The calendar says it's spring and has been for a month or two, although you would not know by the weather. We've been oscillating between "hottest recorded October day ever" and what must be close to the coldest November day(s) with snow in all kinds of places where it has no right to be snowing, even in July, let alone mid-November. But it is spring and the willy-wagtail couple built their nest this year in an ornamental rubber tree in my courtyard, right above the barbecue. She is a very good mum, really she is, getting into outraged squawks whenever we light the thing. These are the newborn hatchlings she is protecting. Only a mother could love 'em!
posted by Bronwyn Jameson @ 12:21 PM
