I do apologise for the photos but I was rushed to take them. In the picture is a little Willy Wag Tail nest. The top one has the bird on the nest, even though you have to look really closely at the fork at the end of the branch in the center of the tree. The bottom photo is just of the nest. You can see the little grey cup shape next to the fork in the branch. I tried to be as quick as I could, I dont like disturbing birds while they are nesting, and I didnt even realise the nest was there until the Willy Wag Tail started chattering at me.
Willy wag tails make their nests out of grasses and coat the outside with spiderwebs. They have a habit of using fur to line their nest, and have been known to take it directly from the animal itself in pasture situations. If fur is not available, then soft grasses will do the job. The male willy wag tail is just as devoted as the female to parenting. Both parents take turns incubating the eggs and feeding the chicks when they hatch.
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