A butcherbird nest seen through wattle leaves. Three baby faces can be seen, one with an open beak (one is directly below, and the other is directly left). An adult 's tail and body can be made out between the leaves

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   Cheeseness (cheeseness@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 23-Nov-2024 15:01:08 JST Cheeseness

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   Had a scary moment this afternoon. I was taking photos of the butcherbird chicks being fed when I heard the baby magpie making distressed cries from across the park. I broke into a run, and other adult magpies flew in along the same trajectory as I went. When I got to where the calls were coming from, I couldn't see the little one at first. Then I spotted it, just hanging out on a branch. Nothing visibly wrong. The adults seemed relaxed when they arrived. False alarm I guess!
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