Build up of a different sort...

Housework day today prior to the arrival of Aunty Jo early tomorrow morning. We have re-arranged the beds to give her Xanthe's room and moved Xanthe in with the boys.
Tish has just come off a couple of nights so once we had moved the beds she has gone to sleep and the rest of us went out to Holmes Jungle - on the faint off chance that either the owls or the Little Curlew would show.
We did not see the former but there was a small group of nine Little Curlew..

..seven of the nine are visible in this one but too distant to zoom in properly.
During the short walk the children collected various feathers (mainly from Brolga and Little Corella) and a shed snake skin.
Having done the shopping we came home and the children made the Xanhamcam bird.

Yesterday Cameron and I did a quick check of a couple of key sites prior to Jo's arrival and at least one Frogmouth was still present, we did not see the second so possibly it is on eggs somewhere nearby.
We also managed to re find the pair of Barking Owls..

hardly great views but as the leaves are now out it is harder to get a clear shot.
The highlights for me yesterday though were nine Oriental Plovers on the rock ledge at Nightcliff but they were too distant for any decent pictures - they take my Oz list to 223.
See you tomorrow Aunty Jo!!