The call of a currawong echoing down a foggy valley in the foothills of the Australian Great Dividing Range is one of the hauntingly beautiful bird calls I have ever heard
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australians are lucky to have large native passerines like this one. the largest native passerine left in new zealand is the kokako, which is about half the weight of the average magpie
Sadly all of your birds are getting wiped out and have been since the first humans to reach New Zealand, especially with the introduction of rodents and other invasive creatures. Look up “gene drive”, it’s a genetic technology that could wipe out the entire population of an animal in a region over generations and could have been used on the rats in NZ, unfortunately your leaders (or at least the pope Le who could have permitted it’s use) refused to allow it so your wildlife will continue to die out...
mustardistasty Hi Mit, currently it's the butcher birds making a noise at my place at half light. Not the lovely song they sing without much effort but the noises they make when they're throwing their whole body into it. It seems like they try to outdo each other.
really interesting I have a couple of neighbors who make different calls, we have been raising their young for the last 3 years and this year we managed to keep all 4! They have called for each other, the babies, and me, but I haven't heard them making calls like this one in the video
So cute, we also have 2 currawong visitors in the backyard. I feed them blueberries and sometimes cut the grapes into 4 so it would be easy for them to swallow it. They keep on coming everyday and love the fruits...sometimes they will leave compressed seeds, like 12 on the table from other trees they ate just to eat the one i put. I also talk and sing a whistle to them and they will listen and stay
birds are so beautiful, the way their feathers make them look silky smooth and their perfect intense eyes. they're never scared because they move in a world out of our reach, they're just cautious, and always curious
So nice to watch this. I have a pair that come to visit me every day. Just like the one in your video, they extraordinarily curious birds and will sit for an hour or more watching me tidy the kitchen, prep meals and such. Even sweeping the floor with a broom seems to intrigue them. I laugh when I see them craning their necks to get a better view. I try hard to do the right thing and not feed them, but a few worms from my worm farm as a reward for the entertainment they provide seems only fair. And I agree Jeff, their eyes are stunning, mesmerizing. Some folks say they look evil, but I strongly disagree. They now bring their babies to visit. I've had the company of two generations now, and another due to appear in coming months. Looking forward to meeting the next batch of fluff balls when they arrive.
At 7:00am my back balcony and nearby tree is an orchestra currawongs. Most of them only stay for a few months but a few are here all the time. They are great.
He’s so beautiful! I had one show up on my front door step today and he or she was so friendly! I hope it sticks around… absolutely love these birds!❤️
sitting here watching a currawong unlatch a sistema box full of mealworms in my yard :P i'm letting him eat till his hearts content, he deserves it for being so smart
The currawongs are down again from the Snowy Mountains which are about an hour or so south of here. They arrived here just before sunset, flying to and calling from the trees they frequent in our driveway and in our western windbreak. As Slim Dusty sang it, when they come down from the mountains the switch to cold weather is about a week away. I used to doubt their timing but they are spot on every year with this migration so I associate hearing their calls with heralding the imminent end of indian summer days and the beginning of equinoxial gales or foggy crisp autumn mornings.
Hi Jeff & Wilma! How gorgeous is this bird, and lucky for you guys you got a song and a show from him :) He doesn't miss a single thing with those amazing eyes. As always, thanks for sharing. Cheers from Gympie! Melek
I have a currawong living around my place, it’s very cautious but I try to feed it mince meat every now and then. Today it was following me around for the first time, looks like it’s starting to trust me.
We've just had one on the balcony. We live near Gold Coast. I've only been here a year and a half and only lived in Australia 7 years so a bit unfamiliar with a lot of the bird calls. Ver rarely seen currawongs near the house. It came to see why the butcherbirds, doves and magpie larks were on there (Food). I tried to toss it a little meat but the food went through the balcony wires so a butcherbird dived after the food and startled the currawong which flew away. I then heard an unfamiliar bird call and came to this video to find out of it was the currawong and sure enough it's the same call. :)
What a curious bird! I'm actually here because I have a magpie buddy that visits me daily, but I catch her sometimes making a different sound. She's mimicrying a Currawong, that first sound the Currawong made in the clip is the exact same sound!
