You may recall my mentioning that LW had developed a habit of landing noisily in the woolly bush while I'm working near it - well this time I had my camera so got this nice close-up. The two adults are spending a lot of time together and, once again, the female has been down on the ground. She only seems to do this prior to breeding - didn't see any nesting material being collected though. While LW is busy in the woolly bush the New Hollands take advantage and raid his banksia. They wait in the neighbouring sheoak, where it's hard for him to get at them. When he spots them he's straight over to see them off - although this banksia inflorescence looks big enough to share.
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Marion May Campbell
16/9/2018 11:38:33 pm
Superb shots of LW: thank you! And lovely to see the courtship resume. I wonder if this inter-species sociability of your LW is common to wattlebirds in general. A Red Wattlebird at Golden Beach in East Gippsland used to swoop to tease my border collie, who would rise on hind legs in response; it was a game they would play repeatedly with great humour.
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