Willie wagtails are small birds but they make a lot of noise. It is a well known fact because of their size they are aggressive and have to make a nuisance of themselves in order to get noticed. It is the same with other species with small willies, in order to get noticed they have to prance around like the willie wagtail to get attention.

ROFLMAO, good on you KIAH

And perhaps an ugly hooked nose as well

hahaha, it's "willie " wagtail (Brocky) ROFL

Hiya willikins, LOL

So my sweet, I leave you alone for one night and you're having heart to hearts with olbaid, LOL

“Owls can rotate their necks 135 degrees in either direction, which gives them 270 degrees of total movement without cutting off blood to their brain.”

Thanks for the info Kiah . Amazing 

bit like Linda Blair in the Exorcist but not quite 360

roflmao 

Can't sleep willie kins? ROFLMAO

good one KIAH!

The Willy Wagtail has a distinctive white eyebrow which is raised to display aggression or lowered to show submission, particularly when two males meet during breeding season.  On a mundane level, this bird could bring situations which may cause you to raise or lower yourbrows!

And in the Dreaming, Willy Wagtail was a bully and suspected of cannibalism. This accusations was proven true and in the resulting drama, his back was broken. He was chanted over until he became a little  bird, and because his back had been broken, his tail never straightened. Back issues?

Around Uluru, it is believed a Willy Wagtail brings spirit children to their mothers. Many Aboriginal people consider the Willy Wagtail (fondly called Jitta Jitta) a gossip-monger and bringer of bad news, especially in Victoria.  This belief has filtered into Australian myth; those in the bush regard him with suspicious disfavour. 

In Aboriginal lore, if anything is being discussed he will be shooed away so he is out of hearing, range before any business or conversation is resumed. 

That’s because your birds are simply gorgeous . Amazing colours and pretty face to boot 

Yep parrots much nicer looking than willy wagtail, hahahaha

They may be fat, but they're certainly not well fed if they are feeding too much on maccas. 

Banjo, there are a few of those gorgeous little birds who seem to live nearby.   I've never seen them anywhere else, and am fascinated by them.   I live in a highly developed area, and it's such a treat to see these dear little birds in such a location.          The units were built in 1992 and the driveway and garden beds have some old fashined plants such as the Correa Reflexa, and an Abutilon Turk's Cap.   I looked them up deliberately, as I noticed the little honey eaters love them.    I also googled the birds and found , as you say, they are an endangered species.   Very few gardens  have the old fashioned plants now.  I believe that's a big part of the reason that there are so few around.

You are lucky to have sighted a few of these birds Darcy, as the numbers of the Regent honeyeaters are believed to be as low as 400 mature birds in the wild. I think they’re no longer found in South Australia. Some temporary good news though, earlier this year a few have been found in the Burragorang Valley. The NSW Government has decided to raise Warragamba Dam 14 metres and environmentalists' concern is that this could have an impact on 48 threatened plant and animal species within the Blue Mountains wilderness including the Regent honeyeater since the birds are so restricted in where they will breed and they need trees in blossom to breed.