Bird Watching: More birds from Down Under Volume 2, 0 by MargaretK

MargaretK wrote:
Thanks Lee and dellrose. Welcome back Little_Things. I've been wondering where you've been. Looking forward to seeing your photos.

I've posted pictures of this particular Grey Butcherbird before. S/he is the one with the leg that has been badly dislocated, but it copes brilliantly with its disability. We've provided supplementary feeds for the last couple of years. It likes resting on the rotary clothes line, but finds this mat, hanging on a tree branch its preferred spot. Of course, the mat now remains in situ. This shows the (very) sharp hook on the end of its beak, which helps it grasp prey firmly enough to wedge it in the fork of a branch or impale it on a twig.

These gorgeous little birds are wonderful songsters and as I took photos of it it was singing the most beautiful song, interspersed with the sounds of other birds. They are brilliant mimics.