And how many cockies did you count Marion I am so looking forward to the rain so I hope you get heaps too, we had very black clouds yesterday but nothing in them also lots of thunder it must have rained somewhere in Brissie but not here.

And dont they look great, they are a lovely bird , I dont think they would do a good job of pruning the roses as I used to get so upset at the way they they stripped the tops of the Grevillea trees I had growing in Townsville, no I would not be happy with them in my Rose bed.. ..Marion I grew six White Cedars up North and the trunks used to get completely covered with these grey caterpillars it got so bad hubby chopped them down, do you have any trouble like that with your trees...Great Pics......Cheers...MM.

MM, My brother brought the seeds for my tree from relatives I have never met in Western Australia so I treasure it.
Yes the hairy caterpillars make a treck to it every now and then but I wrap the trunk with oily rag and that stops them climbing and they toddle off to find something else to live on. not in my yard though thank goodness.

We have clouds today , but no rain, so I am still hoping.
Marion

Lovely to see all the wild life you have.
Heather

Aren't they beautiful, I hope the old wives tale is right & you get lots of rain.
Jan.

Beautiful birds.

It's funny about old wives tales. I have heard your one many times about rain coming in so many days, and I've also heard that when you see black cockatoos dry weather is coming as they are searching for food. Let's just hope it is rain coming. Had 3mm on Friday but it soaked in so quick there is no sign of it now. Just enough to wash the dust off.