tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4326907665245074209.post6741412669567285790..comments2024-03-28T19:17:29.096+10:00Comments on Sunshine Coast Daily Photo: Butcher Birdbitingmidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12593806233011328620noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4326907665245074209.post-15493670140537347502010-05-18T17:13:05.614+10:002010-05-18T17:13:05.614+10:00I heard somewhere that the Butcher Bird gets its n...I heard somewhere that the Butcher Bird gets its name because it hangs it's prey up on trees a bit like a butcher would hang a carcass of meat... nice! Birds in Australia definitely aren't namby pamby, are they?carahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787018321269238581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4326907665245074209.post-24576953038942406082010-05-18T08:35:01.034+10:002010-05-18T08:35:01.034+10:00Great shot. You should remind your "viewers&q...Great shot. You should remind your "viewers" that the butcher bird has the hook on his beak, to distinguish him from the magpie.<br /><br />Sounds like your house wasn't designed for the winter sun...or maybe you have a water view as well as birds to look at it!!<br /><br />I love sitting on the front patio, but all I get is the traffic...oh and some trees and flora and fauna.<br /><br />The back patio is better with the Great Divide and Cunningham's Gap!Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10698343129217681652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4326907665245074209.post-84951279404036843902010-05-18T07:30:05.535+10:002010-05-18T07:30:05.535+10:00A lot of people don't like butcher birds but I...A lot of people don't like butcher birds but I do. We used to have a family visiting us every day but the noisy minas chased them away. This has given me an idea, I'll post our 'butchie' tomorrow.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12581375024537168350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4326907665245074209.post-54146278886852867042010-05-18T04:45:55.909+10:002010-05-18T04:45:55.909+10:00Great photo. He looks a bit like the magpie that ...Great photo. He looks a bit like the magpie that we have here in UK.<br /><a href="http://www.yorkshiredailyphoto.com" rel="nofollow">Leeds in Yorkshire daily photo</a> PaulLeeds daily photohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18240127660481382397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4326907665245074209.post-19012406023911931452010-05-18T00:03:31.245+10:002010-05-18T00:03:31.245+10:00He's cute!He's cute!Loishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10737705457021667861noreply@blogger.com