Southern Whiteface

With Covid-19 working from home, it has been a joy to watch a pair of Southern Whiteface building a nest in a pipe above my vegie patch. They worked diligently for a couple of weeks.

Then a Pied Butcherbird came visiting ...

I understand "nature red in tooth and claw", I really do, but I still wish the Butcherbird had found something else for dinner.

• First published 12 August 2020

• Update July 2021 - the Southern Whiteface are again inspecting the hollows in the pipe. Hopefully, they nest successfully this year.