He returned about 3 days ago looking for a feed. He arrived on the
back balcony with a quiet throaty warble looking in to see if we were
there. Dick put out some dog meat and as soon as the coast was clear
he ate it all.

A sedentary bird inhabiting most kinds of wooded country. Usually
occurring in small groups which jointly maintain a territory and
which co-operate in raising the young.
Its extraordinary laughing notes are usually heard at their strongest in
the early morning and at sunset. They feed on small reptiles(including
snakes up to almost a metre in length), insects, crabs and fish, including
ornamental fish kept in garden ponds; it also robs the nests of other birds and
occasionally preys on chickens.

Notes from "What Bird Is That? by Neville W. Cayley; revised edition.