27 September, 2021

Australian bird of the year2021

 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2021/sep/27/australian-bird-of-the-year-2021-vote-now-for-your-favourite


Boy that’s a tough choice to make, they are all beautiful. I am a big fan of the Crimson Rosella, the Superb Fairy Wren, Willie Wagtails, Lorikeets and small birds like finches of all sorts. Cockatoos tend to destroy my trees, but I love them too and the lovely song of the Magpie is a joy to hear. So tough decisions. 

5,000-year-old tombs found in Minya rewrite the origins of Egyptian pyramid architecture

  https://archaeologymag.com/2026/06/5000-year-old-tombs-in-egypt-origins-of-pyramids/ The cost of making the bricks and the time it takes f...