Submitted by Ron on 22 January, 2008 - 22:04
Fresh back from a Christmas trip to India, we were keen to see how our birds' new offspring had managed to pull through.
Submitted by Ron on 16 December, 2007 - 16:53
Just a quick note to let you know that Vicky definitely has two very big bubs in her nest. Amazingly, her bubs are always very quiet. We don't hear a lot of squarking for food from them, and they always look very contented in the nest. I hope they stay in there a bit longer and get good and strong before they enture out.
Submitted by Ron on 13 December, 2007 - 19:57
At the end of last week I thought Vicky and Sophie both had babies in their nests, because they were both stacking food and flying back. Sadly, suddenly Sophie stopped and became miserable again, so it seems she has lost a second clutch this year. So many birds seem to have had bad luck in the district. It is odd, because the weather is wetter than it has been (it was drought for years until now), and one would think they know how to rear their babies in a wet season with lots of bugs to feed them. But many of our friends have also told us their magpies have lost babies.
