Bird on a Wire [1/4]

Posted by Helen (Melbourne, Australia) on 29 July 2007 in Animal & Insect.

This shot looks better on large.

My Mother has a family of Grey Butcher Birds [Cracticus torquatus] living nearby who have visited her for years. Each spring the couple supplement their diet with a little meat or cheese when they are rearing their young.

What is he looking at so intently here? You will see on Tuesday. Keep visiting.

The Grey Butcher bird has a long beak with a small hook at the tip of the upper beak. I am unsure but I think this is the male. I will post the female tomorrow. If you would like to hear their call there is a great sound file here

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