Here is our flicker which has been visiting our garden since we arrived here. He is a great bird and is in the woodpecker family but spends most of his time on the ground.
You can see his bright red shape on this head.
We have also seen a couple of hummingbirds come and go but they are so tiny and so quick we have yet to get a photo. We are determined to get one, so stay tuned.
Today the temps are in the low thirties with the humidex at 41C. The whole weekend is forecast to be this hot, so summer seems to have finally arrived. Mind you 41c is a little too hot for our tastes so we are going to be spending the next few months moaning about the heat!
It is very hot here at present. We have been having temps in the high 20′s and low 30′s all summer, but it is now officially autumn and we are still sweltering. Yesterday it was 27C and today the high is going to be 31C with a humidex of 37C, phew!
Our squirrels were relaxing in the sun yesterday. We find them so amusing. They sit eating then suddenly just flake out and then within seconds are up again eating. It is as if they cannot keep still for more than half a minute.
The tree I have been keeping an eye on is now completely red and looking stunning.
When we drove by the other day someone else was parked up taking photos of it, so it is getting celebrity status. It will be charging admission soon. I will keep photographing it as the leaves start to fall.
