In a follow-up visit to the Moorooduc Quarry to check on the progress of the little Eastern Yellow Robin nest, I found a completed nest, many other birds and another Drey (they seem to be popping out everywhere now I know they exist). A busy flock of Male Golden Whistlers came through and it soon became a little crazy with birds flying everywhere. The Robins were trying to protect their patch and the male Whistlers seem to be chasing each other. A few Brown Thornbills dropped into the mix as well to check out the fuss.
Eastern Yellow Robin in a typical perched hunting pose…ready to pounce on its prey from above.
Eastern Yellow Robin II
The completed nest of our Eastern Yellow Robin, made of paperbark strips and camouflaged with moss and lichen held in place by spider web netting – amazing engineering
One of the bright male Golden Whistlers that moved through the Robin’s nest area…
A curious Brown Thornbill, watching the action
A possum Drey, Moorooduc Quarry
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