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  1. Willie Wagtail

    Willie Wagtail

    Willie Wagtail
  2. Willie Wagtail

    Willie Wagtail

    Willie Wagtail
  3. A character

    A character

    The last picture from this part of Herdsman Lake was a Willie-wagtail. I really never, ever got tired of seeing these wee characters LOL
  4. Stand Off

    Stand Off

    Just look at the size difference and you'll get some idea of how brave Willie-wagtails can be. Think he must have had a nest or young in the vicinity for he came out onto the path to distract the Australian Ravens, and attempt to chase them off. We stood and watched the Willie-wagtail's antics...
  5. Willie Wagtail

    Willie Wagtail

    I wrote about my daily guest yesterday.
  6. Are my feet clean

    Are my feet clean

    One of my favourite characters a Willie-wagtail sitting on a jetty railing. I suppose we were now about 3/4 of the way round the lake by this time.
  7. Wagging away

    Wagging away

    Another Willie-wagtail of the morning and this one I managed to get to show a bit of the wagging action. Here you can see another part of it: https://www.birdforum.net/gallery/posturing.649086/ There was another one after this. Quite unlike our Pied Wagtail's action.
  8. Bird on a hot tin roof

    Bird on a hot tin roof

    The only other bird I spotted that morning was a Willie-wagtail up on a roof. Shortly after that June found me and gave me a lift back home for breakfast
  9. One of my favourites

    One of my favourites

    A real entertainers are Willie-Wagtails, constantly on the move too and so brave with it! He was on a bit of a jetty type construction close to the water. Such stark contrast made for a rather tricky shot.
  10. Willie Wagtail

    Willie Wagtail

    Willie Wagtail
  11. Willie Wagtail

    Willie Wagtail

    Willie Wagtail
  12. Willie-wagtail

    Willie-wagtail

    This is an immature showing brownish wing coverts and pale base to its bill. Not a wagtail at all, but a fantail (family Rhipiduridae). Unlike true wagtails that pump their tails up-and-down, this bird wags its tail from side-to-side. It is an active flycatching bird, seldom sitting still. The...
  13. Willie Wagtail

    Willie Wagtail

    Willie Wagtail
  14. Willie Wagtail

    Willie Wagtail

    juvenile Willie Wagtail
  15. Waving in the New Year

    Waving in the New Year

    We left Ravensbourne Park and headed for the small town of Blackbutt, as Hans had heard whisperings!! We made some enquiries and were sent to a farm on the outskirts to talk to a lady there. When we arrived, she was out but Hans had a long talk with her husband and a friend of his; while I...
  16. Mid-wag

    Mid-wag

    It's quite difficult to show how Willie-wagtails wag their tails in a photograph, which isn't up and down like the Eurasian ones, but side to side. Such entertaining little birds these, I could have watched them for ages.
  17. Willie Wagtail

    Willie Wagtail

    Willie Wagtail
  18. Wagger

    Wagger

    I fell in love with these guys; they're so well named managing all sorts of positions for their longish tail. They're pretty brave too!
  19. Call of the Willie Wagtail

    Call of the Willie Wagtail

    The Willy Wagtail is a very common bird in Australia but it was always a joy watching these. I filmed this one while calling in Fig Tree Pocket, Queensland, Australia.
  20. The Terrible Twins

    The Terrible Twins

    Up on the branch of a tree we spotted these two fledgling Willie-wagtails. I think they're waiting for mum or dad to come back with some food.
  21. Foraging waggie

    Foraging waggie

    We arrived at Sandy Camp Road Wetlands and it wasn't long before I discovered why Ken liked to go there! There were several birds foraging on the path that led down between two lakes. I'll not show them all, but will start with one of the most delightful of Australias birds a Willie-wagtail...
  22. Jacky Winter and Willie Wagtail

    Jacky Winter and Willie Wagtail

    Jacky Winter and Willie Wagtail
  23. Take off

    Take off

    Willie Wagtail
  24. Willie Wagtail

    Willie Wagtail

    A friendly aussie, always flitting around your feet.
  25. Willie Wagtail

    Willie Wagtail

    Willie Wagtail
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