Little Wandering Wren …. chats!

Today I wanted to take you out bush and if you're lucky maybe we can find some Bush Tucker food. " The bush " is a term used for rural, undeveloped land or country areas in Australia. However, today I am going to cheat and  take you to a favourite place of mine the  Bolin Bolin  Billabong in Bulleen.  I love this walk for its tranquil and secluded nature despite being surprisingly close to suburbia. And, I'm sure for those of you joining me for my A to Z challenge will agree, it also has a wonderful amount of B's! Bulleen Park sculpture inspired by eucalypt blossoms. It feels important early on in my ' Wandering Victoria' posts for an  Acknowledgement to Country* ' t o show respect for the traditional custodians of the land in which we will be travelling.   Acknowledgement to Country I know, I know, what you're thinking, why the Banksia, didn't she do that on A is for... Aboriginal Elder? Me too! Anyway moving s...

We have a problem in the park! There are a couple of raucous Sulphur-crested Cockatoos who are making a right racket every morning. Something is up, there is much flapping of wings, manic tearing away at the bark, cawing and screeching. The   locals are worried, concerned not for the birds but for the beautiful gum tree. To me brought up with nothing more exciting than a  escapee  budgerigar in the park, these parrots are exotic and gorgeous.  To my Aussie friends  they are pests. Apparently these birds can live up to 40 years in the wild and our local Boroondara Council have been called and asked to come to the rescue of the eucalyptus tree. They are clearly breeding having made themselves a lovely nest of wood chips by hollowing out this large right hand branch. Their actions in building their perfect dream house could destroy the tree. We are all really aware of the danger of  falling ...