Nov 9. Willy wagtail by Sheila

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09-NOV-2005

Nov 9. Willy wagtail

This little bird has decided to build his nest under our patio roof.
They have a lovely melodious song, except when they are mating, when they 'chitter'
loudly at anything they think is threatening. They are not afraid of anything
bigger than them.
His nest seems to be built mostly of spiderwebs and tiny sticks. Not as big as a tennis ball yet.

Canon EOS 300D Digital Rebel
1/800s f/5.6 at 300.0mm iso200 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto

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virginiacoastline		16-Dec-2005 03:41
thanks for the lesson in their nest building . . AND for the size comparison . .to me it looked like the size of a melon!

steve mcsweeny		11-Nov-2005 01:46
Great shot, Sheila! Looks very much like our kingbird;).

Karen Leaf		10-Nov-2005 03:05
Nicely captured-he does look proud and fearless.

Guest		10-Nov-2005 01:37
I like this shot a lot. The bird is sharp, I like the angle from which we see it, the blue sky. The composition is simple and effective.

Günter Hofstädter		09-Nov-2005 23:22
wow, great details

Al Chesworth		09-Nov-2005 20:00
Nice one and she certainly knows how to build nests.

Bryan Murahashi		09-Nov-2005 16:40
Very nice shot of this pretty bird.

Herb		09-Nov-2005 13:06
Amazing bird,Nice shot

Jola Dziubinska		09-Nov-2005 11:03
Very nice shot, lovely bird. Good catch, Sheila.

Gayle P. Clement		09-Nov-2005 10:42
A precious little bird. I love his color against that pretty sky.

Karen Stuebing		09-Nov-2005 10:13
Pretty little bird. Great exposure. It must have been hard to capture the black against the sky. I like it that they bold. It seems to suit the way he looks.

Guest		09-Nov-2005 09:35
Lovely bird with nice black and white colour. Nice shot too against the blue sky... :)

Guest		09-Nov-2005 09:34
Beautiful bird ... and such a quaint nest! :)

laine82		09-Nov-2005 08:19
I've had one darting around outside my door but never still long enough for me to get a shot at him....I love it when he raises his voice :>) Cute aren't they.

Yvonne		09-Nov-2005 08:12
Gorgeous shot Sheila! Love that sticky mess of a nest too :) Aren't they noisy for their size when they're annoyed!

Gra Tomlin		09-Nov-2005 08:10
nice picture