A pair of interesting birds; loud at least!

[Harold Schranz <>]

Hi Folks

Sorry Geoffrey - I got your point later - in a delayed sense. Agreeing with the general consensus, given the body and wing patterns (pictures supplied by others) and reasonable size I would agree that both are more likely to be adult females!

Harold

On 3 January 2015 at 19:32, Robin Hide <> wrote:

After Geoffrey’s photos- ? more probably two adult females? What do you think?

 

Robin

 

From: Harold Schranz [
Sent: Saturday, 3 January 2015 3:01 PM
To: Robin Hide; Canberra Birds
Subject: Re: [canberrabirds] A pair of interesting birds; loud at least!

 

Hi Robin

Thanks ... the sources I had didn't have great pictures so I thought it wasn't a match. Interesting how much different the juvenile feather patterns are than the adults! And they are the loudest thing I've had in the backyard (unless you count endless cockatoos and the occasional husky throated wattlebird!).

 

Harold

 

On 3 January 2015 at 14:50, Robin Hide <> wrote:

Harold,

juvenile Eastern koels. (I think)- see:

 

https://www.google.com.au/search?q=juvenile+Eastern+koels&rlz=1C1PRFC_enAU535AU537&espv=2&biw=1440&bih=799&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=zWanVKLtBKWwmwWmyYIQ&ved=0CDsQsAQ

 

cheers

Robin

From: Harold Schranz [
Sent: Saturday, 3 January 2015 2:44 PM
To: Canberra Birds
Subject: [canberrabirds] A pair of interesting birds; loud at least!

 

Hi Feathered Fanciers

Happy New Year 2015!

Heard a new call (most are for me!) that got me wondering what was perching high up in our conifers; a pair of birds but I haven't found a match in my usual sources. The fairly dense growth on the conifers made for less than optimal shots - I resisted hacking off intervening branches (want to keep it like a tree!).

A low resolution collage of the (presumably Male and Female) pair is attached:

There is also a link to a higher resolution collage:​

 SX50HS2015-Tosh1.jpg

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