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My bro Peter was 'peewee' so 'peewit' is a shift away and near enough. Similar black and white and piping calls.

nicknamenick,

The affectionate nick of Peewee brings back memories of primary school days. Thank you for your reply.

I have a couple of Peewees, which are reasonably shy. Unfortunately they are very aggressive in protecting their territory from other peewees.

One used to attack a window in the granny flat that must have given a strong reflection of him. I used to tape newspaper over it in breeding season. The current male has a thing about the male hiding in the rear view mirrors of the old Toyota Cressida now used for paddock duties. He will spend hours attacking that male. As I need the mirrors, so can't cover them. I tie shopping bags over both of them so he can't see himself when I park. In the sun & wind those bags last only a week or so.

We had a couple of Plovers that nested half way between the house & the shed for years. They were a real pain. You could drive past them, but not walk. I was not sorry when the replacement pair moved down the paddock.

I fly remote control planes from a strip down the paddock, sometimes with a few friends. We have a resident pair of Wedgetails that occasionally join the high flying gliders, & soar with us. Galahs, Cockatoos & some very large pigeons will sometimes join a flight, but the Magpies & Crows only come round to attack.

A shaving mirror on the window makes peewee avoid the threat of a large beak . Maybe a big concave mirror is needed to finish him off.

In North West Tasmania , here , we have a Wedgetail that hovers just above our House that's built on a 100 metre high 'Hill'. It taught its' youngster to do the same last year , he was spectacular.. about 2 metres above the roof of the garage

Incidentally , do any of you lot need any Starlings.. plenty available in our Roof at present....also large Bush Possums ( Big Buggers.. no midgets here ) who wear Gum Boots are also available .. I can post those to you......!

So the garage gives a smooth , reliable uplift from the valley ? neat. Surfing the everlasting wave.

Neighbour has bought 2 peahens and 2 peacocks which visited at dawn today . Under the window , with foghorn hoots , the cocks did their tail-dancing routine like an unreal movie scene.