Nicknamed the Cranky Currawong ,the orphaned young bird shown here "escaped from a carer " , just flew in and took over the Queen of the Jungle's welcoming wildlife estate . It demands to be fed , drives other birds away .
The bird seems to have an insatiable appetitite . It knocks at the Queen's bedroom window demanding to be fed , lands on her shoulder seeking tucker, pecks at anything that looks edible on back verandah tables , leaving a trail of upturned objects .
A young Crow which called in expecting to get a takeaway at the royal estate was pecked by the bossy Currawong and told to buzz off. The same treatment was given a young Friarbird .
The Currawong was not quite sure how to handle a Kookaburra which regularly visits and is fed by the Queen , so just sat glaring at it .
Recently, the Queen nursed a Friarbird which had fallen out of a nest. It eventually flew away, landed on the head of a surprised pedestrian walking in the street , and was handed to another island wildlife carer. After being well looked after, it was released with another bird .
