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). 

[j*oono]

Poor Spuddy didn't have any chips.  It is a good name though but might be a bit too uncomfortable seeing as Monster chose a pup that was similar to Spud 🙂

Then again it might be good?

[tulip*place]

Hi monsters, love this thread.  That  puppy is adorable.  Maybe a Buddy or Paddy, similar to Spuddy.  When I went looking for another dog after almost 17 loyal years with my beloved Bruiser, I didn't want another blue dog, but of course when I started looking I just fell in love with another blue dog because he had the idential bushy tail as Bruiser.   He came to us named Mr K and we love him to bits but Bruiser will always have a place in my heart.  I was with him when he took his first breath and I was there for his last.

[j*oono]

I like Paddy because it is like an Irish name.  The home of the spud.

[cat_mioux]

Lovin' the doggies and the turkeys and of course the star of this thread Screechy Boy. :-x

[monstersinthedungeon]

Hi everyone :-x

Thanks so much for the name suggestions, they are appreciated. I love the name Harry best of all, but we have a Henry already, so it's a little close.

Hubby also said that his step-brother's son is Harry, so although I think that's getting a little ridiculous - just how far down the family tree do we have to go not to tread on anyone's feelings? - we probably can't use Harry. Trying if possible to stay away from names ending in the "ee" sound, we have so many of those already. It's hard though, a lot of the names I like end in e, ie or y.

Little fellow is still unnamed, I've tried a few out on him, but nothing is sticking. So he's still just pup, puppy, little fellow. I've never had a pet unnamed for so long, usually their names come on the first day or two. He is such a little character, so happy and bouncy.

My short list so far is very long:

Beans

Koda

Taco

Cricket

Noodle

Harry

Merlin

Here is a piccy of him this morning, he'd just discovered the dishwasher. He was head first in it and I made a funny sound to make him look at the camera:

[debra9275]

aww. he's really cute monsters. I just don't know what name would suit him best. I've just read back and I'm having a little chuckle about the ceramic pig  :^O

how is Screech's leg going? I wonder what he did to it?

& I hope your little calf is getting stronger now

[j*oono]

Deb!  Haha I do want one of those ceramic pigs now 😄

My boy used to stand on the dishwasher door too Monsters.  Your little pup is just gorgeous.

I thought of another name when you said he was all happy and bouncy.  What about the name Bouncer?  That might scare off any intruders too 😄

[j*oono]

I forgot to say, of your list of names I like the name Merlin.  That would suit him too I think.

[tasfleur]

 "Bouncer" .. :^O ... that is an excellent suggestion Joono; looking at the size of his paws, bouncing is exactly what he's going to be doing.

I like "Noodle" too, he's got that 'noodle' look about him.

[tasfleur]

"Merlin" is great as well, you are really good at this Joono, when we get our new dog somewhere up the track, I'll ask you about naming him/her.