We’ve had some interesting visitors to the garden recently. How about this gorgeous thing? It’s an Eastern Rosella, and really belongs somewhere further north, and warmer.  However, there he or she was - making a huge chirpy din in the tree just a few feet from Philip’s computer - and it didn’t mind at all when we poked the camera at it. We might see one of these a year if we’re lucky. Do you reckon it chose the tree to match some of its feathers?

And then we have the oddest little female sparrow. We thought she had a bit of nesting material stuck to her beak, but no. It’s not the greatest photo because she’s a fast mover. The top half of her beak is wildly overgrown and we’ve named her Stickybeak.  She eats by twisting her head to the side and appears to be doing okay. She’s been here for dinner for several days now, and likes standing on the hose.