Many years ago I had the privilege of hearing two Pied Butcherbirds sing antiphonally and it was an experience that haunts me to this day. It's beauty is beyond belief.
@pinkenbaweighbridge2585
6 жыл бұрын
I have a friendly one that spends all day at work just outside my office , i saved him from magpies last year when he was kicked out of his nest early , he eats from my hand and follows me if i walk out the front gate , his name is Gordon.
@madsnoop7
4 жыл бұрын
Get some footage ! Is Gordon still there ?do you still work with Gordon?
@Dowlphin
2 жыл бұрын
That name inspires a joke... "A magpie and your butcherbird walk into a crow bar..." (Gamer joke, I guess.)
@chrisbremner8992
2 жыл бұрын
What a nice name he has .
@guyrosa1751
Жыл бұрын
Your super sweet for doing that
@yvelisealfano8885
3 жыл бұрын
I am an Aussie living in Germany. i just love the butcherbird and magpie song, and the kookaburras. Whenever I go home, I thrill to the morning chorus of birdsong. I know I am really home in Australia (Brisbane). Nowhere else in the world is the birdsong so beautiful. We need to do everything possible to protect our native wildlife.
@carcaridon
5 жыл бұрын
I love these birds so much that I'm shit stirring my local ones with this video up loud ! They get closer and closer,listening,pausing and replying lol !
@brendahickson8248
8 жыл бұрын
These are magpie-like birds in the genus Cracticus. A new taxonomy, supported by phylogenetic analyses, recently placed Australian magpies and currawongs in the same Cracticus genus. A musicologist said, on ABC Classics FM, that Australia's so-called "magpie" (no relation to the European magpie) is considered to be the world's greatest songbird. Its song can range across 3 octaves. It is the only bird that can sing chords. It incorporates all kinds of sounds Then each magpie practices and practices different sound combinations until it composes a totally unique song, whereas skylarks, canaries etc. songs are all same.
@4july99
7 жыл бұрын
Wow, thanks for that. Interesting :-D I'm a Brit trying to get my head round what seem to be similar groups. From what I can see online butcherbirds and magpies are closely related. Is that right?
@moviemad56
6 жыл бұрын
Jules A Yes scientists have decided that Australian "magpies" and butcherbirds are closely related. However their appearance, songs, and behaviour are quite distinctive, and obvious to anyone living in Australia.
@moviemad56
6 жыл бұрын
Brenda Hickson There's apparently some confusion about the correct name for the Australian "magpie". The name I've found recently from several different sources is Gymnorhina tibicen. :)
@xodarap
6 жыл бұрын
I only heard about the butcher birds music.
@banjobearful
5 жыл бұрын
Actually, they are not related, from entirely different geni - butcherbirds are 'cractici, whilst magpies are 'gymnorhinae' - both have the most beautiful songs!!
@graxmccoar8678
2 жыл бұрын
Makes me wish I could live near them ( I'm West Coast USA. ) One of my chicken hens sang along with the duo for about three repetitions.
@BirdBath1
2 жыл бұрын
Grax McCoar, look at bird bath
@stuartleslie5421
8 жыл бұрын
Although tame or semi-tame butcherbirds always let you know they are there for a feed, there is more to this than simply begging. Dueting is a pair-bonding behavior but also a territorial call to establish that this is their place--other butcherbirds stay away! In addition, butcherbirds just seem to love to sing and will often do it for 10 or 15 minutes in the wild. Sometimes together, sometimes solo. The solo singing is usually the male and includes mimicry of other birds. They have even been known to duet with Australian magpies.
@hibiscus1896
5 жыл бұрын
Because you have made them dependent on you. A form of self gratification for you but they can survive without you.
@madsnoop7
4 жыл бұрын
@@hibiscus1896 No ,they are Butcher Birds this is just ever so slightly slowing the butchering of other birds in exchange for a nice song . Grow up
@Kayenne54
3 жыл бұрын
*My theory* The mimicry of other birds is the butcher bird's way of describing his territory, from aural memory, vocally.
@lockandloadlikehell
2 жыл бұрын
@@hibiscus1896 don't be a such a bitter kk)unt
@johnmartin6195
9 жыл бұрын
When I started to feed a Kookabara ( By hand ) a butcher bird came along and started singing. Kookabaras and butcher birds love diced steak cut in small pieces . But feed them ONLY once or twice a day as they could become dependent on it . Mine come in the early morning and late afternoon. They will let me know when they're there . I love them....
@cr4zyu
5 жыл бұрын
Me too. Same story. I worry if they get too dependent, but it helps me keep the baby Blue Tongued lizards off their menu. Sydney is blessed with Butcher birds & Magpies.
