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Hi @kmakm and @"Annie C"      Yes It was me.  Willy wagtails are the teller of secrets.   Hope all good with you both.  Haven't been on here for a while. Up to 3 full days work a week and contemplating a 4th at the end of this month.  It's definitely a struggle with the fatigue is the biggest hurdle like many on this site.  life is not the same but blessed I'm still here for sure.  A big Hi  to all on this site who I have got to know this last year will be popping in from time to time.  Hugs  xox

@kmakm

No, not me. I think it was @kitkatb. 

Was it you @"Annie C" who told me that if you see a willy wagtail approaching they're trying to tell you a secret?

@jennyss
Now that is clever. Under your carport they are safe from bigger birds.

Last year, a pair of willy wagtails nested in one of our poinciana trees quite low, at eye height. They trusted us so much that there was no problem peeking in the nest and watching the babes grow.

Unfortunately just before the babes were due to leave the nest a Channel Bill raided and both babies were gone. It was heart breaking.

This year the parents have wised up and made a nest under the eaves of the shed. The overhanging eaves prevent any marauding bird from access. 

That is gorgeous, @jennyss - I love willy wagtails

Not quite in my garden, but under my carport: A couple of Willy Wagtails have made a beautiful nest and laid three eggs! They have been around for a few years; last year nesting in a nectarine tree, and are quite unafraid of us. They go berserk when a Crow or Currawong approach the nearby birdwater bowl, dive bombing and pulling at tail or head feathers. The eggs were laid about 8 days ago. I read that incubation is 14 days, so perhaps we'll see the baby birds at the end of this week. Best wishes to you all in your gardens and on your walks.

Smart birdbrains! 

On Tuesday morning it was 0.3° in my neck of the woods and these two turned up looking for a feed. We gave them seed last year so I think they remembered. So I put some seed out for them which they duly ate.



I was making school lunches this morning when a piercing bird chirrup drew my attention. It had been going on for a couple of minutes before I properly paid attention. It was the fellow again, demanding to be fed. His missus sits in the ghost gum until she thinks it's safe. I went out with seed again, this time feeding him by hand. Missus wasn't sure so I threw some seed into the garden for her.

I am a well trained human!

Stunning @Merv

Great shots @Merv!