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Backyard wildlife
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Lisbeth
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Re: Backyard wildlife
You sure have quite a bird zoo in your garden, Okie They even come from afar
They even come from afar "Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." Nelson Mandela
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The desire for equality must never exceed the demands of knowledge
Re: Backyard wildlife
Lisbeth , yes , you've called it 
Actually , I don't think one can call it a " garden " , rather a farmyard where a lot of different birds come to . Nothing really special about it either , but it does seem to attract a lot of different birds . Regular visitors over a period say of twelve months , count more than 40 different species , plus fly-by's such as hawks , falcons , steppe buzzards , and even an eagle , as we saw
Here is the view from the front porch , and is as seen from my desk , behind my computer , from where I can also see all the action at the bird-feeder table .
So , not really a garden , the sheep keep the grass short , so I do not plant anything , and I do not plant anything , because the sheep will eat it too
Actually , I don't think one can call it a " garden " , rather a farmyard where a lot of different birds come to . Nothing really special about it either , but it does seem to attract a lot of different birds . Regular visitors over a period say of twelve months , count more than 40 different species , plus fly-by's such as hawks , falcons , steppe buzzards , and even an eagle , as we saw Here is the view from the front porch , and is as seen from my desk , behind my computer , from where I can also see all the action at the bird-feeder table .
So , not really a garden , the sheep keep the grass short , so I do not plant anything , and I do not plant anything , because the sheep will eat it too
Enough is enough
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Wow, Okie! That's a great view and I love the feeling of country side 
"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." Nelson Mandela
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Re: Backyard wildlife
Ghees, Okie, what a tough life!!! care to swop a stoep???
Our moontins covered with housing,....
Our moontins covered with housing,....
Heh,.. H.e
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Beautiful setting, Okie, and seems you are richly rewarded without having to leave your desk.
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Yeaah H.e. Its really tough on the farm . Sometimes I even have to sit on that stoep drowning my sorrows with a couple of frostie's or even a bottle of red wineH. erectus wrote:Ghees, Okie, what a tough life!!! care to swop a stoep???
Our moontins covered with housing,....
Do you have mountains or just molehills ( from old rehabilitated mine-heaps )
Certainly soExFmem wrote:Beautiful setting, Okie, and seems you are richly rewarded without having to leave your desk.
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Tell you what Oke's will dig around for special pic's,..
if only they perk you up a bit!!!
if only they perk you up a bit!!!
Heh,.. H.e
Re: Backyard wildlife
Well , it was just one of those days again 
Was sitting on the stoep with a business associate , when a little Cape Grysbok came walking up the vineyard road , stopped for a few moments to sniff at some grass , then casually disappeared amongst the vines This little guy , is around quite often , but hardly ever seen , except his tracks , early morning in damp soil .
Then , this afternoon , just before 5 pm , my farm worker called me to come and have a look at " a very strange pidgeon ". On further questioning , he said it had quite a longish tail So , along I went , and there was the most unbelievable , incredible sight I could ever have imagined 
I ran to fetch my camera , took one picture after another , and more , and more .
I just could not believe my eyes , and frankly , would not have believed unless I did see with my own eyes .
Wow , wow , and wow . never seen so close up , or around here , and in any event , right here on the farm where I could examine its every feature . And I even held it in my hands
Oops , oh , of course , what is it , you ask
Well , sorry , so excited to talk about it , that I clean forgot to download from my camera .
So , please be patient until I can do the necessary first , then you can also see what is saw which is so extra-ordinary
Was sitting on the stoep with a business associate , when a little Cape Grysbok came walking up the vineyard road , stopped for a few moments to sniff at some grass , then casually disappeared amongst the vines This little guy , is around quite often , but hardly ever seen , except his tracks , early morning in damp soil . Then , this afternoon , just before 5 pm , my farm worker called me to come and have a look at " a very strange pidgeon ". On further questioning , he said it had quite a longish tail
So , along I went , and there was the most unbelievable , incredible sight I could ever have imagined I ran to fetch my camera , took one picture after another , and more , and more .
I just could not believe my eyes , and frankly , would not have believed unless I did see with my own eyes .
Wow , wow , and wow . never seen so close up , or around here , and in any event , right here on the farm where I could examine its every feature . And I even held it in my hands
Oops , oh , of course , what is it , you ask
Well , sorry , so excited to talk about it , that I clean forgot to download from my camera .
So , please be patient until I can do the necessary first , then you can also see what is saw which is so extra-ordinary
Enough is enough
