CROSS-POST: A Late-Winter Peewee (Grallina cyanoleuca)

A belated cross-post from my writer's blog:

I seem to have a love for these little guys. They sometimes come and perch in my backyard, but they usually don't stay very long, once the camera appears.

This one was enjoying the sun on a cold winter's day,

and then he noticed the camera,

checked it out twice - yup, still there.

After moving to a safer distance, he was joined by a friend,

and continued to watch the camera, with a careful eye.

You can find out more about the magpie lark at the following sites:

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magpie-lark;
• http://www.birdsinbackyards.net/species/Grallina-cyanoleuca;
• http://birdlife.org.au/bird-profile/magpie-lark;
• http://bird.net.au/bird/index.php?title=Magpie-lark; and
• http://www.climatewatch.org.au/species/birds/magpie-lark.