Just saw one of our local Kookaburras, the one I often take pics of, beating a baby bird to death in a tree in the backyard.

Then he and his mate sat on my lawn with its remains to picnic.

🤢

No, I did not take a family photo album pic of the event.

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Baby Butcherbird did a full 20-minute vocal adult workout this afternoon. Up til now, it's been all baby noises but today it was time to grow up.

Note the King Parrot at the end completely ignoring the performance, just getting on with eating.

Here's just an excerpt.

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On reflection!

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So, I’ve bitten off more than I can chew?

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You haven’t got an umbrella I can share have you?

Friendly male King parrot now letting me get very close to him.

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Juveniles!

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And, they’re back.

The eastern spinebills made a welcome visit to the garden today. It would have been rude of me not to have the camera ready to record their antics.

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