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2007 Australian Capital Territory trip report #2
Yesterday I wrote about my first visit to the Jerrabomberra Wetlands in Canberra. The water birds were a little quiet and I only saw a handful of species. The bush birds around the wetlands were quite another matter. A range of trees and bushes have been planted around the […]

On my writing blog I have been writing about idioms. Some of these relate to birds. Here is another of these interesting expressions.
“To foul one’s own nest.”
Origins:
This expression probably comes from the fact that many birds are careful not to foul their own nests. The droppings of the young are picked up from the nest […]

On my writing blog I have been writing about idioms. One recently posted article looked at an idiom with a birding theme.
This Week’s Idiom
To feather one’s nest
or
To feather one’s own nest
Origin

This idiom obviously comes from the practice of many birds to gather feathers to add to their nest in order to make it more comfortable […]

Common Blackbird (male)
Common Blackbirds are an introduced species in Australia. Their range here is south of a line from Sydney in NSW to Port Lincoln in South Australia and they are found throughout South Eastern Australia, including large parts of Victoria and Tasmania. They are particularly found in parks and gardens where they enjoy scratching […]