Wee willie wagtail

small black and white bird on post

 Alternate title : shake your booty!

There are a couple of birds that are not shy about dancing around in front of the camera. Dancing mostly involves shaking their tails around. The willie wagtail has a great sound and can be found in trees but mostly he is quiet and closer to the ground. 

The grey fantail (US translation: gray fantail) is often fluttering among the branches but loves to be in front of the camera. 

Some favorite shots:

Willie wagtail singing

black and white bird on a branch with beak wide open

Wagtail dancing his heart out
black and white bird on ground, wings open


Grey fantail giving the camera the eye

small bird with darker back staring at camera, tail in air

Grey fantail caught in flight with tail fanned

light brown/grey bird flying with tail wide spread

Grey fantail doing a cyborg impression 

grey bird, wings back, feet down and flying between trees

Its a cooler, blustery day so catching up on computer work. I am still doing accreditation site visits and have been getting my homework done for a trip to Seoul as well as some light house work and laundry. We did go for an early morning walk but the birds were either up earlier or slow to rise today. Sunday here and close to school holidays so PP is filling up with people. Saw several on our walk. 

Its a bird-- its a plane-- no, not superman but grey fantail! I loved Underdog cartoons as a kid. Which were your favorite cartoons? [feel free to answer in the chat]

bird flying overhead, wings tucked

Finally got one of the fantail fanning (and another yelling about it)

two birds on different branches, one with beak wide open and the other with widespread tail feathers





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