Patrick Kavanagh’s contribution to the FOBIF turns 25 show.
The first sound we heard when we first walked onto our place in 1994 was the haunting call of White-winged Choughs, Mooyin-unkil in Dja Dja Wurrung. They are such a presence in our bush at Strangways that we really imagine them as the landlords and landladies. They delight us constantly with their antics, especially when they are building their wonderful mud nests and come into our bird baths covered with mud from their labours.
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Oh Patrick, The Choughs have made a similar impression on us! As I write, one is precariously balancing on a fence wire and the rest of the group are vying for space on a birdbath better suited to wrens!