Look at this! What was this old sacred bird staring at so intently?
"Harry" our local wild Egyptian goose spends most of his time alone lately, as mom "Sally" is either out shopping for food, or she spends her time with the hidden babies.
There has been some serious fights here lately between Harry and other geese that want to move into the territory, but our old soldier Harry keeps them all at bay!
Let me show you real love and anticipation!
Wow! This is what Harry saw coming in from a long way off!
Sally landed safely and Harry started his greeting song to her!
Look at this! Would you greet your loved ones like this when they come home from work? 🤣
Here Sally was happily telling Harry that the children were okay and she was also complaining about wearing a mask in the shopping queues 😷
Just like times of old they sat together cleaning themselves and showing true companionship!
Some more information at the link below;
"The Egyptian goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca) is a member of the duck, goose, and swan family Anatidae. It is native to Africa south of the Sahara and the Nile Valley. Egyptian geese were considered sacred by the Ancient Egyptians, and appeared in much of their artwork. Because of their popularity chiefly as an ornamental bird, escapees are common and feral populations have become established in Western Europe, the United States, and New Zealand".
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That photo of Harry singing to his lady is absolutely class!
Thank you Sir, maybe a hint here, as I think the missus will be greatly impressed if you were to greet her playing your guitar and singing "Love you tender" when she arrives???
I can imagine her face were that to happen. She would be all like what have you done? Why are you acting so nice!! Lol
Oh yeah! You are so right and Marian says that you should do it in small increments, whatever that means lol.
But Marian is a female and that's how wierdly females think hahaha
Here's to the weird thinking!! 🤣🤣
Weird thinking? I thought that we are all normal thinkers here on Hive hahaha
Haha, we all think we are normal on the inside... :0)
Perhaps that is the happy dance on the roof of the fledglings growing up and leaving, being monogamous starting productive cycle again....
Awesome photography of Harry and Sally once again Stephen, yes masks or not they arrive.
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I think you are correct Lady Joan as I saw Herry "massaging" Sally late this afternoon hahaha.
Did you hear about the expected storm that is landing here on Thursday ?
Bringing snow with it and they say that it will be our coldest weekend of the year.
The cold front is expected to lift on Wednesday next week.
Already been a bity nippy here today and 11 degrees now going to 7 later.
Due also to spread to your neck of woods methinks!
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You have such a way with words while storytelling cousin Stephen/Zac @papilloncharity
Well done again.
These guys are such fun to see and I think they would be fun to post in one of the Feathered Friends Comment Contests! I just may be back to ask your permission. Your story is great and it would be fun to see what others think might be happening here!
Lady Melinda, you know that you really don't have to ask my permission, as you are one of my genuine friends.
I think that you have a bright idea and it would indeed be great to see what others think about it.
Especially as we are all so different.
So please feel free to use it.
Blessings!
Thank you! I just posted photos for this week's contest, but I will put it on the list for next week. They are such fun photos!
Only a pleasure my friend.
Hope that it draws many entries.
Blessings!
Howdy sir papilloncharity! Wonderful photos as always and a great story. I hope things are going really well there. What is the status of the virus there, has it been beaten?
Hiya stranger, so great to see you again. Been a long time and glad to see that you are still okay Sir @janton
We are right in the middle of 2 storms here my friend.
One, a real 2 week Cape rain and ice storm with gale force winds that will make your eyes pop out!
And two, the peak of the Covid onslaught.
I don't know the latest figures, but it is somwhere in the 200,000 figures already.
Just recently been chatting about you with that Austrian mountain goat, @johannpiber. Remember him?
What are things like in Texas with this covid thing?
Blessings to you guys!
Haha, I should never have said anything about the mountain goat, I think it sticks to me now 😉
Wish both of you a great weekend 🙂
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Ah! Ya been snooping and picked up our trusted and private conversation hahaha.
Mountain goats are known for their inquisitivity lol.
May you guys also have a great weekend Sir Johann.
You shouldn't call the Mountain goat if you don't want me to come and have a look 😉
Cheers and !BEER
Hahaha, well said and the tag was intentional, so no hassles here. lol.
You are on the ball.
Cheers and thank you!
Allright 😀👍
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Howdy sir papilloncharity! I didn't know they had ice storms in South Africa! Holy smokes.
Yes, of course, the great sir @johannpiber is totally an unforgettable character. What a mountain goat, you couldn't forget him if you wanted to! lol.
I'm very sorry to hear about the onslaught of the virus down there but I suspected that it would be a disaster and probably overwhelming the medical system.
In Texas we are setting new infection records everyday with the virus so they went back to limiting social gatherings and restaurant capacities, etc. We've had about 3,000 deaths which is bad but considering our population of 30 million people I guess it's a tiny percentage.
Has the virus limited your ministry?
So you tried to forget me?
Well, you have noticed yourself that it's not possible, because the Austrian mountain goat was your invention, my friend, and you won't get the chuckling of the goat out of your head 🤣
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Howdy tonight sir johannpiber! Heavens no I would not try to forget you. lol. The mountain goat image is fixed in my head anyway. lol. I think your Missus said you were stubborn as a goat so the name fits!
I hope so, my friend, you know that Texas is not far away enough for me and maybe I'll bring a few nice Austrian snakes with me when I come for a visit to remind you that I'm still there ;) lol
I think I'll have to let my beard grow like a goat's beard 😂
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Oh, I figured you already had a beard with silver hair! Yes, you should grow it out like a goat's beard but you might want to get approval from the Missus first!
Oh jeez. Austrian snakes..that's all I need! lol.
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BEER.I see that the Austrian mountain goat is keepin his eye on you Sir @janton hahaha.
I have also been introducing @johannpiber by that name and if anyone is surprised, or complains, I simply blame you hahaha.
Yes, the virus is fierce here, as I hear that we are 16th on the world list. They say that we will have 40 to 50 thousand deaths before the end of this year!
The hospital beds are full and now they are forced to select who will live and who will die.
An example was given that a 38 year old with minor health issues will be selected over an 88 year old lady with high blood pressure.
500 new infections every hour!
In the meantime. we sold out in Johannesburg to a new group that is continuing with all of the projects there and we have moved to the Western Cape Province 2 years ago.
Over here, we continue with the free trauma training for child workers and due to the covid restrictions, we only do feeding in poor areas.
Scary stuff going on here, but life goes on and we are all taking as much care as we can!
So nice to chat to you again.
It's great to hear from you as well sir papilloncharity. Those numbers are shockingly bad and the over-run hospitals is a nightmare! I feel bad for the patients and for the medical staffs who are undoubtedly overwhelmed.
Does the government there require that everyone wear masks?
Thank you my friend and yeah, it's a bad situation.
Problem is that although masks were declared mandatory, so many do not wear them.
Alcohol was also again banned last night, as in addition to covid cases, the hospitals are being overburdened by violence cases and car accidents.
We are in trouble and the sooner that everyone realizes the seriousness, the sooner we can beat this thing.
But I am not holding my breath that this will happen in the near future.
In the meantime South Africa has jumped from 16th to 10th in the world in the covid ratings!
Such is life here!
Oh my gosh! Have you guys ever thought about leaving? lol.
The Mountain Goat is standing on top of the mountain where it can see everything that's going on - nobody and nothing can hide from the sharp eyes of an Austrian Mountain Goat 🤣 LOL
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You hear that @janton? I think that we have to develop a blindfold for the mountain goat.
A steel one else he will simply eat it hahaha.
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You better do so, but maybe you should use Cryptonite 😉
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