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More Birdscaping & List of Sightings
Years ago we had some huge yukka in our front garden, right in front of the deck. It took Jamie some effort to dig them out, but it was worth it as those bastards suck all moisture for metres around it. If you've ever seen the roots of a yukka, you'll know what I mean, and if you want to grow anything in your garden and have a yukka - good luck, and get rid of it. I hate them! 

Anyway, our theory was correct - we ended up with a beautiful native garden on one side of the deck where we planted banksia, grevillea, leucodendrons, and some other plants. They thrived without the water to suck the life out of everything around it. 


![image.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/riverflows/2423qCERBvbZUgkPtEiBgQ2vnPGfjhULhKCPthvpLnhrtysFC6eLgxX1fv1kECBn2XZEG.jpg)


It's also a haven for birds - something we call birdscaping, as everything we plant apart from vegetables is to attract birds to the area. Native birds love native flowers - it's not rocket science. You need a mixture too, some shrubs that provide cover for small birds like finches and wrens, as well as flowers for honeyeaters and trees for larger birds. 


![image.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/riverflows/23zbTmTgZEoLz86T62gz79p6WpEtX22p765rVHhxABRwz4ki9UA2K3xWH47XDrj7Bk5M5.png)
**Small honeyeaters**

We have eastern rosellas, gang gangs, blue wrens, all kinds of honeyeaters, and a lovely pair of doves come down to drink - it's better than Netflix, especially round 4 o'clock when they all come down. 


![image.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/riverflows/23tmFZDjBNqvnWM4xiBy5cYhaFEoGezvPXMhEq5kAJxTzQgJ3tX3rcWu2jhMkuNkGJsZx.png)
**A young gang gang without the pink plumage**

So we decided we'd finally get around to birdscaping the *other* side of the deck. We marked out the area we wanted for the bed with some metal edging, and Jamie got to work digging out the kikuya grass, which has some nasty long roots. Now it's my job to locate some native mulch, and some plants. 


![image.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/riverflows/23wgMdRrS1GCtJQrM2fiSuPLmxTw51LTdzknRrQBVEDA4SAPE8SuGCsJowjh3SxQtHpBu.jpg)

Jamie actually dug it all out yesterday, and it's a bit bigger than the mock up above, which I'm pleased about. I'd go take a photo but it's tipping down rain for the first time in ages, and I don't want to get soaked. 

![image.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/riverflows/23vsSPYcsSWyWaXNuBRnteiRUZnu1V5HtVcdnGtjENdiPJMMQ81F9cXh7E2hQwRRXmGBP.png)
**Blue superb fairy wren**


I'm also on the look out for a couple of bird baths - honestly, I don't understand why people don't landscape for birds, particularly people around this area that have been complaining about insects all summer. A few native plants and a birdbath is all it takes - unless you have five acres like us and want to plant all the plants for all the birds. 

Here's a list of all the birds we've spotted on our property, either landing or overhead (pelicans never land sadly). We wrote this on a road trip one day, realising we had more birds at our place than some of the wildnerss areas we'd been too! 

## Bird Sightings on Our Property

dusky moorhen

purple swampphen

coot

masked lapwing

silver gull

yellowtailed black cockatoo

gang gang cockatoo.

Galah

corella confirm type

Sulphur crested cockatoo

rainbow lorakeet

king parrot

crimson rosella

eastern rosella

Turquoise parrot.

Cuckoo confirm type

boobook owl

laughing kookaburra

 noisey miner

tree creeper - confirm type

satin bowerbird

Superb Fairy wren

Scrub wren.

Spotted pardalote.

striated purdalote

new holland honeyeater

white naped honeyeater

white plumed honeyeater

red wattlebird

eastern whipbird

black faded cuckoo shrike

crested shrike-tit

golden whystler

grey shrike thrush

marked wood swallow

pied butcherbird

magpie

currawong pied

Raven

willie wagtail

grey fantail

magpie lark.

silver eyed

Fairy martin

black bird

common starling.

Red ground finch

Sparrow

Bronzewing. (common)

Crested pigeon

Chestnut teal

grey teal 

black swan

wood duck.

pelican

australian darter

white necked heron

white faced heron

little egret

lathams snipe

straw necked ibis

Australian white ibis

yellow billed spoonbill

shouldered kite

whistling kite

Grey goshawk. (white morph)

little eagle

Square tailed kite

wedge tailed engle

nankeen kestrel








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@amjadsharif ·
I do not know what kind of plant yuka is and its roots can be. banksia, grevillea, leucodendrons, and some other plants you have planted are new to me. But as you are saying, these are useful for birds' nests and enhance the beauty of the garden.  The fear of getting soaked in the rain cannot stop you, from making a picture as it has a different fun to make a picture in the rain.
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@riverflows ·
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Haha I'll wait til rain stops. I can post a photo another time when I plant the plants. 
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@coinjoe ·
That is an amazing assortment of birds you have appearing there in your garden. I too love to watch the birds and squirells along with the occasional rabbit in the yard. We just had a momma Robin hatch her eggs and the babies leave the nest. It was a wonderful thing to watch unfold over time. 
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@riverflows ·
There's nothing better. I do think we need to support wildlife in our own patches as much as we can..
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@goldenoakfarm ·
My goodness! He dug all that in one day? I've got the pasture garden that was started to be dug 2 years ago by Tom and family and they never finished it. He can come dig that for me!! LOL

The blue superb fairy wren is so lovely! And I can't believe the list of birds! I don't know most of the birds around here, but my helper friend periodically tells me the names and songs of what he sees. Of course, I can't remember any of it...
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@riverflows ·
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Yes he did. He's a persistent man with a natural strength. I tell him that's why I keep him πŸ˜‚ He dug it over again yesterday and made it bigger!


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@goldenoakfarm ·
Very cool! That will be lovely in front of the deck.
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@toluwanispecial ·
It’s amazing how you transformed your garden into a beautiful home for so many birds. I love the idea of birdscaping. I also take delight in the photos. You and Jamie have done a great job. It must feel so peaceful to watch all those birds visit every day.
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@riverflows ·
Thanks. Yes it's really rewarding. I'm laying in bed now listening to them all tweet! They do love our garden. 
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@toluwanispecial ·
You're welcome.  Thanks for the support. I appreciate it.
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