Yes, I know.

They were both red, but one was text book bright, the other, well not as sharp looking.

Few more from our hol on Stradbroke Island.

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A bit mundane...not quite the cardinal I was hoping for, but it is red.

Just saw a mostly white bird on the deck. Can't recall a white bird before.

Might have been a Tufted Titmouse. It's the nearest I can find.

Hollybird?

Now that you mention it I think I've only ever seen a Robin with Holly.

Holly is obviously a two-timer.

First is a well hidden wood pecker. Annoying he landed right next to me today, when I didn't have the camera.

The other two, rats with wings.

One thing about the warm weather, it's loosening up the decades old lube on these old lenses, so they're quicker and easier to focus.

New glasses, probably hasn't helped, fiddled with the diopter setting but still seems slightly out.

Isn't the first one a nuthatch?

So I'm sitting at the kitchen table right in front of the window and right outside the window is a hanging basket of flowers.

Suddenly there's what for a couple of seconds I thought was a rather large bee.

Then I realised it was a hummingbird. A real life hummingbird!

I actually saw a real life hummingbird about four feet away.

That was exciting.

Ahhh bless... Had the poor little fella been blown n the wind from hotter climes?

We get them. Utterly fascinating.

Beautiful little things but holy crap they can move fast!

Talking of birds, I have seen several herds of geese over the last few days. That is not a welcome sight. Not in August.

Herds ?? Mon dieu!

A flange of geese?

Why is a gaggle of geese bad news?

Rosemary

On 'Canada Gesse' specifically, call them whatever (annoying noisy shite droppers), by any other name - Herd, Flock, Gaggle .... whatever

Could this be because its a sign of Autumn (Fall) - that winter is fast approaching, could that be it?