Grallina cyanoleuca

1 Magpie-lark at Curtin, ACT

Grallina cyanoleuca at Curtin, ACT - 8 Dec 2018
Grallina cyanoleuca at Curtin, ACT - 8 Dec 2018
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Grallina cyanoleuca 18 Dec 2018 natureguy
Grallina cyanoleuca 18 Dec 2018 BIrdsinCanberra

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Walking back to the car I noticed a mud nest high in a tree, I guessed this had to be a Magpie-lark’s nest. Even though I was on the ground and well away from the nest the mother still left the nest, creating a commotion on a nearby tree, probably to attract my attention. I walked further away so as not to disturb her, and it was only then that she quietly returned to the nest. I had time to swing slowly around, raise my camera to take a few shots before she left the nest again, even though I was now further away. I distanced myself from the nest as I did not want to disturb her anymore. I did not see or hear a male.

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