Was on the phone with one of our good NE members last night

, and was sitting outside in the cool on the verandah with the cordless phone.

Now my GSP Blitzen has been staring into a Bouganvillea Bush many times on recent nights. Thought he was pointing at a rat or mouse. But last night, he took off and lept high into the air. Then stopped and pointed at a patch of grass. Kept it up for a long time. So wondered over to have a look at what was so interesting ... it was a small immature bird, somewhat like the first one pictured above. The bird must have flown out of the bush in the dark, and Mr Hound lept into the air, caught it high in the air and it dropped into the grass. Pretty good aerial catch I think.