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    My wife built a garden and the birds came.
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    My wife built a garden and the birds came.

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    1. Mr_Rekshun on

      These are in the snowy mountains region, NSW.

      Recently arrived from QLD, and the thing that struck me most is how big the magpies here are. They’re units – way bigger than the ones we had in qld.

    3. gooder_name on

      I WANT TO BE BIRD FRIEND, BUT UNDERSTAND I AM NOT SUPPOSED TO FEED THEM.

      Is there any middle ground? Bird bath is a great start IMO

    4. HappySparklyUnicorn on

      I put a dogs water bowl outside and it turned into a bird bath. We sometimes get lizards there too. It’s great for them. There is one bird who loves taking baths in the dog’s water bowl.

      Edited to add: just got to add a small stick for the lizards to help them get out.

    5. timeflies25 on

      Aw I love that. I wouldn’t wish the birds to come here though, the kids in the street would just torment them.

    6. FigAny8276 on

      I have a birdbath but the only birds that actually swim in it are noisy miners. Magpies will have a drink but I’ve never seen one go for a swim so this is cool to see!

    8. giant_mutant_hippo on

      Photo 3 literally looks like the magpie is thinking “fkn pervert” seeing you take it’s photo 😂

    9. istara on

      I find the currawongs very shy and gentle!

      It’s the white fuckatoos that are aggressive pricks to all other birds visiting our verandah.

    10. dhadigadu_vanasira on

      I repurposed the kids old water fountain play toy to a bird bath. The pigeons & galahs rule the roost and they’re messy! but its fun to see all sorts of birds come and play in there. my kids watch them from the bedroom windows.

    11. Terrible_Offer3349 on

      Unfortunately, Currowongs like this fella are nest robbers and will take your local birds eggs and chicks!

    12. Admirable_Count989 on

      Number 6: looking at the camera with only the attitude you get from a bathing magpie 😡

    13. Queasy_Ad_2144 on

      I believe everyone should have a water feature at home for wildlife, mini ponds would be great

    14. Traditional-Tone-891 on

      I love the third pic, of the maggie. It’s got a real “you got a problem?” expression.

    15. SilverAnxious2262 on

      I’ve been putting a chip bowl out filled with water this summer and my cat is loving it! We mainly have crows and the resident street ibis, and there’s a couple of djiti djitis that love it too. The crows will bring often food to soften up. I’ve started putting out a shallower meat tray for the djiti djitis though as they’re the ones who love bathing in the water but the chip bowl is too high for them. Now they come every day for a cooling off and play in the water.

      The only thing is our crows are now regular and there’s one who will absolutely give me a telling off if I’ve forgotten to switch out the water.