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Koels and Wattlebirds

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Subject: Koels and Wattlebirds
From: "Alison Mackerras via Canberrabirds " <>
Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2026 09:25:51 +0000
There was a female Koel at my place this morning on the ground in the
strawberry patch eating all the ripe strawberries.

A short time later a red wattlebird flew at the Koel repeatedly and
chased it out of the yard. This particular wattlebird seems to recognise
that Koels are bad news.

Alison Mackerras
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