2008
10.30

Birds in the garden

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While we were having lunch on Sunday I suddenly spotted an unusual bird on the garden fence so I went to get my camera so that I could get some close up pictures to identify it. We’re approaching the time of year when we start getting  a few migratory birds passing through Brunei and we later identified this one as a type of cuckoo.

While I was taking photos of this bird we heard hornbills in the trees on the other side of the garden near the beach. Pied hornbills are quite plentiful here in Kuala Belait where we live, but we don’t get them very often in our garden so I was very happy to see this pair especially as I had my camera and zoom lens at the ready. The female stayed in amongst the trees so I wasn’t able to get any pictures but the male posed obligingly on an exposed branch.

I was inspired by the photos I took and for a while now I have been thinking about designing a new hornbill wall hanging so later I imported one of my photos into EQ6 and planned out a new design.

This is the new design for my hornbill wall hanging which I hope to start stitching in the next few days.

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  1. Roseanne said: 2008.10.31 17:31

    The hornbill is a very different bird. I have only seen one on the TV .You will have to let me now when you have finished your wall hanging. So I can pop back and have a look.

  2. Manuela said: 2008.10.31 18:39

    This is a very interessting blog. I like the geckos very much.

    Greetings from Germany
    Manuela

  3. Anne said: 2008.11.01 16:29

    Thanks Manuela, glad you like my blog.

  4. Anne said: 2008.11.01 16:31

    Hi Roseanne, the hornbills are amazing birds, and we had them in the garden again today. I have nearly finished my wall hanging so I’ll post some pictures soon.