tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18214889.post5517849638291130155..comments2023-11-01T02:06:39.543+11:00Comments on Ella's child - family stories and other: Middle Childhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09962830669606760640noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18214889.post-85046967043197456852010-12-15T12:50:46.674+11:002010-12-15T12:50:46.674+11:00She's a big thing really and its a Common Koel...She's a big thing really and its a Common Koel - a cuckoo!!! Karisma found that out for meMiddle Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09962830669606760640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18214889.post-27871168288062532902010-12-14T19:20:49.050+11:002010-12-14T19:20:49.050+11:00Wow, you took some great sharp, clear shots of thi...Wow, you took some great sharp, clear shots of this fella, well caught! I have no idea who he is, but he sure is a pretty little thing, isn't he?Shrinkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18401403773851253351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18214889.post-68200911481848791882010-12-14T09:24:35.513+11:002010-12-14T09:24:35.513+11:00Foxymoron I have seen some scary looking ants here...Foxymoron I have seen some scary looking ants hereabouts as well<br /><br />Karisma - the Common Koel is actually a cuckoo so some poor bloody birds nest will get trashed when the eggs a are laid and the chicks will get pushed out by the baby cuckoo - I hope its not the magpies, Willy Wagtails, Lorikeets etc which abound round here<br /><br />Cazzie - thats okay and a happy birthday to you as wellMiddle Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09962830669606760640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18214889.post-53257071921250847972010-12-14T02:12:24.809+11:002010-12-14T02:12:24.809+11:00Gorgeous, I have never seen a bird like it either....Gorgeous, I have never seen a bird like it either. Karisma, you rock for finding that :)<br /> Thanks so much for the pictures Therese, just beautiful<br /> And, all posted on my Happy Birthday too :)Cazzie!!!https://www.blogger.com/profile/13856029137337148466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18214889.post-36271314900247159062010-12-13T08:55:19.411+11:002010-12-13T08:55:19.411+11:00haha thats ok. I first checked our bird book but c...haha thats ok. I first checked our bird book but could not find it then went looking on line. I think because the male looks so different it was a hard one. Beautiful bird though hey?karismahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02529919522651147308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18214889.post-45830424532974612232010-12-12T19:26:58.085+11:002010-12-12T19:26:58.085+11:00I continue to be amazed that we have so many speci...I continue to be amazed that we have so many species of birds in this country. And spiders!!FoxyMoronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13540367675466917677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18214889.post-21078023386049233012010-12-12T15:22:26.957+11:002010-12-12T15:22:26.957+11:00Andrew Karisma has the answer
Karisma - sorry abo...Andrew Karisma has the answer<br /><br />Karisma - sorry about you spending an hour - I looked but there were so many birds.Middle Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09962830669606760640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18214889.post-5777206853969021942010-12-12T13:05:15.410+11:002010-12-12T13:05:15.410+11:00Looks like a young female Common Koel (and no I di...Looks like a young female Common Koel (and no I did not know that! In true homeschool fashion I spent the last half hour trying to find it as I was curious! LOL)<br /><br />I found the pictures here....<br /><br />http://www.mdahlem.net/birds/13/comkoel.phpkarismahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02529919522651147308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18214889.post-61841828639382216452010-12-11T17:29:06.472+11:002010-12-11T17:29:06.472+11:00Would it be some type of small hawk or falcon perh...Would it be some type of small hawk or falcon perhaps?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com