Currawong, Australian Raven, Kookaburra on my balcony

[modelcitizen72]

A flying fox bat seen up close without preparing oneself in advance, man, that would probably cause me to soil my pants.

[s0n152]

Kookaburra sits on my balcony

Very very calm and quietly

Please, kookaburra, please, kookaburra

Won't you laugh for me?

[porman75]

How much bird shit do you get on that balcony?

[SlimeTron5000]

Shit

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[poorsillyboy]

northern currawongs sound differnt from highland currawongs, usually three consecutive, not just one at a time

[BellaBrown2010]

I really loved the birds I hate the Australian ravens they should be killed and be extinct because I find out they eat every bird nest lings in the nest so I hate the australian ravena

[Wizrdcat]

Ommg without image of the first bird , i should be sure that i'm at the jurassic jungle o.o the neck of the bird amaze me , lol 359 °

The last bird is pretty quiet

[steve1nova]

...The Torresian Crow has quite short throat hackles unlike the A. Raven. The Little Crow (C. bennetti) doesn't occur this far east in Australia.

[steve1nova]

tezb2, the Australian Corvus species of which there are five are not that close to the American species (all relative of course as they still belong to the Corvus genus) so the Australian Raven (Corvus coronoides) is not the same species as the Northern or Palearctic Raven (Corvus corax). This one is actually a Torresian Crow (C. orru), not a Raven.

[brisviewer]

Really nice video... they are a lovely bird! This is the sound my visitors make too - exactly! I'm using your video when they land on my balcony. Very interesting the call is different in Sydney! If you want to attract more, I recommend using a very good quality cat biscuit like hills science adult and soak a small cap full of biscuits in water on your balcony for them (not too many). my currawongs are thriving and they never poop ! see the babies being brought above... poor mum works hard!

[portantwas]

Thanks for cat biscuit tip. These native birds keep the pigeons away which make a lot more mess. The kookaburra have disappeared recently so they must have moved on for a while. Hope they come back, but not at 4am and waking me up!

[brisviewer]

I noticed your vid was very early morning... and wow do the currawongs know how to make a noise! I love your vid though... well filmed!

[iflarescratch]

Nice currawong video. You know you can tell where they're from by their song? That song is completely different to the ones you hear in Sydney or the Blue Mountains or Byron Bay.

There's some trivia for you.

[LawngCat]

Yes, this is very different from the calls I hear in Sydney. I simply love the sound of Sydney Currawongs. =)

[lenobaleno]

that's so raven!

[031doolittle]

beautifull birds!

[Jessicat62114]

Aww great footage you got! I get all these birds (and bats) here too :) (I live near the Australia Zoo ^^) Currawongs are fast becoming my favourite species of bird, next to the gouldian finch, satin bowerbird and mandarin duck ^^

[NikkoYM]

excellent....you are lucky to be in a flight path...or something like it, it seems  :)

[stormspinner1]

That's pretty! Love its call, very soothing. 5/5 stars!

[pinnedblueeyes]

You have the most beautiful birds visiting your balcony.I love them and the flying fox!

[sprichbeeke]

I like your visitors...and the Kookaburra just was not in a cheerful mood :-)

[TheRavenOfPoe]

Excellent footage and beautiful view from your balcony! The contrast between the three species is quite incredible - particularly the calls of the currawong and raven. The raven's is certainly more ominous, hehe. Shame the kookaburra wasn't laughing - perhaps cracking a joke next time might get him going, hehe ;)

[BoldBenHall]

Thank you for sharing your feathered freinds with us.

[austpom333]

In Sydney there are lots of currawongs, they sing and have lots to eat, in and around Bendigo they are quiet, more carefull and hudel in groops, there are even less in Melbourne

[rdeco73]

Beautiful birds!

[verticalsmurf]

Gorgeous Currawongs and I love the songs. Nice to see a Kooka so comfortable in city surroundings as well. I think there is nothing as beautiful as a Currawong or Magpie call.

[portantwas]

I'm waiting for the day I can capture a Kookaburra in full song - but they are so quiet when they sit on my balcony!

[tezb2]

Another thing, currawongs are fast. If you throw  a bit of food into the air, even a peanut, they will swoop out of a tree and grab it before it hits the ground. Very acrobatical.

[tezb2]

Ah, birds in the wild! Currawongs are graceful but agile birds and may even eat out of your hand. When they share territory with magpies, the pies always bully them like they do, but the wongs always dodge them and never attack in reply. What you call the Australian raven is actually called the small crow. It may be the same as the American raven. The crow is much larger, but when seen flying is indistinguishable in size.