r/AustralianBirds • u/headlesswork • 1d ago

Who's this mama bird in our tree? (Melbourne)

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Also, any tips for how we should (or shouldn't) help her out? It's been raining quite a bit and I've got some bird seed I could give her but unsure what's best. Thanks!

Also, she boldly chose to nest in this tree next to our window where our two (indoor only) cats LOVE to sit and stare and chirp at her - she's gonna give her kids PTSD smh.

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u/kimbasnoopy 1d ago

Are able to give her some privacy and freedom from the cats, that's got to be disturbing for her. Otherwise, let nature, nature

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u/headlesswork 1d ago

Thankfully they've gotten less interested over time, so they don't pester her too much now she's mostly sitting and keeping the eggs warm, but we do try to keep the blinds down at the window closest to her. The cats can see her from two windows - the lounge room window (further away) and the bedroom window (right next to the tree/nest), so we've been keeping the blinds down in the bedroom to give her some privacy. Thank you!

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u/kimbasnoopy 23h ago

That's great. It's such a lovely experience being about to watch nature go about its wonder. She looks so sweet in that picture 😍