Bird of the Week Challenge: 24th October - Aussie Backyard Bird Count round 2

Bathtime in the back yard.

A sad discovery (hope I'm not abusing the photo challenge)

Last week while walking past an old disused cottage on our property I heard a tap on the window coming from the inside. A little bird I haven't seen before followed me from window to window. I opened the door and found him on the window sill covered in cob webs. I put my hands out to him and he jumped straight in. I gently removed all the cob webs and took him outside. He flew a metre or so to the fence and stopped. I sat on the grass waiting to see if he was strong enough to fly. He then hopped along the grass back to me sat on my hand for 20 sec then flew away. I went back inside the cottage to tragically find two other Eastern Striated Pardalotes dead on the floor. They managed to find a way in but must have become trapped. What a magnificient little bird specie he is. 

We have a pair of Grey Shrike-thrushes nesting in a hanging basket at home at the moment. I recently found out that Grey Shrike-thrush pairs mate for life and maintain breeding territories of up to 10 hectares. 

An Immature Male Restless Flycatcher was a great find as I checked the mail box one afternoon. As soon as I saw it I rushed back into the house and snatched the camera only to find it still in the same place trying to attract insects.