Grey Currawong "Concorde returns"!

Normally a very shy bird, we rarely see Currawongs in the trees in our back yard. They much prefer the larger spaces of the Belair National Park and forested areas. However food must be scarce right now, as a pair has been hanging around our feeder all week.

The Grey Currawong is an omnivore, eating small animals such as birds, rodents, frogs as well as eggs, insects, fruits, seeds and dead animals. They forage both on the ground and in trees, often on tree trunks using their very strong beaks as a probe for insects.

See that beak in CLOSEUP.

I must apologise for the less than sharp wings, in that I was lucky catching this bird coming in to land on the wire. He looked like a mini Concorde aircraft with its drop-down nose section.

Normally seeds are not high on their preferred diet, so instead of eating our free menu of seeds, this one took some old dry bread from the feeder, and left as quickly as possible.

This is my 4th Currawong that I have blipped. I must really like them!
Here is #1 on 3rd April.
Here is #2 on 25th April.
Here is #3 on 6th June.

The Grey Currawong (Strepera versicolor) is a large passerine bird native to southern Australia and Tasmania. One of three Currawong species in the genus Strepera, it is closely related to the butcherbirds and Australian Magpie of the family Artamidae.

It is a large crow-like bird, around 48 cm (19 in) long on average, with bright yellow irises, and a heavy bill, and dark to grey plumage with white undertail and wing patches. The male and female are similar in appearance.