I heard a squawking coming from one of my birth baths so went out to see what was going on, just in time to see a Currawong fly off. From the squawking I thought it was perhaps a young bird.
The bird then flew back to the bird bath no less than seven times taking a drink or dipping itself into the water. It then flew across the yard to the same spot of grass in the shade to preen itself.
Interesting that it chose a very shallow birdbath when there are two other deeper ones it could have chosen.
Not sure if this is unusual behaviour but I’ve seen wattlebirds make repeated trips to a bird bath, but not seen a currawong do the same before.
Alison
