Over the last couple of days I have posted photos of a female koel and today it is the turn of the male to get a viewing.
As you can see the males have totally different markings and I love his red eye.
This chap was sitting on our fence thinking whether he was brave enough to venture down onto the strawberry guava bush. He did risk it, but he was rather nervous.
Posting a bit early today because the temperature has shot up to about 34 degrees c this afternoon.
I did grocery shopping very early this morning because I knew today was going to be a hot day. I also did two loads of washing which didn't take any time at all to dry, so now I am having a quiet afternoon until the temperatures drop this evening.
I think they just needed to fatten themselves up for their return journey to Indonesia and Papua New Guinea and as I haven't seen them for a couple of days I guess they have set off on their journey home now.
@ludwigsdiana I think his eye makes up for the plainness of his feathers though doesn't it.
@kjarn Wow 42 degrees is a bit of a killer. We are lucky to live on the coast and although in the mid 30s it didn't get up to 40 degrees. The coastal breeze keeps it cooler. Today is another hot day I think it is about 33 here today.
It was 42C when I came out of work today
I think they just needed to fatten themselves up for their return journey to Indonesia and Papua New Guinea and as I haven't seen them for a couple of days I guess they have set off on their journey home now.
@ludwigsdiana I think his eye makes up for the plainness of his feathers though doesn't it.
@kjarn Wow 42 degrees is a bit of a killer. We are lucky to live on the coast and although in the mid 30s it didn't get up to 40 degrees. The coastal breeze keeps it cooler. Today is another hot day I think it is about 33 here today.