Koel on the ground

[Terry Munro via Canberrabirds <>]

I took this photo of a Koel picking at something in my fallow veggie garden a few weeks ago

On Tue, 7 Nov 2023 at 5:32 pm, jandaholland--- via Canberrabirds <> wrote:

Thanks Steve, while in my many Koel observations I can’t recall ever seeing adult Koels on the ground, I thought there may have been one or two examples that I’ve included in my former annual Koel CBN papers.  However, I can’t find any on a relatively quick look, and I may have been confused with Koel fledglings which have been well documented to do so in Canberra, especially when coming to feeding areas or water baths on the ground.  Julie Clark’s following of one of her Koel fledglings over 77 days in her garden published in CBN 45, 311-315 (2020) is a very good example.  Regards  Jack Holland

 

From: Canberrabirds <> On Behalf Of Wallaces via Canberrabirds
Sent: Tuesday, November 7, 2023 4:26 PM
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Subject: [Canberrabirds] Koel on the ground

 

While in the garden recently, a female Koel landed in a shrub near me and proceeded to the ground. It slowly moved around between the plants, looking around as if searching for food (I did not see it eat anything).

 

I cannot remember every seeing Koels moving around on the ground like this.

 

Steve

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