DjittyDjitty
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Location | Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
| Introduction | DjittyDjitty (or minor variations of it) is an indigenous word used by both the Nyoonga people and the Yamatji people for willy wagtails. This bird has spiritual significance, sometimes as a portent of death but more often as a sign of judgement between right and wrong. DjittyDjitty is a tenacious bird and will take on wedgetail eagles and crows that fly into their air space. DjittyDjitty has become very special to me. I am a child of the fifties and so grew up and studied through the sixties and seventies - I think I am young enough to remember the sixties, so believe me I was there. I have lived in both suburban and rural parts of Western Australia and lived in suburban Melbourne for 11 years. My professional life has been diverse, working as a primary school teacher first of all, but ranging over church work, tertiary education and training, aged care, welfare and even disability services. |