The jacky winter is one of those birds that I never recognise until it’s flying away, and then it’s the side white tail feathers that give it away. It belongs to the Australian robin and flycatcher family. According to Wikipedia, other vernacular names are brown flycatcher, peter peter, postboy, spinks and stumpbird.
Jacky winter and peter peter are are names derived from its call.
I spotted this jacky winter on the return journey of my inaugural walk with Mr R. Now, though we’ve walked together numerous times, mainly while away from home, this was the first time we’ve headed off for deliberate exercise. We’ve now managed 3 out of the last 4 days, with one walk covering about five kilometres! We live on a cross-roads, so can take a different direction each day, with more variables along each road.
Thanks for looking. Stay safe.
🙂
Christine R 
That’s a dear little creature ! I wonder if I see any without seeing them, if you get my drfit ..
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Probably not, M-R. They like farmlands and open woodlands with lots of bare areas. Maybe in an open park, perhaps. I never see one in my yard.
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You’re luckier than I, then, witth regard to Jacky Winters. Do you have magpie larks and wattlebirds and fairy wrens and plovers ?
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Yes, got all those, but the plovers and magpie larks always AVOID my place. Wrens and wattlebirds common visitors. Magpies avoid my yard, too!
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Then I demand photos !!! (tricked you !)
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Ha Ha M-R doesn’t know how many pictures you have of the local birds.
That is a sweet little thing isn’t it, would probably just write it off as a “sparrow” if I did see one.
My goodness you and Rob are getting all athletic, you’ll be signing up for the Marathon next. Good on you, will do Rob good to be out walking.
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Like I said, until I see its white feathers when its flying away, I think it something else. The walks with do us both good!
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