Home improvements at Tudhope

I was on the look-out last Thursday for activity at the 2nd baseball diamond at Tudhope Park

This is the sequence:

The nest has been here for many years - 10?

The mate was on the next light standard toward "home plate":

The following were taken this Sunday morning :

Quite something to be so near to such a magnificent bird.

WOB

The Heronry is occupied

He also serves who stands and waits - good birding.

Yesterday:

Just one of at least a half-dozen seen yesterday.

W O B

Orioles

I went for a long slow walk on Wednesday and was rewarded with many first time observations - most won't make this blog. Actually the one that I have chosen is the result of an encounter Vicki and I had today with Susan and Bob.

On Wed I saw some Orioles - I think 2 male and a female:

At the time I saw it as a colourful courtship display.

I took more photos but did not understand them:

Until today when one of Susan or Bob named this as a nest:

Just slide/scroll back 2 images to see the change between Wednesday and Friday/today.

Arni will be leading a walk on Sat and the leaves will be thicker so here is a zoom in to the nest:

I am about 13m north of the sign post marked "5" and am looking East. I feel extremely lucky to
a)  have photographed the nest while it was being built, and b) having met people who could tell this blind person what he had been so fortunate to see.

How shall I sign off ?

Much wiser but more humble old bird ?