@hibiscus1896
5 жыл бұрын
It's illegal in NSW to feed native birds and steak actually isn't good for them, look up the National Parks fact sheet on it.
@frednerk3477
5 жыл бұрын
@@hibiscus1896 It is not illegal to feed native birds in NSW. It is not recommended and frowned upon by the experts and National Parks officials but it is not illegal.
@hibiscus1896
5 жыл бұрын
@@frednerk3477 It is in our shire. A $2700 fine for good reason
@lockandloadlikehell
2 жыл бұрын
@@hibiscus1896 get back on your HRT - you're extra crabbit lately - and everyone hates it. And you.
@mjdroots
8 жыл бұрын
Very evocative indeed of Australia. Thank you for posting such a perfect example of Butcher Bird song. A veritable masterpiece!
@bluejhaygrl
Жыл бұрын
I could listen to that all day. Beautiful.
@adamakaru2683
2 жыл бұрын
What a cacophony of sweet birds sound. I can imagine waking up for their calling.
@rphcomposer
9 жыл бұрын
that was the highlight of my trip to oz. listening to their song reverberating off the high rise apartements at 4.3o am
@adamakaru2683
2 жыл бұрын
So, amazing and fascinating I love the birds.
@BirdBath1
2 жыл бұрын
Adam A Karu, look at bird bath
@haladysheelaprabhuprabhu3024
9 жыл бұрын
Its beautiful....you are so lucky to have the birds come over .....and sing on your balcony
@stuartleslie5421
8 жыл бұрын
The best singers in Australia! At least three Australian orchestral composers have included the call in their works
@stuartleslie5421
7 жыл бұрын
Hollis Taylor is one. He is a composer and musicologist. In his paper "Blowin' In Birdland--Improvisation and the Pied Butcherbird", he wrote down over twenty calls in musical notation and showed that outside a core set of eight or ten notes in their set calls, they seem to have an infinite capacity to improvise and vary. Doesn't surprise me as I have tamed and observed them and listened to them a lot, and they are highly intelligent animals indeed.
@stuartleslie5421
7 жыл бұрын
Can't find another reference at the moment. A couple of years back there was an item on Radio National's music show that I seem to remember mentioned another composer, but that may be a false memory. I am sure I have come across a reference to at least one other composer, but sorry, can't locate it. What is the subject of your thesis? If you can get in touch with Gisela Kaplan (maybe you already are) she may be able to help.
@joeglaysher2231
7 жыл бұрын
Hollis Taylor has just published a book about birdsong, "Is Birdsong Music? Outback Encounters with an Australian Songbird".
@stuartleslie5421
7 жыл бұрын
In Hollis Taylor's new book "Is Birdsong Music?" she names several composers who have included butcherbird songs, and in the notes for that chapter she references an online article where she lists over twenty composers who have used pied butcherbird songs. The book itself is about these birds as musicians.
@kestrel09
3 жыл бұрын
We also shouldn’t forget the Lyrebird whose origins are ancient
@seppukun208
2 жыл бұрын
Our ones sounds completely different. It’s like each flock speaks a different language. You can go a few metres down the road and they’d sound different
@BirdBath1
2 жыл бұрын
SeppuKun, look at bird bath
@pocketrocket7090
Жыл бұрын
Go the butcher love you guys. 💚💛🇦🇺
@________9151
5 жыл бұрын
Every time I whistle a Butcher bird call, my little friend will fly over and sit on the fence. His name is Pringle because he absolutely LOVES pringles Lol.
@chrisbremner8992
2 жыл бұрын
such lovely birds with beautiful voices , I love these little guys , clever friendly and interesting companions.
@CastorQuinn
10 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this - it helped me determine whether my barely-seen, clearly-heard dawn visitors were grey or pied butcherbirds. I love the juvenile magpie cameo at the end. Cheeky bastard.
@helencarandreou7368
Жыл бұрын
Love them. ❤❤❤❤❤❤
@aatkinson2012
10 жыл бұрын
My favourite bird songs! Love them waking me up every morning in Brissy! :)
@fionanicholas
7 жыл бұрын
I heard these birds on the Gold Coast but didn't know what kind they were until now. There were 3 of them every morning singing together, they were beautiful to listen to.
