Strong Eagle wrote:I hadn't realized it until I looked up that YouTube vid, and, those birds are a species of cuckoo.
Know thine enemy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_koel
They lay their eggs in crows nests, classing them as 'brood parasites'. A handy strategy for a feckless parent?
So on the seemingly rare occasions you see a Koal it is often in-flight and being mobbed by crows. It's long tail feathers are distinctive.
You see hawks being mobbed by crows too, but that's down to them preying on crow chicks.
We've had koels at the last two places we've lived, they like hanging out in the tops of the huge acacia [?] trees. The first time I knew of them being culled was upon hearing two very loud bangs and just knowing it was a fire-arm. That - in the context of SG - was a WT*!? moment
Then he put another round through the nest, went and picked up the bird and chucked it in the back of his van. Then the shooter stands back discreetly for 5mins, waiting to hear if there are any others. Despite which it seems the culler will often return within a week to shoot another one. Such a relief when the final one is silenced; it seems to be the problem solved for a year or so.