Meet Baby Barney Butcherbird.

[Mary Anne]

Barney the Baby Butcherbird appeared in the garden with lots of this extended family around late November last year.
This Barney was a bit of a lark and much time was enjoyed watching the antics of this little baby bird.
One afternoon the entire family were up on the Telephone Cable then they all flew away and poor Barney was left alone.
I had just received my new 300mm Lens so thought I would give it a go and see if I could get any good bird pics.
Not really as Barney was always on the move and I had to hand hold the jolly lens which was too heavy after a while.
I managed to get a few so I hope you enjoy my not the best first some oof pics with this new Lens..

I named it Mum Look At Me

Mum left me here to learn the ropes, so why did she leave me on a cable.



Ohh I don't like it at all it too wobberly




Humm I think I am getting the hang of it at last.



Mum will be so pleased with me.



Here comes Mum now hey "Mum Look At Me"....... I think I need Help to get down.



Phew!!!.. What a relief I will try that again next week no make that next year..



Of course Baby Barney is flying around everywhere now though I wonder if it is a terrifying experience first time out of the nest for these chicks.

[ameerat42]

Tops, M A, of such a tweet bird. I can just imagine its scolding cry when it grows. Am.

[Jcas]

lol ... nicely done ..

[Mary Anne]

Thanks AM.. This is one of the quite birds

Thanks to you too Julie

[Shelley]

cute little character. Lovely story and clear pics.

[Adrian Fischer]

Great series that tell a very good story with your dialogue. Well done

[ving]

lovely series there
nice lookin little bird

[Mary Anne]

Thanks Shelly, Adrian and Ving.. Cute is right and the most delightful song at an ungodly hour of the morning..
Still I could not image life in our garden without these wonderful Butcherbirds.

[CarolTas]

Very cute, lovely photos and nice story. Made me smile.

[Photogenic]

I agree, great depth of field to really make the bird stand out and your story to go with each image really adds to the photos.

Hopefully you get many more opportunities to photograph this little guy.

Linda

[Mary Anne]

Thanks Carol.. I am glad it made you smile..

Linda.. Thank you also and yes I get many opportunities to photograph all the Butcherbirds in the garden.

Rich.. Cute is right and Thanks.

[Wulfys Kingdom]

what a great series!! I love your title very funny

[old dog]

lovely little series and story Mary Anne. They might become more permanent around the place...if your lucky.

[Mary Anne]

W.K. Thank You for your delightful comment..

Graeme Thanks Also.. They are permanent we have had then for about 4-5 years now
Every Spring 3-4 or 5 new chicks appear how lucky is that..
They become our friends and sometimes we even lose them due to human stupidity.

[Debra Faulkner]

What a terrific series Mary Anne and delightful captions too! I reckon my favourite is the one entitled, 'Mum will be so pleased with me.'

[farmmax]

What a nice set of photos. Enjoyed them all and the story they told.

[Mary Anne]

Thanks so much Debra I like that one myself, you can almost read its little mind..

I am glad you like them farmmax and Thank You also.

[Cathi]

Gorgeous little fella! Love butcherbirds Favourites are 4 and 6.. 4 because he just looks so pleased with himself, and 6 I love the ruffled feathers and clarity

[Mary Anne]

Hi there Cathi.. Yes it does looked pleased with itself.. Thank You.