Australia's Best Songster

Continuing my week of birds in our backyard.

The Pied Butcher Bird is widely regarded as Australia's best song bird and one of the best in the world. While they can sing individually, their best song comes when two birds join in a duet with each bird playing a different part.

We have had successive generations of this family visiting us for many years. We love these guys.

And while I have been typing this narrative out, there has been a butcher bird singing in one of the nearby trees. Quite possibly, it is this guy as mum will be on the nest.

Go to
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=pied+butcherbird+call&&view=detail&mid=5151B72A8E6E37BA0C495151B72A8E6E37BA0C49&&FORM=VDRVRV
and move the slider to the 2min 15sec mark to hear a choir

[Karly]

Quite a distinguished looking chap! I love the catchlight.

[Peter Dulis]

cute

[Yoland]

You have had a great variety

[Rick]

Interesting bird. Great capture. Interesting song on the video.

[M. Brutus]

Quite a nice shot of this bird. Great detail. Enjoyed the descriptive narrative.

[Valerie Chesney]

Your backyard is a wonderful place for gathering so many bird.. What a delight Fav

[Diana]

A stunning close up of this lovely bird, such a wonderful variety you have.

[Issi Bannerman]

How lovely and good information one the pied butcher bird.

[Denise Wood]

That's a nasty looking beak!! great photo :)

[KoalaGardens🐨]

definitely, they are amazing predators, and yet incredible song birds

[Joan Robillard]

Great close up

[leggzy]

A fab shot if this friendly looking chap

[Merrelyn]

They have such a pretty song.

[KV]

Cool looking bird and one I've never seen before.

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Great shot

[*lynn]

handsome bird

[haskar]

Nice shot and details.

[Margaret Pengelly]

Your title is absolutely spot on and what great mimics. With this bit of rain around , only misty stuff up here as yet, one butchy set himself up yesterday in the tree outside my window and entertained himself and me with his repertoire of sounds from around the farm. He even has a clucky chook down to perfection.