On Willie Wagtails

Willie Wagtails are birds one does see every day

Black and white they are quite distinctive of them one can say

The male has white on his eyebrows which differentiate

Him from the female his similar looking mate

In a neat cup shaped nest of lichen felted with spider webs on low fork of tree

Thee female lay pale brown dotted eggs of mostly three

In Spring the male often sings during the night

And male and female hunt for insects on the ground in daylight

Willie wagtails are quite aggressive for their size

One can say of them they never cease to surprise

Aggression from them not an uncommon sight

From their territory they put bigger birds to flight

Quite fearless in defense of their territory

Small black and white birds one does often see

In city and town parks and in the countryside

Their range is huge they live Australia wide.