I'm getting a Horsfield Bronze here in NE Adelaide. It's been around for
a few days now, first I've heard for the year, but it's only during
daylight.
Red Wattlebirds and Magpies are calling during the night but not enough
to keep us awake. Kookaburras are hanging about checking out their nest
site, I guess they'll be nesting soon.
T.
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From:
On Behalf Of Peter Adderley
Sent: Monday, September 14, 2009 8:42 PM
To:
Subject: koels
I feel bad in writing this email but I am becoming desperate and
starting to lose sleep.
How can one make a very insistent Koel um.. "move on"? At present I'm
feeling that a small metallic projectile might send him to an entirely
different plane but I choose not to cheat.
This guy starts at about 2am and carries on relentlessly until first
light. His Cooee is repeated at between two and three second intervals.
I've never heard this short regularity before.
Back during 1961 when my sister was studying for her Leaving Certificate
I took to using a tiny portable cassette recorder. I was younger and
more nimble during those days but I remember well that blasting a Koel
with it's own call made him fly off, possibly thinking that another bird
had already taken that spot.
I'm right out of ghetto blasters at the moment but wondering if this
method might still work.
I seriously love bird song, but sheesh there's a bloody limit. ;-)
Now where are those damned Cicadas? My water pistols are loaded.
Cheers,
Peter
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