Harvest Time

The wheat crop in the paddock behind home in Wilby has had a lot of bird activity over the last few months. Horsfield's Bushlarks singing, Brown Songlarks, calling Stubble Quail, Red-chested and Little Button-quail calling at night, and raptors such as Brown and Black Falcons. So it with with some interest, and excitement, to watch the header come out in the late afternoon and begin harvesting the crop.



I was expecting quail to be flushed in front of the header and wasn't disappointed. In fact there were 10 Stubble Quail and 2 Little Button-quail seen over. A Black Falcon also put in a great show stooping down on a quail as it was flushed from the header. The falcon took the quail (not sure what species) off to a Grey Box to pluck and eat. A Brown Falcon was also soaring around the header looking for something to prey on, and nearby two Wedge-taild Eagles were seen soraing over the hills.

A great hour spent on the dam wall at the back of the garden.