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Army SM or tough boys highschool teacher... I feel thoroughly reprimanded.



Well, I thought I was helping in my own inimitable way... The thread had come to a grinding halt with nobody jumping in to help, so I added a bit of (poorly appreciated) humour... which normally generates some interest. With such an attention-grabbing title as The story of our Guy Fawkes hadedas, I had to prod...



Enough of the excuses now… start telling the darn story!



Heheheeee... nothing to do with my age, though...



Right! At your age you should be immune to nerve-jangling events

Please, Goose, you have kept us in suspense long enough... Out with the story now!


Groot askies and pretty pleeaaaase

This pair of Hadedas bred twice , in different trees , this season since August last year , and now it seems they want to breed again - starting to renovate the first nest they used last year .

The first image of them on the lawn , and the other two images , sitting in tree , preening their feathers .

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They might annoy all the dogs in the neighborhood, and make a big noise on takeoff, but there is something beautiful about this bird...

I agree with you Leeukos. A handsome bird with a loud call and exude confidence. They even put my pet cats in their place! I always enjoy watching them.

Interestingly - our pair of Hadedas started building a new nest this week in the same Eucalyptus tree where they nested last year and raised 4 youngsters . They seem to have chosen this as their winter/spring home - the nest being built on the leeward side of the tree , away from the northwesterly wind that we get in winter/rainy season.