Sitting on the front verandah after Christmas, New Year's, visitors all finished I noticed something was different. The usual persistent chirping, trilling and calling was absent. No birds were chasing other birds or fighting. Breeding season over. A group of Crimson Rosellas are enjoying the grass seeds, while the ringnecks are partial to both seeds and gumnuts. While the birdlife might have settled down for a relaxing summer, it seems that, everywhere I look, the insect population are inspired by the hotter temperatures - Not sure if the beetles in first pic are same species, but the larger one didn't seem keen on whatever idea the other was having. You can see a common theme in the last three - and, in each case, it was a long process - several hours in fact.
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