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I keep and breed a small number of Australian grass parakeets. This blog provides information and pictures of my birds and a log of their breeding activities. It is also a photo blog of landscapes and wildlife. My dog Buster may also make an appearance. For Nest Box Live - click the link above or visit my website!

Wednesday 31 August 2011

Summer wash-out

Yet again, we have not had a Summer here in the north west...

Coniston Fells from Little Langdale (a rare sunny day)

Looking back across Little Langdale
Sheep

Water Fall near Skelwith bridge

Windermere from Claife Heights (looked better in Winter)

Buster on Claife Heights

Ennerdale Water in August (great British Summer!)

Ennerdale

Tuesday 16 August 2011

Turq chicks fledged

The turquoisine chicks fledged when I was on holiday.

Two more red fronted cinnamon cocks....


and a red fronted opaline hen....

and finally I've managed to get a picture of mum out of the nest box.  She looks a bit tired.

Some bad news....the rubino and one of the rosas from the bourkes second round have not developed proper flight and tail feathers. The little rosa can not fly at all and just runs around like a little quail.  Otherwise, they are strong and healthy looking.  Hopefully a local pet shop will find them homes as pets.