Rufous Whistler

RUFOUS WHISTLER Pachycephala rufiventris

 



There was plenty of singing around the base of Mt Piper yesterday.








While everything was quiet the Rufous Whistlers were filling the empty spaces. I am never sure about the singing of birds. It always sounds beautiful, but is it. Perhaps they are shouting insults at each other, warning trespassers to keep away. Perhaps the are singing love songs to each other.  Could it be shouts of  'Watch out for the fellow with the camera'?


There were several pairs calling as they fed amongst the trees, so perhaps this time it was love songs,