Australian Magpies aren’t a standard sight in Broome. There seems to be a pair that reside between the Broome Senior Excessive Faculty and the Boulevarde Buying Centre and we’ve noticed them in that space since we moved right here in 1999. We’ve got sometimes noticed one close to Gantheaume Level, however this could be considered one of these Australian Magpies, as a result of nowhere is way in Broome. We additionally usually encounter them simply out of city close to the Pony Membership and that’s the place these photographs have been taken. The Australian Magpies in Victoria have a distinct plumage and that may be seen right here.
While I cycle round Broome I’m all the time very conscious of my environment and not too long ago found an Australian Magpie nest. If the construction within the header picture appears to be like acquainted to you then you might bear in mind the Australian Pastime nest from two years in the past. There are only a few tall buildings in Broome with buildings restricted to 2 storeys. This tower can be one of many tallest buildings on the town and it’s also near the Broome Senior Excessive Faculty and near the Broome airport. For no matter purpose the Australian Pastime is just not utilizing the nest on this tall tower this yr, however the Australian Magpies have clearly taken up residence.
I used to be in a position to take photographs of the pair of Australian Magpies from each the Broome airport highway and parked subsequent to the Broome Senior Excessive Faculty. As a result of top of the construction you’ll be able to’t get too near get photographs, however it’s clear the Australian Magpies are nesting.
Tower the Australian Magpies are nesting on
Australian Magpie on the nest and the tower
Australian Magpie on the nest
Australian Magpie on the tower
Clearly it’s a great distance up and a great distance down, however it seems to swimsuit the pair of Australian Magpies on the town and hopefully they efficiently rear their younger at this location. One other pair of Australian Magpies have not too long ago chosen a extra standard tree beside the flip off for the Crab Creek Street from the Broome Street roughly 12 kilometres from city. The nest of sticks is above the Magpie-lark nest product of mud.
Australian Magpie nest above the Magpie-lark nest
Though we’ve not travelled far this yr we’ve been fortunate sufficient to look at fairly a couple of nests in our native space together with Mistletoebirds, Tawny Frogmouths, Little Terns and Pied Oystercatchers.