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Grey butcherbirds - FOOD FOR THOUGHT!! :-)

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Subject: Grey butcherbirds - FOOD FOR THOUGHT!! :-)
From: John Leonard <>
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2018 07:14:30 +1000
The other thing is that Grey Butcherbirds seem to be able to co-exist with 
Noisy Miners, together they form the suburban mafia which keeps the smaller 
birds down.

John Leonard

> On 18 Apr 2018, at 5:49 am, martin cachard <> wrote:
> 
> I totally agree that people feeding them also has contributed to this Grey 
> Butcherbird increase in numbers in recent decades in the suburbs of these 
> cities.
> 
> 
> BUT here's another reason I've thought of that no-one has mentioned as yet...
> 
> 
> food for thought...   😊
> 
> 
> I also reckon that both Grey and Pied Butcherbirds would have been having a 
> great time helping themselves to any dog and cat food of the meaty and fishy 
> variety left outside by pet owners too!!!
> 
> 
> so I don't think that's it's just down to people feeding these birds 
> intentionally...
> 
> 
> cheers,
> 
> 
> martin cachard
> 
> 
> 
> solar whisper wildlife cruises,
> 
> daintree river, FNQ.
> 
> 
> & trinity beach, cairns, FNQ.
> 
> 
> 
> ________________________________
> From: Birding-Aus <> on behalf of Graeme 
> Chapman <>
> Sent: Monday, 16 April 2018 1:59 PM
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> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Grey butcherbirds
> 
> Hello Stephen,
> 
> Probably because people feed them!
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Graeme
> 
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