the butcherbird has a habit of impaling its prey on spikes as it takes "fast food" quite literally; and it’s a close relative of the Australian currawong (artamidae family)

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The butcher bird: It's got the voice of an angel; and the table manners of a serial killer.

.. enjoy the beautiful song; just don't stand too close to its meat locker

butcherbird
butcherbird
butcherbird
butcherbird
butcherbird
butcherbird
butcherbird
butcherbird
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… occasionally noisy in demeanor, is the Aussi Currawong (strepera graculina) is a highly intelligent and opportunistic native Australian bird that plays an important ecological role in seed dispersal and insect control

pied currawong
pied currawong