Welcome home to 'my' Wahlberg's Eagle

Early yesterday morning, I was sitting in bed, talking to God, when 'my' Wahlberg's Eagle started calling from outside our bedroom window,(first call for 2009)this is a great delight for me, so welcome home my special friend. I watched this afternoon,

as he/she started to re building the nest that they have used for

the past eight years. I wonder if this is mega 'bird faith' There is

no sign of any spouse but this Wahlberg's knows something that

I don't, he/she is setting up home knowing that soon someone

will arrive to share it.

I have a zillion questions for the Wahlberg's:
When you leave Springbrook Farm together, do you stay together all winter?
Do you spend that time together planning for the next summer at Springbrook?
or
Do you dump your spouse for a younger, prettier bride?
Do you? Do you? Do you? I wish I could speak "Wahlberg's"


I also so our first White-throated Swallow on 20th August. And then today I managed to take this photo, what an amazing colour this little feathered friend is.







Whilst out and about birding on our neighbours farm yesterday,
I saw this very blotchy Red Bishop,
a little while ago I asked a friend of mine,
where do the Red Bishops start changing the breeding plumage,
the black or the red, well here is my answer,

a very strange looking Red Bishop







And especially for John Bannon, that elusive Black-winged Lapwing. I saw them again today making lots of noise as they fly around the dairy pastures deciding where they would like to spend the day foraging.