The nest is well constructed, made of fine bark and grass, built in the fork of a tree or bush. The female sits on the eggs with the male feeding her regularly.

The robin is very tame and if you stand still you can usually get it to come in very close.

You will usually see them hanging onto the side of trees or bushes watching the ground for insects.

It inhabits eucalypts, rainforest, woodland and banksia heath and very often it appears at the edge of clearing.

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Photographing them should be straight forward enough but can be surprisingly tricky due to the low light in areas where they nest. To get satisfactory results you have to use a small fill flash, taking care not to disturb the birds.

At this time of year and after some recent soaking rain it appears that we have plenty bird life.

On recent searches I have spotted large numbers of Silver Eyes, wrens - both Variegated and Superb - Yellow Thornbills and Striated Thornbills, Varied Sittella, White-throated Treecreeper and of course, not forgetting the Red-rumped Parrot.

After such a long, dry period when birdlife was scarce, it is a pleasant change. It suggests a good season ahead.