Look Wut I Got! (Scroller and Photo)

[monstersinthedungeon]

This is Screech.

For the last couple of months we've had a very diligent Tawny Frogmouth pair sitting on their nest close to the house.  We've watched with anticipation and were finally rewarded by seeing a little bundle of fluff popping his head out of the nest.

Then last weekend - DRAMA - I walked outside to see a massive monitor making his way towards the Tawny tree.  Screamed at hubby to come and help, we tried to avert disaster, but the monitor was way too fast for us and scaled the tree.  

Mumma Tawny was very panicked, as the monitor came closer to the nest she flew off into a nearby tree.  She gave me a look of absolute desperation HELP ME! (yes, she did!) but the nest/monitor were way too high for us to do anything.  Hubby tried to throw things at the monitor, but I stopped him as the monitor's life is no less precious than the chicks - I didn't want to see the monitor get toppled out of the tree and hurt or killed.  Plus hubby damn near hit my car with a rock. ;\

I put some eggs around the base of the tree so the monitor could see them, in a vain attempt to lure him away from the chick.  We had to go out briefly, so wished the Tawnys good luck.  Alas, when we came back, the nest was empty :_|

Went about our afternoon chores when suddenly I spotted baby Tawny!  Sitting on the ground next to the tractor.  We dropped everything, made him a makeshift nest and put it up in the tree, then caught him and put him in the nest.  We saw Mumma and Pappa Tawny watching nearby.

Cut down a long story, Bubba kept jumping out of his nest over the next three days and Mumma and Pappa abandoned him, so the decision was made to bring him inside to keep him safe from both the monitors and our dogs. (our four young ones would kill him). 

He will be released as soon as he can fly properly and learn to catch his own bugs (I am catching them for him at the moment).  He's all puffed up and hating me in the photo, that's a good thing, we don't want him imprinting on us. He's feeding really well though (I hate you, I hate you, yum, yum, more please, I still hate you). 

[monstersinthedungeon]

Oh, and a :-x for She-Ele and Shhh, as the fell of the earlier post.

And now I will give up whilst I'm behind.

[monstersinthedungeon]

Oh lordy, here's the missing "y"

THE END

[shhh_its_me]

Hahahaha!

[monstersinthedungeon]

WHAT IS GOING ON?!

On the end of my first post I told you about our new babies; that fell off as well!

So... we got new babies today; four little poddy calves. One of them is very sad and missing his mummy, so he is currently in the lounge room on a blanket having cuddles.  Will post some photos tomorrow.

Hubby also saw 'arold (the araldited turtle I got from the vet) yesterday.  "Sorry sweetie, but your turtle's died".  Rushed around to the dam to have a look, yup, floating turtle.  Gave him a poke, nothing.  Waded in to retrieve body.... zoom... dive... one very not dead turtle who was not impressed at having his sunbathing interrupted.

And that is definately THE END, 'cos I gotta go feed the doggies and all my posts keep mucking up.

[cat_mioux]

So... we got new babies today; four little poddy calves. One of them is very sad and missing his mummy, so he is currently in the lounge room on a blanket having cuddles.  Will post some photos tomorrow.

😮

Oh I have got see photo's.

I'm luvin' this thread :^O

[lyndal1838]

You really are a sucker monsters....poddy calves in the lounge room indeed.:^O

[debra9275]

monsters, I haven't checked in for awhile. I love that screeches gave you a cuddle , he's showing that  he loves you

lol about the turtle, I wonder does araldite last a long time in water?? I hope it's long enough for his shell to mend.

I have to puffy heart this thread too, it's the best :-x

good luck with all the new calves

[tasfleur]

What a splendid thread ... the place just gets a better and better, it's absolutely wonderful .. the world is certainly a better place with you in it Monsters ..... :-x

Meanwhile, life is at one million miles an hour here until after this weekend, it's absolute chaos with everything happening at once, so I probably can't post much between here and Monday, but I am so enjoying just checking in on this and the Lillicat thread  :-x

[monstersinthedungeon]

Poor lil' bubba is in the lounge room again tonight, he's not in a good way. He's depressed. This is actually a pretty serious condition for a young calf, they become completely uninterested in their surroundings and don't want to feed. We are dripping Lectade (an electrolyte solution) into his mouth every 15 minutes to keep his hydration up. He has been sucking a bit, which is a good sign, but is very apathetic.

We'll do a tag-team round-the-clock shift with him overnight and up to the vet in the morning if he is not improved. Best wishes please everyone for the little fellow.

Screech was funny tonight.

Hubby and I went out just after dark to mite-dust all the poultry. Screech supervised.

All our chook houses are cubby houses, we have four of them. Screech flew over the first house and sat on the roof as we pulled each chook out and dusted her. When we moved onto the next house he flew over and supervised again; all four houses. 

I managed to dust Screech as well, he didn't realise I did it; I put some powder in my hand and stroked his back, same with the front. He may well be the only Tawny in Australia with no mites :^O

[monstersinthedungeon]

Ms. Mioux, sorry no piccies today, too busy, will try and get some tomorrow.

Lyndal, unfortunately, yes I am a sucker, our two pet pigs live in the house at night too, in the end room. My mother is continually horrified.

Debra, the araldite should seal his shell for life, it's pretty tough stuff. Thank you for your puffy-heart.

Tas, another lovely piccy, I hope everything is okay with you?