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Lindell,
excellent! And what a perfect specimen! The long awaited
record from some where else but Inner North. The begging call from older
young can resemble that of begging Red Wattlebirds, only louder. The call
from one young in Ainslie last year sounded more like a young
Noisy Friarbird. And young Koels recently fledged have a sharp, almost
hissing element to their call.
Michael Lenz
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Sent: Monday, February 08, 2010 11:58 AM
To:
Subject: [canberrabirds] Griffith Koel addition
This morning (10.30) went out to the front yard in response to a
bird call - it sounded like a dependent young Red Wattlebird that we'd
experienced before in the yard, but thought there was something a little
different - maybe the time factor for DY RWB's - I don't know.
In the Irish Strawberry tree at the front was a young Common Koel cheeping.
A RWB came into it which I thought was chasing it away and before I could get
the camera they both headed around the back into the Chinese Elm. Then
persued buy at least 3 Currawongs. It held its ground until the RWB came back
and fed it. Then the chase was on. 2 more Currawongs entered the frey as well as
C Mynas and even a SC Cockatoo was not to be left out. It was quite amazing with
all this activity going on and the RWB attending to its feeding needs. This went
on from tree to tree around my GBS when finally 20 minutes later they'd all
had enough and left.
Lindell
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