The Willie Wagtails seems to be in a singing mood today (26 September 2024) at Royal Park Trin Warren Tam-boore. We can hear them everywhere we go. They have such a beautiful song too. The 2 photographs are of different birds.

Left: Nikon Z 9, Nikkor Z 800mm f/6.3 VR S @ 1/500s f/6.3 ISO720

Right: Nikon Z 9, Nikkor Z 800mm f/6.3 VR S @ 1/800s f/6.3 ISO1250

This Willie Wagtail appears to be begging for its photograph taken. When I saw it, it was on the ground. It quickly flew onto this rock which provided me with an opportunity to capture it with an extremely clean background due to depth-of-field. I personally would have preferred some detail in the background but in this case, the background is not worth recording. This was taken on 23 August 2024 at Royal Park Trin Warren Tam-boore.

Nikon Z 9, Nikkor Z 800mm f/6.3 VR S @ 1/800s f/6.3 ISO400.

The Willie Wagtail is a common bird in Melbourne. This photograph was taken at Royal Park Trin Warren Tam-boore on 19 August 2024. It has a mate close by and was singing. As the name suggests, the bird wags its tail as it moves around. A very sweet bird that I am always happy to see.

Nikon Z 9, Nikkor Z 800mm f/6.3 VR S @ 1/500s f/6.3 ISO450.