It’s still pouring with rain – a very wet Queensland summer so far, but the garden is teeming with life and weeds. A new bird family has made several appearances now and I am beginning to recognise and expect them. They are often hidden in the frangipani tree but just the other day I heard the baby tweeting and it is a very sweet song. This is the Spangled Drongo. Australia’s only drongo.

Listen to it here – they have forked tails and often an iridescent plumage. I first came across them in India but this is Australia’s drongo. We may need to find a name for it … suggestions in the comments box. https://birdlife.org.au/bird-profiles/spangled-drongo/

Uncle Russ may be gone but the cycle of life continues and he would have been happy to see his avos forming and dangling over our garden.

There is a sweet light in the sky and we are relishing the coolness of evenings and excellent tennis which has just started at the Australian Open.