For the Twitchers....

Isn't Mother Nature truly amazing?I mean when this lady comes up with a design she gets it 150% right. Some of you might not know that the Homestead Grounds are a Bird Sanctuary. We are fortunate enough to see lots of bird activity and it can sometimes seem a little odd... On Saturday, Emma, came over to clean the Homestead Grounds Toilets. She called me out to look at something she had found. I have to tell you my heart sank, you never really expect to find anything good in these toilets....(We are desperately trying to get them replaced) I was, however, delighted with her discovery. In the fuse box which hangs on the wall of the ladies toilets, is a little hole in the door, about the size of a 50 cent coin. When she opened the door to the fuse box, I was staggered to see the most intricate and complex nest I have ever had the good fortune to see. We have alot of Starlings around the Homestead and it is nesting season. This nest was beautiful in its design. Each and every piece of straw and leaf and feather had been woven around and around in a clockwise direction. It was so complex and so wonderful to admire. It amazed me that this little bird had spent hours and possibly days weaving this nest in such a small space, with such a small entry point. We were both very upset that it had to be removed, but it was in a very old fuse box and a HUGE fire hazard. Still, it was lovely to be reminded, that we humans aren't as clever as we like to think we are and to spend the rest of the day marvelling at the Perfection that is Mother Nature.