tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post3001162489018045011..comments2024-03-08T21:26:51.950+08:00Comments on A geriatric grandmother: BUTCHERBIRDSMimsiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00249766510078357225noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-61581647674762287642015-10-15T01:23:44.652+08:002015-10-15T01:23:44.652+08:00I have seen a Butcher Bird ( at close range of 2 m...I have seen a Butcher Bird ( at close range of 2 metres in scrub ) disect a mouse . With surgical precision he cut open the stomach and plucked out the organs. I witnessed this 45 years ago and remember it like yesterday.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09586607368231595064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-81994720534221888262015-10-15T01:23:17.644+08:002015-10-15T01:23:17.644+08:00I have seen a Butcher Bird ( at close range of 2 m...I have seen a Butcher Bird ( at close range of 2 metres in scrub ) disect a mouse . With surgical precision he cut open the stomach and plucked out the organs. I witnessed this 45 years ago and remember it like yesterday.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09586607368231595064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-70721676535277517812014-06-22T21:50:03.119+08:002014-06-22T21:50:03.119+08:00Hari Om
This was delightful to read - Mimsie back ...Hari Om<br />This was delightful to read - Mimsie back on form!! Their song is gorgeous. YAM xxYamini MacLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18383916589808462620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-1268911176065161712014-06-22T20:53:37.205+08:002014-06-22T20:53:37.205+08:00We've heaps of magpies around at the moment Mi...We've heaps of magpies around at the moment Mimsie, but I haven't seen a butcher bird up here yet. Oh, I love those weeping peppermints in your last post - they grew in Tasmania and I thought they added a lovely old world feel when planted to line the streets.Rose ~ from Ozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01908281749611280188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-42255835092050144432014-06-22T19:18:51.821+08:002014-06-22T19:18:51.821+08:00Just another example of 'you can't judge a...Just another example of 'you can't judge a bird by it's cover" lol.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-15217532746051355932014-06-22T15:54:10.821+08:002014-06-22T15:54:10.821+08:00Thank you for this. Now I know I haven't seen ...Thank you for this. Now I know I haven't seen any of those around here. Plenty of magpies and shrikes though. and an occasional willy wagtail.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-23161432772973725452014-06-22T11:13:04.027+08:002014-06-22T11:13:04.027+08:00Great photos.Great photos.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12692170857496442623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-21154876967184324262014-06-22T10:54:58.381+08:002014-06-22T10:54:58.381+08:00The skinny one's sister has a family of Pied B...The skinny one's sister has a family of Pied Butcherbirds which come to her for food each day. If they are late at bringing out the mince meat the Butcherbirds tap on the kitchen window - and on a couple of occasions have come into the kitchen to demand their food.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.com