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#11
08-20-2020, 11:25 PM
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An update on the Butcherbirds.
Like all freeloaders they invite their relatives to participate. The image is one of two of last year's chicks. The Grey Butcherbirds are like a number of Australian birds that the chicks stay with the family for a year or so after fledging. They help raise the next batch of chicks - Australia is a tough country so having extra beaks to feed chicks helps. The adult plumage doesn't appear until they are over a year old. Regards, Charlie 
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#13
08-21-2020, 07:47 PM
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I believe it's "Wurger" (missing umlaut) which translates as "Shrike" according to Google Translate. I've never seen a Shrike but if they are like the Australian butcherbirds they fly fast with pretty good maneuverability which sums up the FW-190.
Charlie
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#14
08-22-2020, 04:50 AM
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Yeah, we have a bird called Loggerhead Shrike in the USA that like to pin small lizards, rodents, and other prey to barbed wire or thorns.
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#15
09-04-2020, 11:56 PM
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The Butcherbirds have got quite tame. The attached is an image of the male from about 30cm away. I think these birds are nearly as smart as magpies - they've figured out where I cut up the dogs' food and my work gets inspected from the windowsill by one or more every couple of days.
Regards, Charlie
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