Not long ago an Aboriginal woman told me that her totem is a Willie wagtail. The occasion was a meeting in Mitchell of "All Us Bush Women" and her words rang true to me also. Wherever I go there is always a Willie wagtail to greet me in the morning, and in the garden their cheerful chatter lifts my spirits.
Even on the beach at Phillip Island they follow me along the beach, swooping around the dogs as they bound along the sand, through clumps of seaweed and into the waves. On moonlit nights a wagtails trill of "Sweet Pretty Creature" alerts my senses, gives me a surge of pleasure. So yes, I believe the Willie wagtail is my totem too and I thank my Aboriginal friend for alerting me to this realisation.
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