@6Fiona6_P_6
6 жыл бұрын
Wondrously beautiful in sound. And superb in plumage. Iconic bird of Australia 💚🐾
@xaj1543
3 жыл бұрын
We don’t have pied butcher birds in Victoria, but after moving to North East Vic several years ago I started to hear the morning song of a bird that I now know as, the grey shrike thrush ( say that 5 times quickly) and I was so amazed that I started to try and record the glorious performance. After going through the song many times I have found that their basic song has at least 25-30 variations, by adding notes at the start or at the end of each phrase and changing the length and order of each refrain, with occasional mimicry thrown in. I have heard the golden and rufous whistlers but they don’t compare to the beautiful, penetrating voice of the grey shrike thrush. If I can get a recording I am completely happy with I will upload it to KZitem.
@jimcrawford5039
Жыл бұрын
They certainly are in Victoria, in Melbourne suburbs too.
@xaj1543
Жыл бұрын
@@jimcrawford5039 If you are talking about the pied butcherbird, they only occur in Victoria in the far Northwest around Mildura, there are definitely none further south. Grey butcherbirds are common in Melbourne and the grey shrike thrush is all over Australia, although I had never heard their song before moving to N/E Victoria and they were in my garden.
@AussieBrit
3 жыл бұрын
Yes...Butcherbirds are one of the veritable psychopaths of the bird world. They look very handsome and they sound absolutely glorious but, make no mistake, what they get up to behind closed doors is not all pretty. They didn't get the moniker "butcher" for nothing! Thanks for the video, cheers from Oz! 🦘
@MaggiCarstairs
10 жыл бұрын
This is fantastic...love the two singing...
@Michajeru
4 жыл бұрын
This is wonderful. Such beautiful voices and so in harmony.
@mikhailv67tv
5 жыл бұрын
I have three grey butçher birds that visit me daily what amazes me is how loud they are when they start to sing. Plus they are really polite
@deuterium2718
2 жыл бұрын
leaves your ears ringing when they start competing over who can be the loudest right in front of you lol
@mikhailv67tv
2 жыл бұрын
@@deuterium2718 I moved from SEQ where they visited me daily and often started their day with a chorus of butcher bird favourite hits on the volume fail set on 11. I’ve only had one regular where I live in NSW. He’s really shy, sings in the morning in my front yard and occasionally is part of the pack of Noisey Minors and sundry free assorted birds. I’ve an open air compost system that the birds love going through. I find it odd that I had a whole extended family on the Gold Coast while here I’ve just a single BB. I know among other birds they are regular terrorists but I find them to be really special birds and have an affinity with them.
@samuelaust
3 жыл бұрын
They are the coolest birds
@tggw2347
6 ай бұрын
Great video, thank you so much for sharing this beautiful duet!
@android584
Жыл бұрын
Didn't know this small magpie relative had such good calls. Spent a little time in QLD so recognise in retrospect some familiar sounds. Hope they make it to SA, Noisy Miners and fruit bats are recent emigres so it's possible...
@moviemad56
6 жыл бұрын
Wonderful, thanks for sharing. xo The butchies in Melbourne have a quite different song.
Amazing this is why I love Australia! We are so lucky to have these birds here (yes even those swooping magpies 😂) I’m feeding a butcher bird in the morning just a bit of food and it’s amazing how they come to trust us.
@jasonmihatsch7762
7 жыл бұрын
The masters of song! Pied pairs are so beautiful .. I have about 10 or so that visit me everyday for a cheeky treat of mince. They feed straight out of the hand and then sing for ages. Great video! I might do the same :)
@ja-uh9gz
7 жыл бұрын
Very cool.. very melodic! Singing for their supper at the end. Thank you.
@ronaldwhite5670
10 ай бұрын
Their calls are definitely saying something, coordinated, timed to response from surrounds, very interesting.
@kathleenearsman6750
6 жыл бұрын
Listen carefully; you will hear another bird responding from a distance. These two send back their identification songs.
@francoisebeylie2923
7 ай бұрын
Wonderful recital ! At 1:20 (and later), other pied butcher birds can be heard singing in the distance. It seems that they are listening to others singing and responding to them.
@catherinewatson9799
2 жыл бұрын
Exquisite. Thank you for sharing it. What is it about the butcherbird timbre that is so gorgeous?
@BirdBath1
2 жыл бұрын
Catherine Watson, look at bird bath
@robertskipcurran8401
10 жыл бұрын
I have to ask, if these are regular visitors to your porch (and I'd assume they are) do you suppose they're singing to get your attention to feed them? It would seem so, especially since it appears to be facing you while singing. Ah! now I've reached the part where you do feed them. Assumption confirmed. Wonderful blessing you have in your part of the world, and "amazing" is the right word. Thank you, and thumbs up.
@helenhighwater5313
7 жыл бұрын
Amazing and beautiful!
@Kyrani99
5 жыл бұрын
This is superb. Thank you for posting.
