Yesterday our local gang of ibises descended in our backyard. These gorgeous pure white birds vary their feeding ground and move around in great numbers. Obviously yesterday wasn’t a good day for any worms or grubs which were hitherto happily ensconced in our grass.
Those long beaks are merciless in their search for food, and the diners were oblivious to me as I took a couple of photos from my bathroom window.
I hope you’re having a happy Friday and that your weekend will be relaxing and carefree. My hip is totally healed and feels better than normal. Yay for good surgeons! Whatever would we do without them?
anotherdayinparadise 
Your house is a national park…
Glad to hear about your hip surgery. That and rehab worked well then? 👏🏻
Thanks, Brian. I did my own rehab. Google is wonderful thing. 😅
Is that right? My compliments. I remember when my father broke his hip, he did “suffer” with rehab.
Great. So you’re back to “normal”?
What a treat to see such an abundant flock of ibis, Sylvia. I’m happy you are doing well and healing.
Thanks so much, Jet.
Hi there. I am so happy to hear that all is well with your hip
and you are right – they can be a gift to this world –
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also, like the ibis gathering you showed us – last summer, I grabbed a photo of a group of them in a huge puddle near the beach – not sure what they were lapping up but they are stunning to see in a crowd like that.
Thanks, Yvette. The Ibis are very showy birds, especially when you get a huge flock of them.
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What a gift to have the flock land in your yard, Sylvia. Great photos! 🙂
Thanks, Jane. They are very welcome visitors. 🙂
Wonderful. To see this birds I must go to he Zoo
Thanks, Marylou. I’m so fortunate here. 🙂
Your back yard becomes a cafeteria 🙂 Some enjoy but as you mentioned some may want to run away fast 🙂 Please have a great weekend!
Thanks so much, YC. I think the worms and grubs did not live to enjoy the weekend. 😨
They are beautiful birds, Sylvia. On the iguana front, I take it there has been no sign of Igasho?
Thanks, Lavinia. I’ve seen a very few Iguanas around, but not grandpa Igasho. I fear he may have gone to meet his maker. 🥲
That is sad.
Happy to hear you’re hip has mended well, Sylvia! Big toe, oh no!! I’ve been missing your window bird observances. 🙂
Thanks, Donna. I’ll try to post a bit more often. 🙂
Cheers to the surgeons, your therapists, and to you for doing what they asked you to do. Good to see you back, Sylvia!
Thanks so much, Frank. 🙂
Wonderful to hear the news concerning your well being
and happy to know you’re all better!
Great shots of the ibis too, thank you Sylvia
Thanks, Eddie. 🙂
You’re welcome Sylvia
Great to hear about your hip!!!! What s beautiful congregation! Ah, that window! 😉🤗😘
Thanks so much, dear Marina. xxx
xoxoxo
That’s great news about the hip, but not so good about the toe 😯 let’s hope you can get it sorted soon. Aging is full of aches and pains and I think we have made a big mistake moving to the wettest area of the country!
Thanks, Jude. The toe pain is due to arthritis and no cartilage in big toe. If it’s not one thing, it’s something else. I remember my dad hobbling around for years, but he would never see a doctor. Hopefully I can get this sorted too, without too much down-time. Even here in Florida where its warm for most of the year, I feel those aches and pains when the temperature drops even a few degrees in winter. Winter in England must have much more of an effect on aging joints. xxx
So glad your hip healed perfectly! Have a wonderful weekend Sylvia!
Thanks, Aletta. You too. 🙂
Very glad to hear you are making such a wonderful recovery, Sylvia, and all the better when the good news is accompanied by such beautiful scenes.
Thanks so much, Dries. 🙂
Very glad you are ”back on your feet” ..literally, and I’m sure you must feel so much better now that you can move around without pain. Yes, yah for good surgeons. My sister-in-law is still waiting to get her hip replacement done, the hospitals in Sydney are so busy, they have put off all ”elective surgery” for a month. It will be a long month for her.
Yes, I can imagine how anxious your sister must be to get her op over and done with. I was really lucky that I got an appointment very quickly in South Africa.
Yay! So glad you’re on the mend . . . except for your big toe.
We saw two Roseate Spoonbills today. Always pretty in pink!
How lovely, Nancy. 😍 Yes, my big toe is such a pain, quite literally 😮💨
I’m so happy to hear you’re doing well, Sylvia. This is wonderful news. Thanks for sharing your lovely photos. ❤️
Great to know your surgery was so successful and that you’re safely home again.
Thanks, Carol.
It must be a relief to know the hip is healed and pain is a thing of the past.
Your visitors are rather lovely. 🙂
How wonderful to see your post pop up in my reader. You have been missed. I am beyond thrilled that you are completely recovered and the pain has been taken away. I agree – yea for doctors/nurses/healthcare. Your window is as magic as ever. The moral of the Ibises story could be either: 1)don’t get too happily ensconced in a situation because things change or 2) don’t forget to look up to see that things are changing. Sending many hugs!
I love your take on the moral of the story, dear Rebecca. Hugs back to you. 🤗🤗
Great news about the hip! 🤗 (Not so much about the toe!) We need your photos of the latest visitors as seen from your bathroom window! So nice of you to invite the Ibises for a snack. 😉
Thanks, Gunta. Of late, I’ve lost my mojo a bit. It’s a bit disheartening to swap one pain for another. 🥲
So very, very sorry to hear that! Know only too well how that is. Hopefully things will look up! 🤗🙏
So glad your hip has mended well. It really is a life-changing operation. Here’s to happy pain free days for you. 🙂
Thanks so much. Unfortunately, I now have a painful big toe which I may have have fixed. Can’t win. 🥲
Congratulations on your successful surgery! Lovely to see one of your posts – beautiful visitors. 🙂
Thanks so much, Lynette. I really love my bird visitors.
Happy you are better and I love your Ibis!
Thanks, Cindy. 🤗
That’s wonderful news, Ad! Really happy for you.
Thanks, Jo. 😘
Hi lovely to see you Sylvia here again. So glad your hip is healed and you are back to better than normal. Take good care of it and yourself. Wishing you a wonderful weekend!
Thanks so much, dear Ute. 😘