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Suddenly a big black bird flew to the nest - I yelled and rushed outside, and the invader flew away; almost certainly the Black Butcherbird but might have been a Drongo; Mrs. of course had flown so I checked the nest; there are at least 2 eggs still intact. Clearly it won;t survive long without me guarding it so I've hung an empty wire plant-basket so that it doesn't obstruct Mrs.'s access - she can climb and hop on it - but it prevents a dive-bomber from getting in. Alas, she's explored and found how to reach the nest but has not settled back on it; she's been cheeping furiously from a Bougainvillea branch and taking trips away over the fence.