Magpie-Lark

He has many common names, including peewit, peewee, mudlark (in Victoria), and Murray magpie. This one was sat in the park high up in the palm trees opposite where live, calling loudly, a lovely sound in the early morning.
It was known as yilimbirraa among the Yindjibarndi people of the central and western Pilbara.
my extra is a Black Swan we saw later  swimming alone on the river, very unusual as they usually swim in groups?
We heard on the news last night that some of our native birds like the kookaburra and Magpie are on the decline due to climate change, that was very scary to hear, as we were saying the other day that we don't see as many kookaburras in the forrest as we used to, very concerning...