Thread: How many birds?

Originally Posted by artme

Some butcher birds do that in amongst their other vocal gymnastics.

Really, I've never seen the bird that makes that call but I'm listening and looking out with more attention now. I've sad memories of two separate occasions when butcher birds killed our pet canaries while they were outside in the cage

Yes, unfortunately that's a BB trait. My mother had the same problem but was quick enough to see the BB land and hunted it.

I can remember the BBs at home pinning mice to the post and rail fence - hence the name butcher bird.

Originally Posted by artme

Yes, unfortunately that's a BB trait. My mother had the same problem but was quick enough to see the BB land and hunted it.

I can remember the BBs at home pinning mice to the post and rail fence - hence the name butcher bird.

It's a jungle out there Yeah and I remember their lethal looking beak and beady eyes and they're sneaky too, still can't believe that's their tune though but then again