The Willie Wagtail's Nest

In neat small cup shaped nest of spiders webs that binds together bits of hay

And lined with animal hair the female bird lay

Two or three brown dotted grey eggs on low fork of tree

That from the ground is not hard to see

Willie wagtails black and white flycatchers with ways of their own

Little birds that to many are well loved and well known

Often wagging their long dark tails hence their often used name

In back yards and gardens they seem almost tame

At nesting time none they do treat as a friend

With bravery against much bigger birds their nests and young they defend

Quite adorable little creatures of them one can say

That people of town and countryside see every day

Always challenging bigger birds in their territory

One does have to admire them for their bravery.