I took this favourite photograph of mine a couple of months ago, which I had forgotten about and just came across it again which prompted this post.  This little fellow, a young pied butcher bird has made himself at home in our hanging basket, maybe just waiting for his next meal or just shooting the breeze. 

He sings his little heart out as well and the sound has to be heard to be believed, quite a range and talk about making yourself comfortable - I have never seen a bird actually sit before and it’s an interesting position for a bird.  Since we have been feeding these pied butcher birds, we are now on to our fourth group of youngsters!