Well, the Page koels have done it again. The corgi and I saw
and heard a begging koel youngster at the corner of Newberry Cres and Gurney Place early this morning. It wasn’t
fed during the time we watched it but the surrounding avifauna consisted of Red
Wattlebirds and maggies. The local Magpie-larks, whose nest was the subject of
a presumed koel laying attempt some little time ago, have successfully fledged
one Magpie-lark, presumably today. What a day to come into the world! On the
subject of koels, I have been surprised at the behaviour of the local koel males.
I have twice now seen two full adult males perched amicably within a metre of
one another in a neighbour’s gum. They give voice when a female flies by but
otherwise just sit quietly. b
