When the mother bird returns to her brood / beak squirming with winged breakfast / a shrill clamor rises like jingling from tiny, high-pitched bells. Just a quick but rather delightful (methinks) postcard this weekend. Peter and I were pegging freshly washed sheets onto our clothesline, which is near the Jasmine vines I wrote about recently. Just then a baby fairy wren made it's maiden flight from the nest and landed on the path at our feet. Peter tiptoed into the house to get our cameras and came right back, by which time the little cotton ball of feathers had clumsily flown up to the washing line. As I zoomed in for a close up, it gently flew towards me and landed on the Canon point and shoot in my hands! Peter was swift in capturing a shot before the little one flew onto the vines near the fence. The parent birds were darting back and forth, chirping anxiously, and then the daddy blue wren appeared with 'a winged breakfast' in the form of a moth. A wondrous moment that I simply had to share. Tell me, do you enjoy the wildlife in your garden? Share your stories and links to any photos or posts here.
46 Comments
Lizzy
14/10/2013 02:02:40 pm
Thanks Krista... Peter was quite taken by the little birdie too. Actually he always points out the wrens now. I love animals too, except the cat in the neighbourhood that toilets in my kitchen garden.
Lizzy
14/10/2013 02:02:52 pm
'Twas indeed, Lorraine : )
Lizzy
14/10/2013 02:03:18 pm
Hello there, ah, little squirrels. I saw them in Sweden, so delightful! Thank you for stopping by xo
Lizzy
14/10/2013 02:03:34 pm
Thanks Celia, I couldn't resist sharing this moment. 13/10/2013 12:28:30 pm
What a fun experience! And such lovely pictures. Great postcard indeed!
Lizzy
14/10/2013 02:03:54 pm
Thank you, John. One of life's sweet little moments : )
Eha
13/10/2013 12:29:24 pm
Oh Liz: have just 'travelled back' from a blogfriend on a farm in Illinois, where magic is happening twixt an Aussie blue heeler and three tiny kittens he has adopted! And reaching home I find these absolutely lovely pics of a family of wrens raising their one! Hmm, out here in the bush we seem to be overblessed by the big and the noisy and mynahs who do not always have the most equable temperament :) ! Thank you for yours!!!!
Lizzy
14/10/2013 02:04:38 pm
Hello dear Eha, I love the sound of a blue heeler that has adopted kittens. So sweet. Thank you for stopping by and I hope you are ok xo
Lizzy
14/10/2013 02:04:53 pm
Jamie, thanks so much, it was a special moment. : ) 14/10/2013 01:53:16 am
Oh my, that is cuteness overload!! What a gorgeous moment, how lucky that Peter had another camera to capture the moment! We have a Bohemia tree that attracts lorikeets, never fails to make me smile when I see them visit at the same time every day like clockwork!
Lizzy
14/10/2013 02:05:15 pm
Lorikeets are so pretty too, aren't they Lisa! : ) 14/10/2013 01:56:44 am
I always feel like I've witnessed a miracle when I've had the privilege of catching the moment of a live birth or bird leaving the nest kind of event -- it's that sliver of time that is fleeting and rare. There were many mornings sitting on my deck this summer that I watched the comings and goings of so many birds. It brought me such delight. What a sweet baby wren, what a precious moment to savor. :)
Lizzy
14/10/2013 02:05:58 pm
Thanks Judy... I can imagine that you would have many beautiful moments on your deck... such a lovely part of the world. I think it's nice to share these rare moments. : )
Lizzy
14/10/2013 02:06:35 pm
It was amazing, Maureen, and so unexpected! One moment we were looking at each other, the next thing the little one landed on the camera! So sweet. Lovely Lizzy. I love watching baby birds take their first flight. We once had one in our garden who didn't do too well and couldn't fly again for a couple of days. Mum and dad watched over the bub until all was well again and it gathered the strength and skills to try again. We were so happy when it eventually took off.
Lizzy
14/10/2013 02:06:50 pm
Isn't nature just wonderful, Glenda xo 14/10/2013 01:40:35 pm
how delightful! and how wonderful that the little one settled on your camera for a moment!
Lizzy
14/10/2013 02:07:27 pm
I am so happy to hear that you garden is now a place of shelter for the bird life. That must make you feel very happy : )
Lizzy
14/10/2013 08:36:50 pm
Brittany, thank you! It was the first time I had seen one so close... so tiny! 14/10/2013 10:16:26 pm
how amazing! Nature is fantastic and I am so glad you could get photos to share with us :)
Lizzy
16/10/2013 04:39:07 pm
Thank you Tandy, it surely is... a moment so nicely captured and shared : )
Lizzy
16/10/2013 04:39:41 pm
Janie, thank you, it was an incredible moment. This little baby was ever so tiny! xo
Lizzy
16/10/2013 04:40:10 pm
Thank you, Peter will be delighted with all the lovely comments.
Lizzy
16/10/2013 04:40:40 pm
Lovely, aren't they Moya! An owl, how wonderful!!!
Lizzy
16/10/2013 04:41:09 pm
Thank you, Azita, thanks very much! 16/10/2013 06:04:43 pm
When I go to visit my parents in Orange, I just love all the little birds that live in the garden such as Blue Wrens and my favourite Willy Wagtail!
Lizzy
16/10/2013 08:49:24 pm
Oh Anna, how delightful! Thanks for stopping by xo 16/10/2013 07:48:05 pm
What an unexpected delight! I love it when things like this happen and you were so fortunate to be able to capture the moment. I had a kookaburra visit last week but alas, it was gone before I could switch the camera on! xx
Lizzy
16/10/2013 08:49:41 pm
Ha, you certainly have to be quick! Love kookaburras too! xo 19/10/2013 01:41:59 am
How adorable! I've spent many a morning just watching the birds especially in the spring when they are in a flurry of activity with their nest building and child rearing. That photo of the baby on the camera is simply priceless!
Lizzy
19/10/2013 02:35:49 pm
Barbara, thanks so much! We thought it was a special moment. You sound like my kinda person xo
Lizzy
19/10/2013 02:36:12 pm
Dearest Zsuzsa, my Peter got his camera too! 19/10/2013 11:58:36 pm
Gorgeous, simple the cutest little thing sever. So lucky to have that happening in your back yard.
Lizzy
20/10/2013 04:32:50 pm
Thanks Sara... absolutely : ) Your comment will be posted after it is approved.
Leave a Reply. |
Photo Jay Cranon, The Canberra Times
Hello. I'm Liz, a writer, cook and traveller based in Canberra, Australia.
Join me as I share with you my favourite recipes, postcards and morsels from my adventures, conversations with cookery writers and chefs, and news on food and cooking.  Search by topicNB: I use Australian standard measuring cups and spoons in my recipes.
All
 |
