White-breasted Woodswallow (Artamus leucorynchus) peers out from nest tucked typically into fork of paperbark.
Brown-backed Honeyeaters (Ramsayornis modestus) nesting in same tree though little activity spotted through past three very wet days.
Close by, Shining Flycatcher (Myiagra alecto) nesting near creek-side spot used earlier in the year.
Male - much quicker to quit the nest - has been sharing more of the sitting this time.
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3 comments:
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.
Hi Tony.
My 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.
Hi Denis: Unlike honeyeaters, say, woodswallows don't give away nest locations through premature flight, preferring to stare intruders out.
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