I am posting photos of birds in our garden for the next couple of days.
As I was feeding Mr Currawong a couple of days ago this Mrs Butcherbird was waiting patiently on our patio for her turn to be fed.
Mr Butcherbird was there too, and I will post a photo of him tomorrow.
The females are paler in colour than the males which you will see when I post the photo tomorrow.
What you can't see in this photo is their baby butcherbird was squawking like mad waiting to be fed too. The babies sound like a car alarm going off and are deafening. So glad I am not a butcherbird and have that to feed.
Here is a link to what baby butcherbirds sound like.
Your birds seem so tame. Our birds never come down from the trees. Very nice capture of this bird. Thanks for the interesting info. I have to say I’m glad to not have that baby around.
@pusspup@robz Thanks. The adults do have a lovely song don't they. Thank God they grow out of all that squawking as babies. I wouldn't be feeding them if they sounded like that all their lives.
@happypat I think butcherbirds get their name because they tend to impale their prey on a thorn or a fork in a tree and that helps them to dissect their food bit by bit. Probably like a butcher would hang a side of beef on a hook.
love the soft feathers!
Ian
@pusspup @robz Thanks. The adults do have a lovely song don't they. Thank God they grow out of all that squawking as babies. I wouldn't be feeding them if they sounded like that all their lives.
@happypat I think butcherbirds get their name because they tend to impale their prey on a thorn or a fork in a tree and that helps them to dissect their food bit by bit. Probably like a butcher would hang a side of beef on a hook.
Wow is that right……a good name then! Pwew!