Don't feed the birds!
We recently hung a small bird feeder from the balcony to attract the Lorikeets as they are so pretty. The first few days there was no activity and then they started to arrive in twos, and then word must have spread as more arrived. At one point we had more than 10 lining up on the balcony waiting for a turn, or catching the food that fell.

However, the cockatoos then found out and started arriving to scare the lorikeets away. They also destroyed the feeder very quickly but at least they cleared up the mess as well. Even though the food has gone now we must be a 'known location' for feeding now and this morning we had lorikeets waiting patiently and chirping away politely.

We then had 10 or more cockatoos swooping over from the other side of the valley to come and sit on the balcony and on the roof above, waiting for some action. Although all the birds are very beautiful and amusing, we will probably stop the feeding for a while now, otherwise the house will start to look like a scene from 'The Birds'!

On a separate note, we managed to get a game of tennis in today after on/off showers all week. Looking forward to seeing the sun again soon!