Butcherbird feeding young

Butcherbird feeding young
Originally uploaded by Royjackward.

The parent Butcher Birds are flat-out feeding their 3 youngsters. The babies' squawking for food is only broken by short naps and nightfall. The female does most of the work (of course) and always feeds the babies before feeding herself. The male is more of a pragmatist and reckons he should feed himself first (to keep his strength up in case he needs to defend the others).