Comings and goings of the birds of King Island
It may look and feel like winter - and indeed it is winter! - but many of the islands’ birds will be starting to prepare for breeding. Start watching for signs of this; birds hanging out in pairs rather than flocks or flying about with sticks or feathers in the bills. Have you ever watched a Welcome Swallow try and manipulate a feather into its nest for lining? They can be so funny; often losing it and having to catch it again in their tiny bills. But they are so persiste
