Author: keres

Three weeks old today! All three have opened their eyes, although their eyes are still milky colored and they don’t see very well.  They’ve also been doing a fair bit of walking. But again, not very well, or...

Pupinator III: The Rise of the Eating Machines I decided it was time to jump start the Dog Blog back into existence (and to quit mucking up the lounge with all the puppy pics). So here they are, the Eating Machines at two weeks...

Masked lapwings, Vanellus Miles, are very common in Tasmania. They are also called Spur-wing plovers because of the nasty bone spur on their “wrist” joint that they use to attack anyone, including humans, that get to...

Running late again – since our phone line went dead for three days. The guy who came to fix it blamed it on “some idiot” who disconnected us at the local exchange when hooking up a new client. This is about the...

Eastern Spinebill. One of our most plain-colored but otherwise lovely nectar feeding birds.  OK, so I’m a bit early this week.  Luna and I visit a nursing home on Thursday, and since we’re down Hobart way,...