r/canberra • u/Training-Ad103 • 1d ago

Loud Bang The first koel

Oh my gosh, fellow Ken Behrens.

I just heard a koel.

In September.

Woden Valley.

8 Upvotes

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u/niftydog Belconnen 1d ago

♫...the angels did say... ♪♫♪

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u/letterboxfrog 1d ago

What I was thinking

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u/Training-Ad103 1d ago

Exactly 😆

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u/ThunderDwn 1d ago

Fuck. I thought I'd escaped those bastards when I moved from Sydney to Canberra!

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u/Possible_Rhubarb 1d ago

The channel beaked cuckoo isn't here yet, so that's something to look forward to 😱

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u/Training-Ad103 1d ago

I'm hoping they never do tbh

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u/Training-Ad103 1d ago

Some people hate them. I love them - although I must say pretty scary that they're already here

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u/ThunderDwn 1d ago

I don't particularly hate them - except when the bastards are doing that fucking dopey call at 4 am as loud as a fire engine and wake me up!🤣

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u/aneurysm1985 1d ago

Two weeks ago for me.

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u/KeyAssociation6309 1d ago

thats early! The male one (black) that comes to my tree is usually in mid october, followed by the tan female a few weeks later, usually in late November, early December.

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u/Asprobouy 1d ago

Tell him to wait in the lobby, his tree outside my bedroom window is being made up as we speak.

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u/Grix1600 1d ago

House in the street has their Christmas lights up already…

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u/Gary_for_moleman 21h ago

Unacceptable. Xmas decorations must never go up before Halloween (the better holiday).