My new friend!

I've made a new friend - the closest thing to a pet that Josh'll let me have. His name is Kooky Booky, and he's a local kookaburra.

We've seen him around all the time for weeks, but for the past few days he's come to visit right up close to the house, on a madly pruned feijoa tree. He's loving the bare branches (great for perching) and freshly toiled dirt (perfect for worm hunting).

I've just started feeding him a teensy bit of sliced up steak the last few afternoons, and now he's cautiously pecking it out of my hand. He still freaks out a bit at sudden movements, but he's pretty chilled out (despite Josh and Maher whacking golf balls towards him the other day).