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Yes! She is back!!!!!!

Written by Jean

Saturday, 17 October 2009

Sorry got lost in the wilderness for a bit – long story involving builders, alterations, computer crashes and upgrades and IT specialists but (for now – it is not over yet) I am back.

First my good news – I think I once bloged about my favorite tawny sitting and waiting for a mate that never returned anyway last season I thought I saw a new male around but she never nested properly that I could see. This season she is on her old nest in a grove of fever trees with him often standing guard in a nearby tree. I nearly did not notice as after two seasons I have stopped scrutinizing the nest (she is dark and well camouflaged if she lies low in the nest) however the presence of nesting weavers in the tree triggered a hopeful study of the nest and there she was. It is interesting that whilst she was not nesting (I am almost sure she did not use another nest for these two seasons as she was often around the old nest as if waiting for something) the weavers abandoned the tree as well.

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at Saturday, 17 October 2009 13:14by Jay

Jean! we missed you ;-)
and ah wow wonderful news about your Tawny! interesting note about the weavers, I wonder if they rely on the Tawny to keep nest robbers away, maybe?

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at Saturday, 17 October 2009 16:59by Imax

Good to see you back Jean!

I wish ihad a tawny in my "backyard"

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at Saturday, 17 October 2009 18:41by Charlie

JEAN!!!!!!!! nice to see you again! Missed you!!

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at Sunday, 18 October 2009 14:50by Candys Style

Interesting observation of the weavers and the Tawny's nest... I'm glad she is back!

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at Monday, 19 October 2009 09:38by Laine

Jean!!!! did you mean you are back or the Tawny is back? :-P But i am so excited for both!

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