G'day WG :o) He must be feeding a heap of young ones not far away. I'm feeding him good quality mince meat:):) I haven't seen him today yet, I was out earlier attending my bees & I'll be out again late this arvy. If I'm home before dark, I might get to see him. cheers:)
I have two pairs and their young come for my dog meat which is lean lamb, they do so well on it. They come to the patio window sitting next to it on the my clothes airer watching us until we notice. The baby makes a sound like a hissing noise or a hoot for attention. They are cautious but comfortable with us being close by when eating. They will eat near magpies that also come for meat they never challenge the magpie but stand up to any that try to get close to their meat, especially when their feeling young and needing food for themselves and the young.
I love currawongs. They are not carrion birds like magpies and crows. Nor are they aggressive, but peace loving. When attacked by magpies they simply outmanoeuvre them.
This Australian Currawong sure has a beautiful call Jeff! Another meat eater here,...singing for his steak only proper! Uprated, thanx for sharin' and g'day to Wilma and you my buddy! :)
Sounds different to the ones in Melbourne. We have some residents living in a botanic garden. One of them has a call that us so enjoyable to listen, something like 'kio-kio quo' every every 10 secs., 'kio-kio quo!'
Hi Angel, I wish I was that good, he started calling, then I quickly grabbed the camera before he stopped. I haven't seen him/her today. I was away with the bees earlier. Maybe late this afternoon after I get home from the bees again. I heard plenty of other ones plus butcher birds calling while I was attending the bees.
I moved to the city from the country a few years ago now and the currawongs here don't sound the same lol, it makes me sad. Reminds me I'm not at home, and it's weird these fucking birds have different calls on different areas lol
They are both passerines I.e. members of the same order of passeriformes (perching birds), but they are members of different families. They are in the same family as butcherbirds and magpies and wood swallows, but a different family to crows and ravens.
No they are in a different family. they are in the same family (Artamidae) as wood swallows butcher birds and Australian magpies. Crows and ravens are in a different family (Corvidae).
The call of a currawong echoing down a foggy valley in the foothills of the Australian Great Dividing Range is one of the hauntingly beautiful bird calls I have ever heard
Mate that is the most gorgeous image
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australians are lucky to have large native passerines like this one. the largest native passerine left in new zealand is the kokako, which is about half the weight of the average magpie
Soko i know i live in Australia and love it 🇦🇺❤️💙
These ones are a little bit bigger than an Aussie magpie I think
Sadly all of your birds are getting wiped out and have been since the first humans to reach New Zealand, especially with the introduction of rodents and other invasive creatures.
Look up “gene drive”, it’s a genetic technology that could wipe out the entire population of an animal in a region over generations and could have been used on the rats in NZ, unfortunately your leaders (or at least the pope Le who could have permitted it’s use) refused to allow it so your wildlife will continue to die out...
They are common in my area and I see them at my backyard or school
I’m an Australian and thanks! But magpies love to attack scooter people and cyclers.
So lovely! The Currawongs in my backyard make me happy that I have to get up early for work, because I get to hear them singing good morning.
mustardistasty Hi Mit, currently it's the butcher birds making a noise at my place at half light. Not the lovely song they sing without much effort but the noises they make when they're throwing their whole body into it. It seems like they try to outdo each other.
really interesting I have a couple of neighbors who make different calls, we have been raising their young for the last 3 years and this year we managed to keep all 4! They have called for each other, the babies, and me, but I haven't heard them making calls like this one in the video
So cute, we also have 2 currawong visitors in the backyard. I feed them blueberries and sometimes cut the grapes into 4 so it would be easy for them to swallow it. They keep on coming everyday and love the fruits...sometimes they will leave compressed seeds, like 12 on the table from other trees they ate just to eat the one i put. I also talk and sing a whistle to them and they will listen and stay
birds are so beautiful, the way their feathers make them look silky smooth and their perfect intense eyes. they're never scared because they move in a world out of our reach, they're just cautious, and always curious
That's a very unusual duck.
+Krakolio Hi & thank you:):)
+Jeff Heriot You are very welcome.
A singing duck. Love the pose @ 0:03. Did you ask the bird a difficult question?
