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butcher bird

Postby Pa on Fri Apr 21, 2006 8:04 am

took this shot this morning,it is a butcher bird of sorts,can anyone tell me its correct name please.
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Postby wmaburnett on Fri Apr 21, 2006 9:57 am

Great moment, id like it a bit more if the main subject was more separated from the background. But Great Moment, shows the birds wings!
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Postby Laurie on Fri Apr 21, 2006 10:16 am

a tad dark.
butcher birds are always great for a laugh, watching people duck and run from them. bastards if they get you though.

nice shot. well done
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Postby blacknstormy on Fri Apr 21, 2006 11:08 am

Hey Pa - it's an immature grey butcherbird. You can distinguish the grey from the pied as it doesn't have a 'bib', the colouration which extends down from the head onto the chest. This bird has a uniformly grey chest, suggesting its a grey :) (Cracticus torquatus)

They have the most beautiful singing voice :)
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Postby agriffiths on Fri Apr 21, 2006 11:50 am

Looks like he's dancing a jig for you. All he needs is a walking stick and a top hat! :lol:
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Postby Pa on Fri Apr 21, 2006 2:09 pm

thanks to wmaburnett,teh,blacknstormyand agriffiths. theres 2 of them that have been coming to our place for a couple of weeks. i thought they were a pair. i think the flash beam may have frightened it hence the pose
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Postby avkomp on Fri Apr 21, 2006 4:03 pm

looks like a grey butcher bird.

we get a few of those around here.

I like them.

Shame with the dark backbround though.

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Postby Pa on Fri Apr 21, 2006 4:33 pm

yes steve blacknstormy said it was a grey butcher bird. it was about 6.15 am when i took it ,behind it, about 6 mtrs away is a tree, thats what made it dark.
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