The reported lower Koel activity is not the case at all along Ginninderra Creek in Gungahlin. I see and hear them every afternoon and morning. Amazing demonstration yesterday late afternoon. At least five
males and three females. Males were chasing the females, constantly wirra- wirra-ing while the females were playing very hard to get, fleeing from the males from tree to tree with their brassy screeches. The Red Wattlebirds were kicking up a great fuss as
well and scaring females from the tree in which they landed but when a female took flight a male would chase her again. There were more males than females so males would temporarily veer from their path in pursuit of a female to try to frighten off the other
male. The whole thing went on for about half an hour until they shifted their commotion to the north. I followed them a bit but they flew west up into Percival Hill so I did not follow any further.
