I have a dy Koel here. I heard it and went to look, it was sitting in the
grape vine about 1 metre outside my study window. Today it was only in the
grape vine for just a few minutes but it was there for about an hour
yesterday morning. It was eating some of the grapes.
Later I could hear it further away and found it along Boddington Cres. A
Wattlebird got a bit agitated at me being so close. It can fly reasonably
well now. The call is a fairly simple not loud squeak, not like the rough
sound of a young Red Wattlebirds, about 30 to 40 times a minute. Each time I
was easily able to get to within <2 metres before it showed any disapproval
but it likes to sit within the foliage. I got lots of photos yesterday and
today but they are not very good. Many of my photos are from about 50 cm
away, as I held my little camera above my head, thereby only guessing if the
bird was in the camera range - isn't it great not needing to pay for film
any more).
The adult male Koel is still in the area and has been all summer.
Philip Veerman
24 Castley Circuit
Kambah ACT 2902
02 - 62314041
-----Original Message-----
From: Stephanie Haygarth
Sent: Friday, 15 February 2013 12:13 PM
To: canberra birds
Subject: Koels at Woolies
A juv Koel, attended by Red wattlebirds, was calling in a plane tree between
Dickson Woolies and Dickson Library this morning.
The interesting thing was the unusual call: it was halfway between the
begging call of a juv wattlebird and that of an adult Koel. It didn't seem
to be approximating the call of the host species as much as those we've seen
and heard before, and appeared to be suffering from an identity crisis, the
call being a louder, two-noted chirrup, almost a soft ko-el. The host
parents were still feeding it though, apparently.
Steph and Matt
We have mediocre pics if anyone wants them.
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