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 < mcachard@hotmail.com> wrote:
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> 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.
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> BUT here’s another reason I’ve thought of that no-one has mentioned as yet…
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> food for thought… 😊
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> 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!!!
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> so I don’t think that’s it’s just down to people feeding these birds intentionally…
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> cheers,
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> martin cachard
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> solar whisper wildlife cruises,
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> daintree river, FNQ.
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> & trinity beach, cairns, FNQ.
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> From: Birding-Aus < birding-aus-bounces@birding-aus.org> on behalf of Graeme Chapman < naturalight@graemechapman.com.au>
> Sent: Monday, 16 April 2018 1:59 PM
> To: stephen@ambecol.com.au
> Cc: birding-aus@birding-aus.org
> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Grey butcherbirds
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> Hello Stephen,
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> Probably because people feed them!
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> Cheers
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> Graeme
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