Image: Willie Wagtail nest built on snaffle bit
Birds can be very resourceful when necessary. The pair of Willie Wagtails who built this nest clearly saw an opportunity for a good nesting site in the ring of this old horse bit. In order to ensure that this very fragile nest and snaffle bit are not damaged, they are housed in a custom-made box.
- Photographer:
- Jaynia Sladek
- Rights:
- © Australian Museum
- Common name:
- Willie Wagtail
- Scientific name:
- Rhipidura leucophrys
- Family:
- Rhipiduridae
- Order:
- Passeriformes
- Location:
- Ornithology
- Date taken:
- 20 May 2010
Additional information
O.28175 Rhipidura leucophrys nest, registered 29 January 1926.
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