Nigel Sterpin wrote:
> Just had an enjoyable trip to the Sunset country in Northern Victoria.
> Saw a Pied Butcherbird for the first time and read up on its details.
> All the field guides suggest it is arguably the most wonderful song of
> any Australian Bird (and I already thought the Grey Butcherbird was
> pretty good), but I didn't get to hear it.
> Is it really something worth hearing and are any other birds in its
> 'class'?
Just imagine a very fine pipe organ in a fantastic outdoor setting -
that almost comes close to the sound of Pied Butcherbirds piping the
dawn.
Australia has plenty of impressive songsters though - you've already
mentioned Grey Butcherbird; Australian Magpie is no slouch (we're just
blase about them 'coz they're ubiquitous); Grey Shrike-thrush; etc.
L.
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