Willy Wagtail

Willy Wagtail

Willy wagtail black of body
White of breast now in his suit
Elegant as Cary Grant
Tuxedo is his bag of fruit……..slang 4 suit

Rides upon the sheep or cattle
Plucking insects from the air
Swings his fantail side to side…..constantly
Flicks the water food is there

Ducks and weaves so sure of flight
Chitti chitti says the bird
Talks a bit during the night
Chitti chitti often heard

Don Johnson

Found all over Australia in New Guinea and the Solomons
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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Roberts Avatar
April 7, 2011 at 7:45 AM
that was interesting, my cousin sent me a calendar from New Zealand and the birds in it are nothing like what we have here.
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