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Koel fledgling

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Subject: Koel fledgling
From: shorty via Canberrabirds <>
Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2024 03:39:13 +0000
Interesting about the female on the ground.

Today at Jerra Wetlands while looking high in the trees I almost stepped on a female, I was alerted to it when it called and took a short flight to a tree, moments later it flew back down to the ground and allowed me to get quite close, it looks like it has an injury so I went to the ACT Wildlife office and reported it.

Shorty

On Wed, Dec 18, 2024 at 9:18 PM jandaholland--- via Canberrabirds <> wrote:

Thanks Philip, that’s No 7 for the season of which I’m aware.

 

Interestingly breeding activity has been much earlier than I expected this year based on local activity, with the first 5 reported all being surprisingly advanced for early in December.  However, on Monday morning I did find one begging quite loudly and continuously still in a nest, only the second time for me after having observed many fledglings.  I also have heard one begging quite softly in Rivett now for 3 times but have yet to officially record it as I haven’t been able to find it moving around in the dense foliage (so also expected to be a recent fledgling).

 

This afternoon I found an adult female in a patch of grass on the ground where it stayed quietly for at least 30 seconds before flying off, a rare situation for one to be indeed.

 

Jack Holland   

 

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Sent: Wednesday, 18 December 2024 3:39 PM
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Subject: [Canberrabirds] Koel fledgling

 

My first for the year today at the top of my driveway. Detected by its calling. Very young Koel, small, stubby tail, very unsteady in perching. Two wattlebirds defending it but I did not wait around to see any feeding.

 

Philip

 

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