Bird song this morning started at 5.05am.

@hartfire We have been doing this for over a decade now and I think we are on our third generation. The original mother had a dmaged leg and was having trouble foraging in a drought, so we started supplimenting (not making them dependent) and after a couple of years, the next couple took over as she didnt return.. Right now we have the parents, a single female (probably last years fledge) and a newbie. Smart birds even know my car as it pulls into the driveway and come down to be served.. They are the perfect pet substitute really. 😷

@whowasthatmaskedman Similar at our place.
I asked our local wildlife carers about the best foods for them.
I give pea-sized pieces of meat coated in potassium-bicarbonate (from a horse feed supplier), walnuts, pecans and dried berries.
I put birdbath on a stand (to stop cane toads getting in), in the shade with stones and branches in it. Also in the shade, they have a dust bath of sand and diatomaceous earth (to smother their lice).
I'm experimenting with games for them - hiding the food so they use their intelligence to find it.
I imitate their calls and have fun when they answer back.
They know us as individuals now.
We've given them names according to the shapes of their white markings: at present, Henry, Hannah and Newbie. :)
Henry does a little dance of excitement when he sees me.

@hartfire Ours get two bird baths in the shade of an oak..And I have watched them go from one to the other, to rinse off..😷

@BeachBum No need to build boxes. They are very adept at nest build and there are plenty of trees around here.
There are no Indian Myna birds in Western Australia

@Gusman yet 😂