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Sunday, November 14, 2010
Woodswallow tucks into tree fork
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I like the way the Woodswallow is just visible over the top of the nest. I see a lot of them at one place beside the bay so it might be worthwhile to look for a nest, perhaps.
ReplyDeleteHi Tony.
ReplyDeleteMy favourite is the WB Woodswallow tucked right down, pretending to =not be there,
Denis
Hi Mick: Not always nesting close to group perches. Often nest almost impossible to see in depth of big forks.
ReplyDeleteHi Denis: Unlike honeyeaters, say, woodswallows don't give away nest locations through premature flight, preferring to stare intruders out.