The Regulars

Meet one of 'the regulars' at our garden bird feeder. Confused? I was until I found out that these green parrots are fairly common across the Middle East. They are native to India, but spread via the pet trade. People bought them as pets, they escaped or whatever, and now there are parrots in the desert. Because of this environment, needless to say, these guys enjoy a bird bath and a feeder. Not to mention, they provide our family with hours of birdie fun. There is a cat (we call 'Tinkles') that hangs around our garden. Whenever Tinkles is in residence, the parrots all perch up on the lamp post and squawk in an attempt to make the dangerous (but cute and fluffy) predator vacate. Tinkles response is always to look up at the parrots and lick her lips while her tail gently twitches. No matter what country you live in, some things are always the same.

In thinking about 'regular' creatures, we always see signs of bears over our summer holiday. We love to be outside - hiking, kayaking, berry picking etc.... Because of where we enjoy going, we take an avid interest in bears and their habits. I came across the following story in the New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/11/science/11bears.html

Peace.