@banyantree
3 жыл бұрын
Wow what a great video! Thanks!
@prolearning8305
2 жыл бұрын
Extraordinary footage. Well done
@BirdBath1
2 жыл бұрын
ProLearning, look at bird bath
@gerardgaddi6929
8 жыл бұрын
Close Encounters of the Third Kind? =)
@vickeyjessop
8 жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same thing when I heard the tune :D
@livchamps9573
8 жыл бұрын
More like close encounters if the Bird Kind hahaha
@carolinewiggins2803
6 жыл бұрын
Like at 1:26! Maybe that's where they got the idea from in the movie - someone was a fan of these amazing birds.
@francissantos7448
4 жыл бұрын
Just like Christmas caroling in the Philippines. Lol
@helenbailey8419
3 жыл бұрын
Good acoustics on the terrace
@4july99
7 жыл бұрын
This is so wonderful, thanks so much for posting :-D
@tbonemc2118
10 ай бұрын
If I give them a feed I can nearly guarantee something like 15 minutes of song with little to no repetition. They are brilliant singers.
@madsnoop7
4 жыл бұрын
My favourite song in the morning . Although they sing differently everywhere across Australia! They will swoop like magpies and snap thier beaks at you and bite your ears .
@IvanRJoyce
6 жыл бұрын
You're on the Gold Coast, right? I'd be surprised if not, as I recognised their unique chords as soon as I heard them. Their song is so beautiful. Thanks for posting.
@joyrutherford3106
2 жыл бұрын
Wonderful.
@BirdBath1
2 жыл бұрын
joy rutherford, look at bird bath
@paulidinkelocker1435
2 жыл бұрын
Just fascinating!
@BirdBath1
2 жыл бұрын
Pauli Dinkelocker, look at bird bath
@nedpoines8104
4 жыл бұрын
Close encounters of the bird kind.
@joldendoves2795
Жыл бұрын
Amazing
@wombat.6652
2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful thank you! Think i heard a bit of kookaburra at about 3:13 and some more times. ? Also other butchers singing from further way ?
@BirdBath1
2 жыл бұрын
Wombat, look at bird bath
@valmaimerchant7141
Жыл бұрын
Superb.
@Y_6985
Жыл бұрын
You're so lucky to have that in suburbia! We had them on a property, so lovely and evocative. Are you on gold coast 🤔?
@larsbak2268
2 жыл бұрын
Incredible!
@BirdBath1
2 жыл бұрын
Lars Bak, look at bird bath
@judytheobald8704
6 жыл бұрын
Delightful duet
@ellieknepper164
3 жыл бұрын
This is so cute!
@isabellek1171
5 жыл бұрын
so FLUFFYYYYYY
@peternicholson233
Жыл бұрын
probably great acoustics too.
@s_i_m_o_ns_a_y_s5064
Жыл бұрын
In central Australia butcher birds have a different and unique song
@seanharrold541
2 ай бұрын
Special looking bird saw one at my place
@jacyroseanne7265
7 жыл бұрын
The bird on the left is the one that woke me up each morning, is this kangaroo point as looks like the same apartment block we stayed in (November 15). Thankyou so much for posting, bought back lots of beautiful memories of our stay.
@4171julian
6 жыл бұрын
Jacy Roseanne looks like Gold Coast😊
@JoseDaPrimo
3 жыл бұрын
I feel asleep to their beautiful song
@BirdBath1
2 жыл бұрын
Jose Molina, look at bird bath
@tommybaker4330
2 жыл бұрын
They want to watch Close Encounters of the Third Kind again.
@BirdBath1
2 жыл бұрын
Tommy Baker, look at bird bath
@garymarkham4167
3 жыл бұрын
Love these birds.....have them in my garden but not pied varitey.
@croon4u
3 жыл бұрын
oh wow - it's like that low growly end warble is like a comma or full stop in the conversation
@DailyMyChildhood
2 жыл бұрын
This is so cool !
@BirdBath1
2 жыл бұрын
Daily my childhood, look at bird bath
@Xlynyr
10 жыл бұрын
That was just absolutely beautiful to watch and listen to. Thank you so much for taking the time to film these gorgeous creatures and post it. They remind me of the movie "Close Encounters of the 3rd kind" for some reason heh.
@geoffmccoll4640
9 ай бұрын
It is better than Christmas carols in 2023
@Dowlphin
2 жыл бұрын
Ah, you were tipping the struggling street musicians. 😁 One day: _"Thank you, human. We are on Piedify now."_ They got the wrong name. Should be called Composerbird or at least Pied Piperbird.
