Attempted theft

[wigz]

Camped at Mt Moffatt section of Carnarvon National Park, I had these pied Butcherbirds come every meal time trying to pinch whatever they could.

There were two adults and two juveniles; these are the juveniles.

Please forgive the poor quality of this phone photo. I was cooking at the time and couldn't go to grab the camera or they would have had my meal.

[Isac]

They do get a bit hungry and love to pinch tucker off you. Great photos of them waiting with anticipation.

[wigz]

Thanks Isac, they weren't actually waiting, but grabbing any unguarded scrap. They wouldn't move until almost touched.

[Isac]

... a bit like my Cavoodle, Charlie

[HansE]

Cheecky buggers. Not going to get much out of those pans though.

[wigz]

If you stepped back even a little they would be onto the pans and plates. They could pick up even the tiniest scraps but leave sand everywhere.

[AlfandBen]

Love the expressions. The one on the left could almost be saying Come on then where's the grub,

[wigz]

Thanks, they were very entertaining and didn't actually take food off your plate while you were eating, like I've seen kookaburras do.