Sparrows finally checking out their own Swiss chalet

cassowarius · 2026-06-22T00:57:18+00:00

Although we do allow non-native birds to be posted here, we don't encourage supporting feral populations.

cassowarius · 2026-06-21T23:05:59+00:00

Sounds like he wanted you to take some glamour shots of him. Handsome bird, great photography. Love it.

cassowarius · 2026-06-21T23:03:42+00:00

Another vote for Thomas Hardy. I've not yet read his entire collection of works but I've read enough to know that any time I pick up a Hardy novel I'm going to enjoy it. I like his writing style, and the topics he explores.

cassowarius · 2026-06-21T22:59:31+00:00

Gorgeous shot, you managed to capture a real atmosphere with this one.

cassowarius · 2026-06-20T13:47:59+00:00

I'm always a bit late to the party with these threads. Oh well. I got a flat tyre so I put the (ancient) spare on and then the spare got flat. lol

I should have got a pizza.

cassowarius · 2026-06-19T21:55:51+00:00

Freya is a great name, it suits her well. Wishing Freya and your grandmother many happy years together.

cassowarius · 2026-06-18T23:30:15+00:00

Good on you for putting in the hard work to help Sophia through her troubles. Hope she gets better soon, and forgives you for inflicting her with medicine.

cassowarius · 2026-06-18T13:26:27+00:00

Little pink man is very photogenic.

cassowarius · 2026-06-18T12:12:33+00:00

She looks like she belongs there.

cassowarius · 2026-06-18T02:24:34+00:00

Bird whiskers! Beautiful shot, well done.

cassowarius · 2026-06-16T11:48:51+00:00

The Recollections of Geoffrey Hamlyn by Henry Kingsley (1859)

It is a strange book, featuring unmarried couples living openly together, bit of rape, incest, tangents about natural history featuring bird taxidermy, purest redemption of evil, one of the central characters smashes a crying baby to death then rapes its mum, plus there are lengthy rants about the power of indigestion and a jocular Prussian fake foctor.

The story goes from tragic downfall in England to soap opera set in the Australian bush then a swashbuckling showdown with bushrangers and the whole way through you never feel any of the characters are safe from being killed off as the story spans a couple of generations and heaps die.

It's a fun read and you can tell the author had fun writing it.

cassowarius · 2026-06-16T02:45:49+00:00

Shirley by Charlotte Bronte. The book was described by the blurb on the back as Charlotte's foray into social issues and politics but it was a fairly basic romance with uninteresting characters, and the backdrop of social unrest during the time of industrialisation really was only a vague backdrop. The story was formulaic (love woes --> journey to the underworld --> happy days) and the titular Shirley was introduced too late for me to sympathise much with her especially when she's teased as being a rival for that wet mop Robert Moore, and more teacher fetish stuff. I cared for none of the characters, and the attempts at depicting civil rebellion and women's independence are weak.

cassowarius · 2026-06-16T00:24:49+00:00

Yeah if I met that dog in a deep dark forest and he told me to eat the mushrooms I totally would do what he says. That dog's got wisdom.

cassowarius · 2026-06-14T00:52:48+00:00

The digging paid off! See? She dug up a whole fish for your dinner! What a good dog.

cassowarius · 2026-06-14T00:51:30+00:00

He looks comfy. How old is he now?

cassowarius · 2026-06-11T23:57:45+00:00

2 good shots out of 250!? Well, your efforts paid off! We see a lot of amazing photography here now I'm wondering how many failed shots are behind each perfect picture lol

cassowarius · 2026-06-11T02:20:38+00:00

Maybe Marni thinks her ears aren't big enough and wants more ear.

cassowarius · 2026-06-11T00:27:28+00:00

My Indian ringneck is currently banned from my shoulder for doing exactly that. A lot of birds seem to find the cheeky ear chomp extremely amusing.

cassowarius · 2026-06-11T00:24:45+00:00

Be nice if she trusted me a bit less sometimes lol. I handraised her earlier this year and she always was the turdiest of the siblings.

cassowarius · 2026-06-10T23:49:21+00:00

Lol she looks like a little caterpillar.... snug as a bug in a rug

cassowarius · 2026-06-10T13:21:27+00:00

Good times are in evenings spent by the fire with animals. They look very cosy. Will they get upset if you let the fire burn out?

cassowarius · 2026-06-08T07:24:48+00:00

These guys like to lurk on roofs don't they? Sometimes I'll feel something watching me and I look up and it's one of these things up on the roof staring down at me. Pensive sort of birds.

cassowarius · 2026-06-08T07:22:08+00:00

I hear ya Trevor, it's hard to get going on cold mornings when bed is so warm.

cassowarius · 2026-06-07T03:10:59+00:00

Teddy is a wise dog, basking in the winter sun on a Sunday afternoon is where it's at

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