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Tag Archives: Long-tailed Cape sugar birds
Working Day
Wednesday Dear Elsie Today, I worked! I love these kind of working days. They are low key and I can do as much or as little as I like. I worked for an hour and then we went to the … Continue reading
Posted in Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Birds on the bottle, Long-tailed Cape sugar birds, The Little Lookout
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The Birds are Back
Saturday – 7 days til Christmas! Today was the day… The birds came back in variety and number. One of the fun moments of the day was watching a young long-tailed sugar bird holding court and protecting his turf. Other … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Birds on the balcony, Christmas 2021, Full moon, Long-tailed Cape sugar birds
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Sparrows at the Window
Sunday Today was the day… We had tons of birds come to the juice bottle. It was a warm sunny day with very little wind. After our swim and breakfast, I video called with Stacey and Elsie and showed Elsie … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs
Tagged Cape birds, Garden birds, Long-tailed Cape sugar birds, Simon's Town from Red Hill, Sparrows, Sun birds
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Green Was a Clue
Sunday Today was the day… Mike and I went to Barracudas for lunch again. They have a 3-course Sunday special. We thought it would be the same as last week, soup, roast and malva pudding, so imagine our surprise when … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Chilis, Long-tailed Cape sugar birds
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Carrying Buckets of Sand
Thursday Today was the day… A cubic metre of sand was delivered and is currently on the verge. Mike started carting bucket loads of it onto the side patio. He did 15 trips. After dinner, as I hadn’t done 10000 … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Long-tailed Cape sugar birds, Swimming at Fish Hoek Beach
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They Just Keep on Coming
Thursday Today was the day… The wind dropped and it was a glorious day. It was a day for cleaning windows. We did ours. Courage did the rest… This was my tea break view – Mike working on his tan… … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living
Tagged False Bay, Fish Hoek, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside, Long-tailed Cape sugar birds, Orange-breasted sun bird, Sun birds
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I Never Expected This!
Monday Today was the day… The birds arrived! For the last two months I’ve been trying to lure wild birds to my feeders, but I’ve had so little success. I’ve moved the feeders around a bit and had a few … Continue reading
Posted in Apartment living, Day to Day Blogs, Living on Fish Hoek mountainside
Tagged Fish Hoek, Fish Hoek birds, Long-tailed Cape sugar birds, Swimming
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