BanksiaMan

By BanksiaMan

Dangerous bird?

The Pied Butcherbird is not really dangerous, unless you happen to be an insect or a small lizard. In which case, like its name suggests, you might be impaled on a protruding tree branch and carved into small pieces by that aggressive bill. For humans, its most enjoyable characteristic is its call, described as a 'beautiful, haunting, flute like song'.  I photographed this one today on the summit of Lennox Head. The extra puts it in context.

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