Hello Anne,
What I found interesting was that they joined in chasing away the
Magpie. Now, both the "mothers" are firmly ensconsed in their nests (I
only ever get to see their beaks) How long does it take for each of their
chicks to hatch? The wagtail nest is so far down the branches that, I'm
occasionally worried they might get harmed from another quarter: humans.
There are so many wagtails anyway that it won't matter much, but still
these are "my" Willys so that I hope nothing happens to them.
Kiran
On Wed, 31 Oct 2001, Anne & Roger Green wrote:
> Hi Kiran.
> Willys and Magpie Larks nesting close to each other is a well documented
> phenomenon (and perhaps one for Jim Davies to add to his "Interpretive
> Birding behaviours" file?) and its always nice to confirm such things for
> oneself.
> Keep those reports coming!
> Anne
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