Looks like you are a bit of a bird whisperer, Bev!

Aren't there people who post here that live in New Zealand? I know I've worked puzzles from Christchurch. I just read there was a huge earthquake there. Surely hope everyone is OK.

Magnificent birds!

I live in Dunedin which is a few hundred kms south of Christchurch and I was woken up by the earthquake. Christchurch is a mess, some suburbs are fine, others are badly damaged. There were two serious injuries, one caused by a falling chimney and the other by glass but nobody was killed because the majority of the population was asleep in bed, six hours later would have been another story.

You can sort of tell that I was fascinated by the parrots in my aunt's garden! I was wakened by a very small earthquake in Sydney in the early 70's. It was still frightening. I actually woke up just before the quake, when every dog in the neighbourhood began to bark furiously. My cat that was More...

Mads, glad you are OK! Today is a Holiday in the US and only "canned" news. It's a miracle no one was killed with an earthquake that size. I expect it'll take a long time to get the area back in order.