A pair of "blue wrens" (superb fairy wrens) have bult a nest in a shrub just outside the door to my Gippsland shack. I hope the comings and goings of my various visitors over the past and upcoming weeks don't disturb them too much. So far there are no eggs in the nest.
- soakes
That's a very attractive, if slightly damp looking, nest. Here's hoping for several happy events.
Wendy
Mandurah, WA
Peel-Yalgorup System Ramsar Site
http://www.flickr.com/photos/girlinoz/
Nice one, Soakes. No buidling permits required either.
Today I looked in the nest and there are 3 little white eggs in there!
Here is a pic of daddy waiting patiently outside.
- soakes
soakes
Olinda, Victoria, Australia
Woo hoo! Thanks for the update, soakes. Keep 'em comin'.
Wendy
Mandurah, WA
Peel-Yalgorup System Ramsar Site
http://www.flickr.com/photos/girlinoz/
ooh beautiful soakes - I am jealous! Fabulous photo of the nest too, they can be so tricky to photograph.
I'm jealous too. Lucky they built it in a spot where you can see it. I have never been able to find the nests my wrens build. I have very thick grass and undergrowth, I only ever see them go in, or come out. Can't wait to see more photos.
( have you seen my photos of a female doing the rodent - run? they must have a new nest in the thick grass)
M-L
Hi Araminta. I've also seen a willie wagtail doing the rodent run every time I went near its nest next to our clothes line. (Ms Woko isn't the only one around here who goes near the clothes line).
What were you doing there?
Peter
Hanging out & taking in the washing while I was waiting for the vacuum cleaner to warm up, pacman.
I looked in the nest yesterday and there are 3 little pink blobs. Mummy has been active flying in and out and I caught a few glimpses of daddy too.
It would have been too obtrusive to get a photo :/
- soakes
soakes
Olinda, Victoria, Australia
Hey, Soakes. Are you (& the fairy-wrens) safe from the Gippsland bushfires? Hope so!
Yeah, the fires are nowhere near me. I do have some neighbours who are CFA volunteers and who have been fighting them though.
- soakes
soakes
Olinda, Victoria, Australia
Hi soakes, I have two pink blobs in my nest!!!!! My wrens have started feeding
M-L
Great! We'll be fledging at the same time! Unfortunately I might be away when that happens. How long do these birds stay in the nest?
- soakes
soakes
Olinda, Victoria, Australia
I was hoping you would know.
Holly might tell us tomorrow?
M-L
Hi soakes, I just read , depending on what kind of bird they are, around 2 weeks. Sounds a bit long to me?
M-L