Christmas Party

Liz went yesterday afternoon to the 'Young at Heart' 60+ group's Christmas Party which was held at the 'La Doçura' restaurant which means sweetness. A lovely time of food and fellowship was had by one and all.

Early every morning at Green Pastures Francisco puts out ground maize on the 2 bird tables near the meeting hall. This "bird breakfast" attracts a wide variety of birds like Red-cowled Cardinals, White-naped Jays, Campo Troupials, Pileated Finches, Red-legged Seriemas, Caatinga Cacholotes, Rufous-bellied Thrushes etc. There are three times the number of species of birds in Brazil than there are in the UK.

The principal threat to the native wildlife of wild cats, foxes, giant lizards, armadillos etc. are wild feral dogs and wild feral cats. These are a worse danger than poachers and hunters. There are 30 million stray feral dogs and cats in Brazil!