All ready for a feed. I think he's saying "hurry up and get the top off the seed bottle! I'm hungry"

And the Magpie says "what about me ... don't forget me!"

Whilst the cockatoo disdainfully looks on

We awoke to a brilliant sunrise. The sky was ablaze with colour.

What was this portending for the day? By mid afternoon a huge duststorm blanketed much of the state, providing an almost eerie view from the office window of the building where I work. When the dust descended, the view shrunk back to only a kilometre or so. By the time we arrived home the sky remained covered and sun was just a white ball in the sky