Writing

Wattpad: Taniel

What do you do when, after thanking someone for scene feedback, they say …?

Thank you for writing such a wondrous piece!

You cry.

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What do you do when one of your young readers is moved to do this …?

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Taniel drawn by Larkin (Wattpad)

 

You cry … a lot.

My works on Wattpad

 

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Do have a good weekend.   🙂

 

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Birds

Strepera graculina: Pied Currawong

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The Pied Currawong rarely visits my backyard, but they arrive in numbers while the ivy is loaded with its calorie-rich black berries. They normally live in a wooded area up the lane behind our home.

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The photos of the Pied Currawong were taken through my grubby kitchen window with the Nikon D3000, on auto. Cropped and sharpened in GIMP.

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The Pied Currawong is found in Eastern Australia, from Queensland down to Victoria but not in Tasmania.The Grey Currawong is found in Southern Australia, while the Black Currawong is restricted to Tasmania.

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They eat small birds and can even take baby possums. I had newly hatched starlings taken from a nest and I suspect these birds were the culprits. The starlings abandoned my yard then, and have only just returned. I’m getting visits from a grey thrush,too, which is exciting.

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I love its bright yellow eyes. Do you have a favourite?

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Birds

Honey-eater antics

That pesky New Holland Honey-eater has been taunting me, again, with its aerial antics. I feel so useless with my wonderful new secondhand camera – knowing it is impossible for me to get a decent photograph without proper settings, but it does not stop me from trying!

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New Holland honeyeaer in the ivy-encrusted apple tree

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New Holland honey-eater

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New Holland honeyeater

I did not even know that I had this next shot until I imported images from the card – an upside-down energetic insect-snatcher.

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catching insects

Nikon D3000 DSLR, on auto. Cropped and sharpened in GIMP.

Thanks for looking. Do have a good day!  🙂

 

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