Author: keres

The Australian magpie is Imogen’s favorite bird.  She had a pet one in her teens named Claude (a female, actually). They raised it from a fledgling but it refused to leave when released. Magpies haven’t been on...

Pacha had her first cria yesterday.

A just fledged Australian Scarlet robin chick, who didn’t seem to have the whole “wing thing” figured out yet.  Imogen was able to pick it up for a few photos.

We’re building a medium security goldfish detention center, aka pond, in our front yard.  The mesh is keeping the ducks out until we can get it fully planted.

The butterflies are back, in the thousands. Female Common Brown Butterfly. We can’t go walking on our land without sending dozens into the air every dozen steps or so. They flutter just above the ground or flit up...