Butcher Bird …
A windy morning she came to look, and fetch what the possum left behind on the ground. A little feeding in winter goes a long way, to spring.
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Sitting on the rain cap tied on one of the bee hotels. I have seen them take a bee from mid-air as they dove past.
But no bees now, none before late spring rain and heat, November or December, maybe. It all depends …
Hello little one … wary of dropping to the ground for that morsel. But she does, and poses a while.
Hey hey … G’day mate … Thanks for the food, the help, the nourishment …
… so called, for their practise of skewering prey and hanging it up for later.
A youngster, interested in what I’m up to in the undergrowth.
After a bit of food dropped by last night’s possum perhaps.
A little pleasure, to have animated nature visit so.
And then she’s gone, that’s wild life, in sense.
No judgement, allows the next event to be.
Without prejudice …
© Mark Berkery ……. Click on those pictures for a closer look
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What a handsome bird! The black and white brings to mind our magpies — they also will eat carrion — though I think magpies are much larger, with their long tails. Thanks for the lovely images.
Thanks Cate.
Thanks Mark. Their song in the tentin ground i never forget!
Hey Lauri. In the cathedral of the giant gum trees … it’s usually the pied magpie we hear in the mornings.
Nice!
Regards Oleg
Nice enough …
Cheers Oleg.
Fantastic!!
Nature is … almost. A fantasy to the rational.
Thanks Nora.
Definitely a little pleasure. I love their beautiful happy song and no-nonsense nature. They rouse at the cat when I talk him for a walk outside on his leash.
The birds around here ignore the cat, mostly. He’s old now, and sleeps a lot in the winter sun on the deck.