Ukulady
@ukulady.bsky.social
Walker, muso, reader, bird lover, gardener, nanna, survivor - aren’t we all.
I couldn’t quite believe my eyes and raced inside to look up the underside of a wedge tail to make sure. I’ve seen them around locally and apparently there is an eagle nest at the top end of my street plus they are predators of cockatoos on their own so it was all checking out.
December 15, 2025 at 11:41 AM
I couldn’t quite believe my eyes and raced inside to look up the underside of a wedge tail to make sure. I’ve seen them around locally and apparently there is an eagle nest at the top end of my street plus they are predators of cockatoos on their own so it was all checking out.
I heard a mob of cockatoos screeching even more than normal - went out to look and saw the problem. The distinctive underside of a wedge-tailed eagle in their midst - right over my garden and low in the sky. The cockies were driving it away. Exciting start to the day. #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours
December 15, 2025 at 8:44 AM
I heard a mob of cockatoos screeching even more than normal - went out to look and saw the problem. The distinctive underside of a wedge-tailed eagle in their midst - right over my garden and low in the sky. The cockies were driving it away. Exciting start to the day. #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours
Mine would be the wattlebird without a doubt. It wakes me up around 5am most mornings but I get my own back and go back to sleep, refusing to give it first bird status unless I’m properly awake, have had a coffee and can see it in the flesh😁
December 14, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Mine would be the wattlebird without a doubt. It wakes me up around 5am most mornings but I get my own back and go back to sleep, refusing to give it first bird status unless I’m properly awake, have had a coffee and can see it in the flesh😁
Amaryllis - that’s what it’s called 😁 I couldn’t think of the name.
December 13, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Amaryllis - that’s what it’s called 😁 I couldn’t think of the name.
I thought they must be ducks- my eyesight isn’t sharp enough to pick them out clearly.
December 12, 2025 at 11:09 PM
I thought they must be ducks- my eyesight isn’t sharp enough to pick them out clearly.
Looks like a Julia’s rose.
December 12, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Looks like a Julia’s rose.
I love the changing colours. What are the white blobs in the 2nd/3rd photos?
December 12, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I love the changing colours. What are the white blobs in the 2nd/3rd photos?
A beautiful morning and first birds were 4 noisy miners blissing out in the sunshine on our walking track. Wings outspread to catch the rays, a bit of tail fluffing and none of them made a sound or flew off as we passed them. #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours
December 12, 2025 at 9:03 AM
A beautiful morning and first birds were 4 noisy miners blissing out in the sunshine on our walking track. Wings outspread to catch the rays, a bit of tail fluffing and none of them made a sound or flew off as we passed them. #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours
If the US government put as much effort into making life better for their constituents as they do in suing each other, you’d be an amazing country.
December 11, 2025 at 11:56 PM
If the US government put as much effort into making life better for their constituents as they do in suing each other, you’d be an amazing country.
That's a remarkable colour. The rose on the left is called My Yellow.
December 11, 2025 at 11:55 AM
That's a remarkable colour. The rose on the left is called My Yellow.
It's a mutabilis rose - starts out as a paler apricot/pinky colour then deepens to that gorgeous pink.
December 11, 2025 at 11:46 AM
It's a mutabilis rose - starts out as a paler apricot/pinky colour then deepens to that gorgeous pink.
A pleasure. I can't believe how many people have seen my roses.
December 11, 2025 at 11:34 AM
A pleasure. I can't believe how many people have seen my roses.
I thought I heard a scrub wren and walked down the garden to check it out but sprung a small flock of crimson rosellas who were foraging under the ti trees and partly hidden by the buttercups. They flew off in a minor panic and took out the honours for #FirstBirdOfTheDay #WhatsYours
December 11, 2025 at 11:32 AM
I thought I heard a scrub wren and walked down the garden to check it out but sprung a small flock of crimson rosellas who were foraging under the ti trees and partly hidden by the buttercups. They flew off in a minor panic and took out the honours for #FirstBirdOfTheDay #WhatsYours
Stunning. What was the weather that followed like?
December 11, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Stunning. What was the weather that followed like?
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Great Tits on the feeders. Another lovely sunrise here.
December 11, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Great Tits on the feeders. Another lovely sunrise here.
That sounds very romantic and lovely, Sarah.
December 11, 2025 at 11:24 AM
That sounds very romantic and lovely, Sarah.
Yep, it's one of my favourites.
December 11, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Yep, it's one of my favourites.
It’s a mutabilis rose at the end of its flowering. They start out as a pale yellowy peach colour and darken into the pink as they age. The bush looks as though it is a covered in butterflies in peak season.
December 11, 2025 at 4:00 AM
It’s a mutabilis rose at the end of its flowering. They start out as a pale yellowy peach colour and darken into the pink as they age. The bush looks as though it is a covered in butterflies in peak season.
The one on the left is called My yellow and it always matures into the gorgeous colours in the photo. On the right is Mutabilis.
December 11, 2025 at 3:56 AM
The one on the left is called My yellow and it always matures into the gorgeous colours in the photo. On the right is Mutabilis.
A carolling magpie in the elm as I opened the front door. Far distant sounds of currawongs as the magpie flew off to a neighbour’s roof. #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours
December 9, 2025 at 8:53 AM
A carolling magpie in the elm as I opened the front door. Far distant sounds of currawongs as the magpie flew off to a neighbour’s roof. #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours
Two sulphur crested cockatoos flying from the tall gums over the road, across my garden and down towards the valley, shrieking loudly all the way. #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours
December 8, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Two sulphur crested cockatoos flying from the tall gums over the road, across my garden and down towards the valley, shrieking loudly all the way. #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours
I get inspired by Monty Don and rarely go into the garden without my dead headers😁
December 7, 2025 at 9:53 AM
I get inspired by Monty Don and rarely go into the garden without my dead headers😁
Maggie flew down to say hello as I went round dead heading this morning. #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours
December 7, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Maggie flew down to say hello as I went round dead heading this morning. #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours
A juvenile currawong hopping around on the lawn and making funny squawking noises. Mum was close by and so was the wattlebird who came diving in with a definite ‘get off my patch’ vibe. The currawongs conceded and flew off over the fence. #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours
December 6, 2025 at 8:05 AM
A juvenile currawong hopping around on the lawn and making funny squawking noises. Mum was close by and so was the wattlebird who came diving in with a definite ‘get off my patch’ vibe. The currawongs conceded and flew off over the fence. #FirstBirdOfMyDay #WhatsYours