if Prince Charles can talk to and hug trees, why shouldn't I?... I know, I know)
Anyway, a week into our winter, here's Alby now.

We're quite proud of him, seeing he is the only deciduous tree in the street and had no other tree to copy from, all others being native flora

Andrew

While I'm here, just a quick update on my little birch tree "Alby" as illustrated above. With only three days of winter left, this is what Alby looks like now, just a stick figure and not even a shadow of his former self

But another month and he'll "twig" to the fact that it's well into Spring, and he'll start budding into those lovely pale green leaves.
Andrew




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