The native pipit builds a more substantial nest than the skylark, making a structure of dried grass as a foundation for its deep nest cup, 'in rough vegetation, nearly always on a bank or slope,' according to naturalist Geoff Moon who took these pictures. The pipit breeds two to three times from August through February.
GEOFF MOON
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Forest and Bird, Issue 309, 1 August 2003, Page 18
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57The native pipit builds a more substantial nest than the skylark, making a structure of dried grass as a foundation for its deep nest cup, 'in rough vegetation, nearly always on a bank or slope,' according to naturalist Geoff Moon who took these pictures. The pipit breeds two to three times from August through February. GEOFF MOON Forest and Bird, Issue 309, 1 August 2003, Page 18
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