Eastern Koel
19 November 2018
Eastern
Koels are back in Melbourne! For the last couple of years at about this
time, Koels have begun to make their presence felt. Other Australians,
particularly down the eastern seaboard, have been swearing at this bird
for years. A Koel calls loudly overnight, making it both recognisable
and unloved. They’re also unpopular with other birds, as it’s a type of
cuckoo, and will lay eggs in other birds’ nests.
Somewhat sadly, the
other birds aren’t sufficiently intelligent to tell the difference
between their own eggs and the Koel eggs, so once they’re laid, the host
birds end up raising the Koel chicks.
https://www.birdsinbackyards.net/species/Eudynamys-orientalis
Photo credit: Geoffrey Dabb
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