shed a few tears to-day
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lyn2233
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Bloody butcherbirds, I had a pair of lovely little white finches that have had 5 babies. They are all grey and fluffy and had put them in a cage as next week I was giving the lot to a friend who has a nice new aviary. Outside I always cover the cage with shade cloth and peg it down. Having a cup of tea and enjoying watching them the phone rang, I was on the phone for 10 minutes and when I came out 3 babies and dad were dead. I had not covered the front of the cage up went I went in. There was a butcher bird on top of the cage he had pulled the heads through the wire. I was so upset as I am so fussy in looking after my birds. This has taught me a very hard lesson it only takes a few minutes for a butcher bird to cause so much destruction.
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Jayburd
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very sorry to hear that!!!
yes the B----y damn butcherbirds can be a very very big pain. I know someone who lost their entire collection to currawongs. those are also pains.
yes the B----y damn butcherbirds can be a very very big pain. I know someone who lost their entire collection to currawongs. those are also pains.
Julian
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Birdwatcher and finch-keeper.
Feel free to check out my photos here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/lewinsrail/
And my birding antics here: http://worthtwointhebushbirding.blogspot.com.au/
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jusdeb
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Yes never underestimate them , they would have been watching and waiting for an opportunity to attack .
Accept that some days you are the pigeon, and some days you are the statue.
David Brent
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VR1Ton
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Shame their a Native, extermination would be a pleasure. About 15 years ago I had a Grey butcher bird kill my male King Parrot & take the eye out of the hen in one go. She survived but never breed again. I do stress that it was a Grey Butcher Bird though, I only have trouble with the Pieds when they are young, the adults don't bother the birds for some reason, not that I'm comlaining, they are a beautiful bird.
