366 June 2020

A bit of an overcast day, but some pleasant views. Nine Mile Beach is 11.7 km (8 mile) long, and extends in a gentle east-facing arc from Diamond Reef rocks to the north entrance wall of Cape Hawke harbour, at the twin towns of Tuncurry and Forster in NSW.

Miniature. Very chilly, windy day. Saturday challenge... reflections

Battered and bruised after their many travels, but surviving, Bill and Ben the flowerpot men, with Sunny.

Angus, our West Highland White Terrier

This bird has chosen to nest in the middle of an open block of vacant land. I didn't want to get too close. The masked lapwing is a large, common and conspicuous bird native to Australia Plovers usually lay their eggs after local rains. They lay up to four eggs on the ground in a small depression in open areas so they can see their predators. The Masked Lapwing is sometimes referred to as the Spur-winged Plover because each of its wings is armed with a yellow spur at the ‘elbow’ (or carpal joint)... Lapwings use these spurs when diving at potential predators or intruders during breeding season, while chicks are running around or when the eggs are just about to hatch. While these attacks are quite unnerving, the birds seldom actually strike their ‘victims’, preferring a close approach to scare them away.

Juvenile butcher bird, taking shelter on our deck.

in the morning, NSW, Australia

This bird has chosen to nest in the middle of an open block of vacant land. I didn't want to get too close. The masked lapwing is a large, common and conspicuous bird native to Australia Plovers usually lay their eggs after local rains. They lay up to four eggs on the ground in a small depression in open areas so they can see their predators. The Masked Lapwing is sometimes referred to as the Spur-winged Plover because each of its wings is armed with a yellow spur at the ‘elbow’ (or carpal joint)... Lapwings use these spurs when diving at potential predators or intruders during breeding season, while chicks are running around or when the eggs are just about to hatch. While these attacks are quite unnerving, the birds seldom actually strike their ‘victims’, preferring a close approach to scare them away.

Saturday challenge... bright, bold colours, filling the frame, abstract or real. A good topic for today, as my husband was in for day surgery, a cataract in his right eye. All good, and he can see better already. His left eye is fine, so he is very pleased.