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Grey Butcherbird (Cracticus torquatus)

Taken at Clayfield, Brisbane/Meanjin Australia

Taken with an OLYMPUS M.300mm F4.0 on an OM System OM-1 Mk II

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Three friends on the tree. There are 5 in this family - another parent and another baby not far away I'm sure. They are great singers.
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The parent butcher bird is also on the branch.

Juvenile Grey Butcherbird (Cracticus torquatus)

Clayfield, Meanjin/Brisbane, Australia - March 2025

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A young butcherbird photographed from below, against a green and white background from clouds and a nearby tree

Juvenile Grey Butcherbird (Cracticus torquatus)

Clayfield, Meanjin/Brisbane, Australia - March 2025

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A young butcherbird photographed from below, with its head stretched out and held high moments before it burst in to song

5:45am *tap* *tap* *tap* like some telltale heart driving me mad with guilt for not having gone to bed yet. It's a juvenile, and still befuddled by itself in the reflective window film. #NightOwl #Nocturnal #ButcherBird #Birb

2021JAN30

This is Percy. I have two Butcherbirds that come in for a feed.

The prime bird is Smiley (F) . Smiley is smallish but with a fierce personality. Percy (M) is bigger but very timid. Smiley waits patiently for something. Percy can sometimes pop in then just as easily disappear.

Percy is larger, thiner, has less colouring in the tail. Physical and behavioural differences mark Percy from Smiley

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source https://flickr.com/photos/bootload/50889968617/in/album-72157718088936541

Percy, a male Butcherbird waiting on a stick.

2023NOV23

Smiley.

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source https://flickr.com/photos/bootload/albums/72157716795396928/

I call this Australian Butcherbird “Smiley, a silent, deadly & grey man. The le Carré of birds.

once again washing my car, and cleaning the remains of dead animals, care of the local #ButcherBird, from out of the windscreen wipers.

#butcherbird & #Magpie - adult black feathers parent and “baby” /grey feathers - visiting the backyard this am
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Late am visitor #butcherbird landed on chair to see what’s what ?

Yesterday approximately same time during fly through stopped on fence; returned to snatch a skink and store in branch of a tree for later.

Sang about it to other patrolling butcher birds nearby to check out this garden space.
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Pied Butcherbird (Cracticus nigrogularis) - Kedron Brook, Brisbane, Australia - February 2024

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A medium sized black and white bird in a tree, looking down towards the photographer.

A couple of friends visited this afternoon
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A happy kookaburra getting some attention on the rail.

This butcher bird was pleased to see me. Just sitting on the tree branch with a snack.

We have this friendly little butcherbird visiting us regularly. It has a beautiful little song.
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A grey butcherbird balanced on a chair on our verandah.

Northern Shrike
Lanius borealis

Often caches (stores) prey items by impaling them on thorns or barbed wire, or wedging them into a branch fork. The family name, and that of the largest genus, Lanius, is derived from the Latin word for "butcher"

Camera info/settings
- Canon 450D Sigma 150-600mm
- ISO 500 f9 1/400s

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A mostly grey bird with a black ‘mask’ and black shoulders sits in a tall thin tree likely looking for prey.

Well we have had a bit of rain this afternoon and has become quite cool. My bird friends seeking shelter & maybe a snack. They were pretty damp. #australianbirds #butcherbird #kookaburra

A bedraggled kookaburra sitting on the verandah rail.

A butcher bird has been caught in the rain and trying to dry out on the verandah.

A wet kookaburra trying to get our of the rain.

this one followed me around for a bit today ☺️ #butcherbird

Butcher bird on a park bench watching me

Just about 1 week left to apply to be my next #PhD student here at #OklahomaStateUniversity to study #SHRIKES!

Collaborative project with #CourtneyDuchardt and #ScottLoss.

Link for deets: https://timoconnell.wordpress.com/prospective-students/

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Butcher bird on an autumn day.

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Butcher bird on a branch against a backdrop of blue sky, surrounded by a semi-curcle of eucalyptus leaves.

@DrLiz here’s Smiley singing <https://flickr.com/photos/bootload/50578395146/in/album-72157716795396928/> a very distinctive call that cuts through the whole house, especially early in the morning.

Each Butcher Bird has a unique call that follows a similar pattern. They are vocal specialists, as good as a magpie. #BirdsOfOz / #ButcherBird

Smiley, an Australian Butcher bird (Brown, F.) calling out with her distinctive call.

@DrLiz @NessaUndreza I would feed Smiley (Butcher Bird F.) meat, sometimes an oat grain. I’d add a half a blue berry. Most times Smiley would take the piece of fruit last. Turn, give a quick 🎵… then fly off and eat it in a tree.

It was great to Smiley thanked me as she left. #ButcherBird / #BirdsOfOz <https://flickr.com/photos/bootload/albums/72157716795396928/page1>

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