Iora brood, Part I/II

 And so, another brood added to the Common Iora community, perhaps.

When first spotted, this female Iora was already brooding but ceaselessly calling out, its melodic calls loud and unmistakable, drawing inevitable attention.

However it took occasional time off to fly down looking for grubs, as the male was nowhere in sight.

Looking like taking a break off sitting in its tiny cup nest.  

And , sprucing up its nest every now and then.

And the calls continued, with the male still nowhere in sight, for the numerous times I managed to observe.

A week later, still brooding under the blazing sun, in its nest that's almost 20ft high.

Another 10 days later, and I dared hazard a guess that there were chicks now.

And so I waited down under for privileged glimpses.