Visitors to My Garden.....(continued)

Any one know what this is ???

A tree knee?

Neck of an ostrich? Or ginger's neck?

Pep is being naughty again.
Must be wednesday .

Ok then. Your knee.

But aren`t there 2 bends ?

Yeah, you have warped knees. LOL

Warped sense of humour more like it .

LOL. So what is it really?

It`s a 3 inch Gum Tree that got struck by lightning .
It fell over and started to grow again .
First bend = Lightning .
Second bend = re-growth .
1st one I`ve ever seen .

I figured it had to be a tree since it was in the woods like that but wasn't real sure. And I definitely didn't know what kind it was.

Here is another angle / close up .

that's the same pic as the other one.

OOOps You are right .

I have not seen you in quite a while. I was hopeful that you were on your way to Arkansas, so you could join our RU ;o) I wish that you could/would come here.

Kim

At the moment I`m organising a 7 day trip to Ayers Rock .
Until I see and Climb That , I`m pretty well stuck in Aus .
Thanks for asking . Kell

This little fella thought he would join us for dinner last night .
He was about 8 inches long . Straight on to Kitchen table .

You eat them down under? I'm not saying there's anything wrong with that but how do they taste? How do you cook them?

No Eqi. We didn`t Eat her .
She flew into the house and landed on the Kitchen table while we were eating .
Funny thing is we were having Chicken Kebabs at the time .
Might be she thought one of the kebab sticks looked familiar ?

Well, I had chocolate covered grasshoppers one time when I was in Mexico and they sort of tasted like one of those Nestle Crunch bars. I figured maybe you all ate them or something otherwise why would it be on your kitchen table. I like those bugs. The kids had some once. Neat insect pet even though they don't live all that long.

They have amazing Head movement .
Almost like an inquisitive Dog .

Your are welcome to visit our state at any time. You have an open invitation. Next year the Master Gardeners are planning a trip to Aussie and/or New Zealand. I am already saving my money!

Kim

Who are The Master Gardeners ?
And how many of them will there Be ?
Maybe I could take them on a Mountain Climb . lol

In our small county, we have over 350 active Master Gardeners. This trip is for the entire state, so I really don't have any idea how many may make the trip. We have a special trip each year, this year it is Costa Rica.

If the mountain climb is more like a hill climb or if "mountain climb" is some type of beverage, you may have some takers. LOL

Kim

There is one destination I know you all would like .

There are more birds than most ppl see in a lifetime .
Parrots & Rosellas in fact .

How cool! Hmmmm...can I bring one home in a suitcase? ;o) Or heck, I will buy the bird a plane ticket and it can fly in the seat next to me. LOL

In the first photo...see that small hill to the right in the picture? Well, that is about as tall of a mountain as we will climb. ;o)) But, would love to visit any and all parks/nature centers and gardens

I so want to visit your lovely country. Hubby and I were supposed to move there after college...but...never did. While in school, Electrical Engineers were needed but after school, all jobs filled. So, we stayed here. I did lots of research, looked at different areas/cities/towns in which to live and the hospitals that needed RNs...so on and so on...but...to no avail. So, to visit would be almost as good!

Kim , if you take a bird back in the plane ?
It should be free if you keep the bird flying .
He won`t weigh anything and won`t take up any seat space ?
Stands to reason , it should be free . Kell

I like your way of thinking, Kell. LOL

These were King Parrots up on the Mountain .

Those are cool!! I have always liked colorful birds.

This is called
" Getting Down and Dirty "

This Guy is playing hide and seek .

cute bird

They have such a gentle looking face. Nice pics ginger!

Thanks pelletory ,
As you know the rest of his body is green ,
So he is trying to blend in .

It is hard to get one in flight .
But I still try .

Any one seen these B 4 ???

Everybody has seen baby spiders!

Now, I suppose that you would like us to ID the species. Can we wait until they grow up?

Good one Stelco .
They are smaller than a pin head at the moment .

This was their egg sack . ( sleeping bags )
And that is mum just below the 2 sacks on the left .

Returned them to the Palm today .
There were about 400 of them .
This is a Pic . of Mum .