A big Koel morning in my GBS precinct. On the corner of Gawler and Northcote Crescents in Deakin, these were two noisy female Koels being harassed by RWBs – but not chased
away. They kept coming back. There was also a male calling at some distance.
The RWBs were busy, including growling at me to drive me away and carrying food. Then I heard the tell-tale chirp of a Koel fledgling. It must have been very close to me
but so well hidden in the foliage that I could not get a visual confirmation. But, no doubt, a Koel fledgling.
I am intrigued though what the two females were doing – perhaps Mum with a maternal instinct (do cuckoos have that?) but aunty as well?
David Rosalky
