Kookaburras

[Bushwanderer]

Hi All,
To the best of my recollection, today I heard for the first time a kookaburra calling before dawn (5:17AM). How common is that?

[4bee]

:confused::confused: I have heard them at night in the Mt. Lofty Ranges. Didn't cross my mind that it was unusual though. Is it?


Magpies seem to warble all night sometimes.

[Bushie]

Hi All,
To the best of my recollection, today I heard for the first time a kookaburra calling before dawn (5:17AM). How common is that?

Very common around my area. Sometimes its a pain in the proverbial !!!!!!!!

Martyn

[Bushwanderer]

Maybe it's because I live in the suburbs. :(

Kookaburras are here only rarely.

On Tuesday night (when the eclipse was "on") my neighbour said that they were very active.

[barney]

the last time redback and i were up at dingo dell, there was a kooka that was waking us up each morning before dawn.
he was probably laughing at us camping in the rain.:mad:

[barryj]

I'm happy not to wake up to this every morning anymore;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0ZbykXlg6Q&mode=related&search=

[Bushwanderer]

I LOVE the "dawn chorus" of birds. Once we get to the noisy miners, however, the pleasure is gone. :mad:

[barryj]

So what do you wake up to Barry? I could think of lots of worse things. :D Like traffic, lawnmowers, the neighbours having a blue.....

Peace and quiet.

Very little traffic (back street), no lawnmowers before late afternoon, neighbours are either retired or leave early for work.

Depending on the wind direction we get some jets but never directly overhead.

The most noise comes from our 7 Budgies in the aviary.

We don't even have crows anymore since an Ironbark tree was chopped down over the side fence. It had lightening damage as well as termites so no regrets.

[rovercare]

Want to see kookaburra's?? come to my place and i'll start the chainsaw, they're always hanging for a free feed;)

[olbod]

I love the sound of the wildlife and the bush.
It's people that I dont care much for.
We also feed our wild birds every day and they are all very friendly and entertaining.
Every season the same three pairs of Magpies come
in and introduce us to their new youngsters.
The Wagtails and the little yellow breasted thingy's
build their nests in our backroom and bein mates we get on just fine.

[Bushie]

Maybe it's because I live in the suburbs. :(

Kookaburras are here only rarely.

On Tuesday night (when the eclipse was "on") my neighbour said that they were very active.

Also living in the 'suburbs' but surrounded by a fair bit of bush

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2007/09/466.jpg

Still get wildlife coming to visit, the odd wallaby, but more deer lately.

Got a young ringtail nesting in the tree outside the front door.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2007/09/467.jpg

and the Kookaburras are fairly regular visitors

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2007/09/468.jpg


Martyn

[Turtle61]

I LOVE the "dawn chorus" of birds. Once we get to the noisy miners, however, the pleasure is gone. :mad:

So do I... sometimes if I have lots of projects to do that is a good sign for me to go to sleep :eek:

--Irek

[Bushwanderer]

Today, I heard them at 4:20AM.

It's good to be alive. :)

[DirtyDawg]

Every Friggin Morning for me, a gaggle or flock of em ark up..but I do love the sound..reminds me I live in the best country on Earth;)

[CraigE]

Its normal just before dawn. Also depends on noise around to if something has stirred them up. I love it when we are down south and wake up to their singing. Usually get up. make a cuppa and sit outside and watch them.
Some people detest them and want them killed. To these people I say you do not know what it means to live and be lucky enough to have these magnificent creatures in the country. Move to the city if they disturb you.:o
Also love the sound of the black cockies when they come in for a drink at night.
I never grow tired of our native animals especially a bit of Koala or Platypus in a stir fry.:o:p:wasntme:
We looked after one some years ago in Pemberton after it had been hit by a car near King Marron. Amazed me the amount of cars that did not stop and help this poor bird. It made a full recovery from a broken wing. Once it new we were not going to hurt it it seemed to accept us. Waiting to take it to the local wildlife rehab lady, we were sitting in the Disco, raining all around, my daughter was about 3 singing the kookaburra song and at exactly the right moment when we sang laugh kookaburra laugh, out sticks this head from my jumper and the kookaburra laughs / sings. My daughter is 11 now and still talks about that day.

[Bushwanderer]

Every Friggin Morning for me, a gaggle or flock of em ark up..but I do love the sound..reminds me I live in the best country on Earth;)

You got it!:)

[Bushwanderer]

Its normal just before dawn. Also depends on noise around to if something has stirred them up. I love it when we are down south and wake up to their singing. Usually get up. make a cuppa and sit outside and watch them.
Some people detest them and want them killed. To these people I say you do not know what it means to live and be lucky enough to have these magnificent creatures in the country. Move to the city if they disturb you.:o
Also love the sound of the black cockies when they come in for a drink at night.
I never grow tired of our native animals especially a bit of Koala or Platypus in a stir fry.:o:p:wasntme:
We looked after one some years ago in Pemberton after it had been hit by a car near King Marron. Amazed me the amount of cars that did not stop and help this poor bird. It made a full recovery from a broken wing. Once it new we were not going to hurt it it seemed to accept us. Waiting to take it to the local wildlife rehab lady, we were sitting in the Disco, raining all around, my daughter was about 3 singing the kookaburra song and at exactly the right moment when we sang laugh kookaburra laugh, out sticks this head from my jumper and the kookaburra laughs / sings. My daughter is 11 now and still talks about that day.

