It was mid-afternoon on Anzac Day when I knew something was happening in my backyard
During the week I’d often observed a single damselfly patrolling the garden, but that afternoon there were around half a dozen.
Soon it was apparent there had been a hatching of some insect that birds like to feed on.
Dozens of birds from various species began circling and bombing, while occasionally pausing to rest on the washing-line.
Mostly dusky wood swallows and welcome swallows, but also a wattle bird I think (although maybe it was a honeyeater).
There was a flurry of flying activity for about 20 minutes in the sunshine, and then they disappeared.
Nutrigrain
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*Thought I found a piece of Nutrigrain on the beach*
This reminds me of a friend who listed a piece on Ebay because it looked
like E.T.
It sold and the...