RAISING A FAMILY

Sping is a busy time of the year for most of the

birds that frequent My backyard

Young Western silvereyes help each other

with mutual preening

A Willy wagtail sits on eggs in a nest constructed

of cobwebs and fibres

A group of young Dusky wood-swallows enjoying

a preening session in the early morning sunshine

A male Yellow-rumped pardalote checks the vicinity is clear

before entering the nesting burrow to relieve the female

A Grey currawong keeps a beady eye on the camera

from the nest as she sits on the eggs

A Crested tern with a juvenile bird which has

been banded by N.P.W.S on a nearby island

A young Black-faced cuckoo shrike waits patiently

for the parents to arrive with food