birds in the wild

This is the Lord Howe woodhen, a species of flightless bird that is endemic to Lord Howe Island. They are an endangered bird and the island has worked really hard to protect and increase the population. In 1970 there were about 20 birds and now there are over 2,000 due to a program of rat eradication, and the removal of all cats & feral pigs. 

You can see them wandering around everywhere on the island and they make lots of interesting sounds.

 

On the windowsill

 We recently rented a cottage in the country and I was surprised to see stuffed birds under glass again. It's something I distinctly remember from my childhood, hours spent studying stuffed foxes and dogs under glass.

chairs and a window

I had to search through some old photos to find something that would follow on from the previous post ( a beautiful chair and curtains, with a lovely widow behind).  I wanted to take a photo of a window but my windows here are not all that interesting. This photo was taken a few years ago-  wandering in an old part of Sydney- possibly looking for photo opportunities with Justine for our two takes project. 

I do love the reflection in the window, the weathered bricks and the pop of sunlight on leaves at the top. 

 

The perfect chair

 We went away to a hotel in Devon last week and I just wanted to take this chair and curtains home with me.