Cracticus torquatus

1 Grey Butcherbird at Hughes, ACT

Cracticus torquatus at Hughes, ACT - 25 Nov 2020
Cracticus torquatus at Hughes, ACT - 25 Nov 2020
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Identification history

Cracticus torquatus 26 Nov 2020 natureguy
Cracticus torquatus 25 Nov 2020 AndyRoo

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Butcherbird flew down to a hollow (pictured), lower down in same tree, and briefly checked it out before flying back to branch that it was initially on. It then flew away - not sure if I spooked it.

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Sphex sp. (genus) (Unidentified Sphex digger wasp) at Hughes, ACT - 22 Dec 2017 by zebras
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