What’s your theory?

I never sit still for long in the garden, as there is always something to do.  When I do, however, I’m often rewarded.  Such was the case with this bird.

‘Chillin on a branch

I heard ‘her’ singing from a tree nearby, before she flew into our yard where she sat preening on the low branch of a tree.

Preening

A second bird sat on the telephone wires, and chirped what seemed like a response. Chirp-chirp.  Sing-song.

Secret code?

I took several pics of the bird resting in the Pittosporum, before she flew away.  She soon returned, this time perched in the branches of a fruit tree.

Trying out the fruit tree

My husband was making repairs to the irrigation system (he doesn’t sit still for long either) so we gave up our perch on the garden swing and got to work.

The bird tracked my movements, then hopped along the fence toward the orange tree, and finally on to the neighboring fence. She continued the chatter with an ever-watchful eye.

It seems late in the year for nesting, so I’m not sure what the charade was about.  She definitely wanted to keep her eye on us, and with all the cats in the garden, I wanted to keep my eye safely on her as well.

Mighty Mouse lounging under the orange tree

What do you think?  Was she protecting a nest nearby? Was she warning the cats to keep their distance?  Was there some diabolical ruse going on with the bird on the wire and our friend on the fence?  You know…’you distract them while I raid the worm bin.’ or ‘I dropped a seed and now I want to retrieve it.’

What’s your theory? I would love to hear what you think.