Willie Wagtail or Djiti Djiti?
Yama!
I’m hoping to get some insight on the Djiti Djiti (I believe it’s called?) or commonly known Willie wagtail.
I recently had a loss, and as I usually would in my home country of Aotearoa, reached out to the land to ground myself and get some messages from her.
In Aotearoa we have a bird called the Piwakawaka (or fantail) who is commonly known as a mischievous little fellow who brings messages of death, a bad omen, or is seen as a messenger from the other side from the already passed. They also (sometimes if they’ll allow) let us send messages to those passed. They are considered a messenger basically from both sides. Also known to be very mischievous.
I asked a person close to my heart to watch over me on my walk while I tried to heal, and this little bird came right in front of me, looked at me and bounced around a little and then flew off.
They look incredibly like the djiti djiti here and so I contacted my whānau (family) back home to tell them of my experience of meeting such a similar looking bird when I had reached out for guidance from a family member passed. To my great surprise, my Mother already knew about this bird and said that they have a very VERY similar story here in respect to what they may be as a sign of to the people of this land and the messages and signals they bring.
I’d love to hear, if anyone has any knowledge, of any stories from elders of this bird and the importance of these special little messengers.
I’m currently on the lands of the Wurundjeri and am aware that there may be different stories from different areas, but would love to hear them!
I’ve attached photos of the two to show their similarities.
Ngun godjin, ngā mihi.