Monday, November 22, 2010

Kookaburra

We often see Kookaburras around our property. Often they sit on a branch for awhile studying the ground underneath before swooping down and catching some insect or worm to eat. This one was sitting on a fence post.


The petrea volubilis in flower is also visible , the walkway out to the two large rainwater tanks, and a grevillea behind the Kookaburra as well.
I'm not sure I believe this, but Kookaburras calling in the middle of the day is supposed to be a sign of rain coming.

I collected another 7 toads tonight, 28 yesterday and 32 the night before. That makes 127 so far over 4 nights. Surely I have taken a good chunk of the local population by now.  We had about 5mm of rain last night.

1 comment:

Mary Elizabeth said...

Good job killing toads daddy, i hope you've taken a chuck out of the local toad population but there was heaps on the road last night :-\
bloody pests!!!

I disn't realise those butterflies always courting in the front yard were destroying our vegies! arg.