On Gray Shrike Thrushes

They live on the borders of woods and where trees does abound And their song to it does make for a beautiful sound With unders of light gray and wings and back of light brown Their beautiful whistling their claim to bird renown Gray shrike thrushes for them is their often used name Compared to many other species of wild birds they seem rather tame Since they do not panic when you are in their sight And they allow you to get close to them before taking to flight In large cup shaped neston standing tree stump the female shrike thrus lay Two to four white eggs with dots of brownish gray They eat insects and earth worms and on small skinks often prey These birds i see often though not every day Well known for their beautiful whistling flute like song Once seen and once heard you never again get them wrong.