This handsome fellow stopped in the shade of the old gum tree outside my house to eat a loaf of bread he had filched from someone's kitchen. He sat there, casually resting his elbows on his knees, picking chunks off the loaf and munching idly away, while staring up at the mountain, possibly choosing his resting place for the night, perhaps a smooth rocky ledge radiating the warmth gathered from the sun during the day and providing comfort in the night. Of course, it will have a magnificent sea view!
He hadn't brought his family, so he must be one of the outcast males. He didn't look unhappy. After his lunch, he crossed the driveway to drink all the water in the bowl I leave under the hedge for the porcupine (an effort to prevent him from digging under the fence and biting the irrigation pipes) and pick on the vegetable scraps. Now that he has discovered this source of fresh water and perhaps a bit of fruit, I'm sure he will be here even more regularly, but hopefully he will go straight there and then move on down the road rather than try for the fruit bowl in my kitchen. One can always hope!
The biggest hassle of having him around is that everything has to be closed up and in this hot weather it can be pretty unbearable inside the house!
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