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Juvenile Koel saga part 3

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Subject: Juvenile Koel saga part 3
From: John Harris <>
Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2020 03:06:11 +0000

The juvenile Koel is now an independent feeder. It still squawks but no Wattlebirds come to it and it gives up and eats more plums. Before squawking hopefully again.  It has begun to eat elderberries as well, as the branches of the elderberry intertwine with the plum. I suspect it is a male as it seems to be darkening over the past few weeks suggesting that the new feathers coming are dark.

The adult male Koel is still hanging around in a nearby tree

 

 

 

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