Wattle Bird Nests in our Carport

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Last year a Wattle Bird nested in our carport. She choose a crate full of camping kitchen equipment for her nest. When the eggs hatched, a rat got to them & ate the babies. Later, the mother Wattle bird made another nest in exactly the same spot. Just as well we hadn't planned on camping at the time. Previously we had laid down rat baits, but one of our cats caught a rat anyway. The eggs hatched & little birdies could be heard cheaping. A few days later hubby decided to climb up & look at the babies. Tragedy struck. In fright, the baby birds flew up & careered off. They couldn't fly properly. One of dogs caught one & killed it. The others got away, but they wouldn't have survived, as they were too young.. A few weeks later, we spotted aattle bird in our carport again. It appeared to be injured. The next day we found it dead on the ground, caught by the dogs.. Out of the blue, a Wattle bird came to our carport again a few weeks ago. We presume it is the same Mother. The dead one must have been another, maybe it's mate. This time the mother bird has made her nest on top of my hubbys stereo speakers! There are three eggs, & hopefully no rats around. Hubby found out that Wattle birds love watermelon, so he has asked me to buy some tomorrow. I have attached a photo of a attle bird.