@BirdBath1
2 жыл бұрын
Dowlphwin, look at bird bath
@avalinakreska
2 жыл бұрын
I like that the tones are not in the 'western' scale - composers like Mahler listened to bird song and used it in his compositions.
@BirdBath1
2 жыл бұрын
Avalina Kreska, look at bird bath
@LesleyPB
3 жыл бұрын
Are you near Glenelg ? Looks like the trees at Glenelg. Lovely video. Thank you very much.
@BirdBath1
2 жыл бұрын
Bunny Darling, look at bird bath
@cindyj5522
Жыл бұрын
The first one seems to be singing the sound of someone's cell phone ringing.
@Sg4809
2 жыл бұрын
They sound like what movies play for alien movies
@BirdBath1
2 жыл бұрын
Superstar, look at bird bath
@FASTFORCE88
5 жыл бұрын
So fat and cute, i want to hug the shit out of them. So adorable. I have 5 and they are all fat af. My babies😍
@AthenaStanley24
Жыл бұрын
I wish I had the privilege of listening to such melody. In the US the invasive European Starling brings a beautiful song that is almost similar but they are aggressively exterminated since they aren't native. 😪
@MRGHIA
9 жыл бұрын
Sooo coool.
@patrickpersijn6477
4 жыл бұрын
can I use the sounds for a song?
@madsnoop7
4 жыл бұрын
Yes ,just link the song back here . No one owns the birds calls
@patrickpersijn6477
4 жыл бұрын
@@madsnoop7 ok, when finished, I put here the link..:)
@madsnoop7
4 жыл бұрын
@@patrickpersijn6477 mint, I'm excited . Hey il upload a butcher bird song I'm listning to now,I only recored it about 5 mins ago .... hes still out there singing now . Use it as well if you want:)
@madsnoop7
4 жыл бұрын
Also I'm your 1st subscriber lol congrats hahaha
@BirdBath1
2 жыл бұрын
💛👀🐥
@lego_manfacture7
Жыл бұрын
reminds me of the kauioo bird
@hollistaylor7112
6 жыл бұрын
Can I ask where in Australia your birds are? Thanks, Hollis
@4171julian
6 жыл бұрын
Hollis Taylor these little guys..& girls!...are native to Eastern Australia
@4171julian
6 жыл бұрын
Oh & this vid has a very distinctive Gold Coast background 😉
@pseudophotog
2 жыл бұрын
These Magpies were at Port Fairy in southern Victoria
@VerbranntiChaib1
5 жыл бұрын
Sounds like the opening notes of grand musical item. Or are they begging for food.
@muslimcrusader5987
2 жыл бұрын
At least this brother is still alive
@BirdBath1
2 жыл бұрын
Slender Man, look at bird bath
@Ben-Rogue
2 жыл бұрын
Wow, they sound so similar to the Tui
@BirdBath1
2 жыл бұрын
Ben Rogue, look at bird bath
@custardapple777jazz
9 жыл бұрын
How did you attract them ? What do they feed on ?
@johnmartin6195
9 жыл бұрын
I Forgot to say that you'll have to be very patient if you want to feed them by hand ... They'll have to trust you first .. GOOD LUCK ... !
@robman2095
3 жыл бұрын
Meat
@borisjurjevic5015
Жыл бұрын
😍 😇 🤗 📢 🎵 🎵 ....😂 😄 > 💖 🎈
@stevebluh
7 жыл бұрын
I recorded the sound of Pied Butcher Birds mimicking native birds, chicken and dog bark soundcloud.com/bassethound-1 I have also heard Magpies mimic in rare occasions.
@UmatsuObossa
9 жыл бұрын
That is really strange to see birds doing a duet.
@Divocwax
2 жыл бұрын
They become agressively defensive during breeding season, as do magpies.
@BirdBath1
2 жыл бұрын
Divocwax, look at bird bath
@chyeahfurries
9 жыл бұрын
reminds me of home so much
@mugsyjeff
9 жыл бұрын
Wow, aren't those two birds just amazing?
@xodarap
6 жыл бұрын
This is wonderful! There was an item on ABC radio national science show some time ago about the songs of these birds; upshot was: not human music but still music. I agree with that; there is real counterpoint here. But, WTF, that was a magpie pushing in there! Who brung him?
@larsbak2268
2 жыл бұрын
@@xodarap incredible
@scorpiii0
10 жыл бұрын
6:18 it's duet partner didn't deliver :( abandoned. Great video, LOVE these birds :)
@jantruitt9241
4 жыл бұрын
This is wonderful and very interesting. Thank you for sharing.
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