Special memories, aren't they.

We don't get many black cockies in Sydney - the Sulphur-crested cockatoos seem to have out-competed them (although I think that are starting to come back). They seem to love the banksias and casuarinas.

[Redback]

Being in Helensburgh and right across the road is Garrawarra Rec Park we get them all Cockatoos (black and sulphur crested, Galahs, Lorikeets, King Parrots, Kookas, magies, miners (no indian or noisey miners though).

All we hear are frogs, birds and dogs, oh and the occassional trailbike:twisted:

One bird i've been trying to identify, it's olive in colour and around the size of a magpie, anyone got any thoughts on what this bird is.

Just in case you don't hear them again:D

http://member.telpacific.com.au/balehirs/Bishyp6Birds.htm

Baz.

[JohnE]

Being in Helensburgh and right across the road is Garrawarra Rec Park we get them all Cockatoos (black and sulfar crested, Galahs, Lorikeets, King Parrots, Kookas, magies, miners (no indian or noisey miners though).

All we here is frogs, birds and dogs, oh and the occassional trailbike:twisted:

One bird i've been trying to identify, it's olive in colour and around the size of a magpie, anyone got any thoughts on what this bird is.

Baz.


Aha you have the olive ones down there too, never saw them when i lived in the shire, But there are a few around here.
Don't know what they are called, but they are a pretty bird, better looking then the magpies.

Here's an interesting one, we have so many magpies around here its not funny, I counted 20 one afternoon walking about near the shed and cattle yards, they nest in the trees around the orchard. Usually follow me about when I am mowing or slashing.
Here they don't attack or annoy anybody, why do magpies attack people in the urban environs?


john

[Bushie]

One bird i've been trying to identify, it's olive in colour and around the size of a magpie, anyone got any thoughts on what this bird is.
Baz.

Baz, it could be an immature or female satin bower bird, we get a few of them around Heathcote.

http://www.birdsinbackyards.net/finder/display.cfm?id=28



Martyn

[4bee]

Here they don't attack or annoy anybody, why do magpies attack people in the urban environs?
Wouldn't you attack the loonies that wear ice cream containers on their bonce?:D:D


We have a couple of extended families of Mags here & have for 20 years, but never have we been swooped upon. I like to think that they know they are safe from us.


Very active Kookas are supposed to be the portent of coming rain. I wish it'd work then.;)

Hopefully, they are a tad early & we'll have flooding. :)

[Redback]

Aha you have the olive ones down there too, never saw them when i lived in the shire, But there are a few around here.
Don't know what they are called, but they are a pretty bird, better looking then the magpies.

Here's an interesting one, we have so many magpies around here its not funny, I counted 20 one afternoon walking about near the shed and cattle yards, they nest in the trees around the orchard. Usually follow me about when I am mowing or slashing.
Here they don't attack or annoy anybody, why do magpies attack people in the urban environs?


john


It's because they have been harassed by people (kids mainly) when in breeding season, they are protecting their young.




Baz, it could be an immature or female satin bower bird, we get a few of them around Heathcote.

http://www.birdsinbackyards.net/finder/display.cfm?id=28



Martyn

Hey Martyn that looks like the bird, thanks for that, we think it's nest is in the next door neighbors yard (it's thick bush) haven't had a close look, don't want to disturd it's nesting area.

Great link too, it's in the favourites:D

Baz.

[RobHay]

I'm happy not to wake up to this every morning anymore;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0ZbykXlg6Q&mode=related&search=



Hey....If I wake up in the morning I count it as a blessing

[barryj]

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Originally Posted by barryj https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/08/768.jpg (http://www.aulro.com/afvb/showthread.php?p=594581#post594581)
I'm happy not to wake up to this every morning anymore;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0Zby...elated&search= (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0ZbykXlg6Q&mode=related&search=)



Hey....If I wake up in the morning I count it as a blessing

Rob, you got me good on that one :lol2: :tease: :bangin:.

[Bushwanderer]

Baz, it could be an immature or female satin bower bird, we get a few of them around Heathcote.

http://www.birdsinbackyards.net/finder/display.cfm?id=28



Martyn

Well spotted Bushie. I was scratching my head over this one.

[Quiggers]

5am currently.

Kookas, magpies, rosellas, lorikeets, galahs, mynahs, currawongs, whips, bells and many more. (including my many budgies)...

No 'sleeping in' around here...

We have three 'new' magpies. Two are shy, one is already following me around the yard...
talks a lot, must be a female:D:D:D

GQ

[Chenz]

Since the drought has eased I miss the 400 or so Corellas that were living in the adjoining Ryde Parramatta Golf Course that used to descend onto the adjoining black walnut tree for a feed and gossip session at dawn each morning (not).

Still have the white cockies and the kookaburras to get me up for the morning walk though.

There is also a cyprus pine in the yard on the other side that the cockies are having great delight in pulling all the cones off and dropping them all over my hard.

You gotta love wildlife.