I am married to “the Crazy Bird Man” – since rescuing Scaley my husband has befriended all Scaley’s feathered friends and relations by putting out a regular feed of fresh fruit and nectar mix.
Scaley started flying a couple of weeks ago and comes and goes as he pleases. H just has to hold out his hand and Scaley will land right on it, then he’ll roll over and let H tickle his tummy. Some of the other birds are getting bolder as well – quite often they will go into Scaley’s cage to pinch food, and lately some of them have been landing on H and seeing if he tastes good!
Since we have attracted so many lorikeets lately with the new bird feeder, H & I planted a heap of grevilleas and bottlebrushes in a new garden bed the other weekend. Some bush tucker for them when we’re not around!
H dug the holes and I planted the trees. I’m so pleased they seem to be doing really well – two weeks since we put them in and all have new growth.