Hello Bill. Say hello to my old home town.
Ebbie, We're about 3 hours trip South-West of Shepparton.

Arnie, I was just thinking about the birds. Yesterday dozens were perched on the rim of a deepish water bowl -- with a rock in the middle. That way the wind was blowing across the water and cooling them a bit. It was like a Peacable Kingdom. Birds that are usually enemies -- and quite aggressive about it -- were shoulder to shoulder.
We have as residents:
Australian Magpies
Mudlarks
Willie Wagtails
Yellow-rumped Thornbills
Brown Thornbills
New Holland Honey-eaters
Australian Ravens
Restless Flycatchers
Welcome Swallows

Introduced -- House Sparrows, Blackbirds, Goldfinches, and Starlings.

Outside of the house-paddock we have:
Wedge-tailed Eagles
Black and White Chats
Nankeen Kestrels
Brown Falcons
Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoos
Barn Owls
Native Button Quail
Sacred Ibis
Corellas, Kookaburras, Boobooks, Bronze Cuckoos and Silver-eyes visit at times. Also during Winter we have Wood Ducks, Mountain Ducks, Black Ducks, Black Swans, and Brolgas nearby.

Cornwall was "home" to my Great-great grandparents I wonder if I could come home after 160 years?
Cheers, Joy