So nice to watch this. I have a pair that come to visit me every day. Just like the one in your video, they extraordinarily curious birds and will sit for an hour or more watching me tidy the kitchen, prep meals and such. Even sweeping the floor with a broom seems to intrigue them. I laugh when I see them craning their necks to get a better view. I try hard to do the right thing and not feed them, but a few worms from my worm farm as a reward for the entertainment they provide seems only fair. And I agree Jeff, their eyes are stunning, mesmerizing. Some folks say they look evil, but I strongly disagree. They now bring their babies to visit. I've had the company of two generations now, and another due to appear in coming months. Looking forward to meeting the next batch of fluff balls when they arrive.
They're just more hyperactive, spaced-out Maggies to my eyes
Significant loss of bird life on this planet in the last century is the saddest and the most depressing thing that breaks my heart.
Sounds like home to me.
I love the way you both appreciate him. And you share this interest together. :)
At 7:00am my back balcony and nearby tree is an orchestra currawongs. Most of them only stay for a few months but a few are here all the time. They are great.
What a gorgeous, clever soul! Thanks for sharing this video.
Ahh the Currawong.. a highly intelligent bird. Less trusting than magpies or butcher birds too.
Intelligent bird
And a predator that raids other birds nests and attacks bats. Not the darling some want to imagine.
I call them assassins as they are very sneaky as opposed to magpies who are very curious and somewhat trusting.
Paoulo welcome to earth
@@dobleclanger it is omnivorous. This is what predator birds do. Necessary part of nature.
Such a silly, lovely Corvine!
That bird looks like of someone had to draw a crow from memory under extreme time pressure.
He’s so beautiful! I had one show up on my front door step today and he or she was so friendly! I hope it sticks around… absolutely love these birds!❤️
Monique C, look at bird bath
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So cute!
sitting here watching a currawong unlatch a sistema box full of mealworms in my yard :P i'm letting him eat till his hearts content, he deserves it for being so smart
Such a cute sound. Almost as if it's crying. Thank you for sharing. Have a lovely weekend. Von (• ◡ •)
We've got heaps at the moment I love em I mimic there call and they talk to me
We are so blessed in this beautiful country with its bush.....and the Currawong !!!!
I hear them every night and morning!
The currawongs are down again from the Snowy Mountains which are about an hour or so south of here. They arrived here just before sunset, flying to and calling from the trees they frequent in our driveway and in our western windbreak. As Slim Dusty sang it, when they come down from the mountains the switch to cold weather is about a week away. I used to doubt their timing but they are spot on every year with this migration so I associate hearing their calls with heralding the imminent end of indian summer days and the beginning of equinoxial gales or foggy crisp autumn mornings.
Wow it's so beautiful love the call it makes.
Love the bird videos!! So different than what we have in Texas! Keep those cameras rolling.
Hi Jeff & Wilma! How gorgeous is this bird, and lucky for you guys you got a song and a show from him :) He doesn't miss a single thing with those amazing eyes. As always, thanks for sharing. Cheers from Gympie! Melek
50% Crow 50% Magpie
Gorgeous!!!
Beautiful
Just beautiful 😃👍
They love the fruit on the mock orange (mururaya) trees next door.
I keep hearing one, saw it twice and fed it once. 10/10 would pet.
I often hear these birds where I live great call they have!!!
skiddish of all birds in Australia... yet, you somehow got this one to like you?? now that's bloody good.
The grey ones are beautiful too..this is a pied one, fantastic birds.
Beautiful!
Lovely video gorgeous ❤️
Its an eerie call when it echoes out in the valleys thats for sure
Great video Jeff I noticed your place in the background thank you for the bees they ate going great - cheers craig from tanawha
I have a currawong living around my place, it’s very cautious but I try to feed it mince meat every now and then. Today it was following me around for the first time, looks like it’s starting to trust me.
So cute! We had one who thought he owned the yard.. no other bird was allowed to be there lol😂
Excellent video, love those birds. I live in the USA nothing that grand around me. We do have Cardinals, Mocking Birds, Wrens and Blue Jays.
We've just had one on the balcony. We live near Gold Coast. I've only been here a year and a half and only lived in Australia 7 years so a bit unfamiliar with a lot of the bird calls. Ver rarely seen currawongs near the house. It came to see why the butcherbirds, doves and magpie larks were on there (Food). I tried to toss it a little meat but the food went through the balcony wires so a butcherbird dived after the food and startled the currawong which flew away. I then heard an unfamiliar bird call and came to this video to find out of it was the currawong and sure enough it's the same call. :)
I have these birds come to visit. Lovely 💖💓
I just love the whistling sound of the currawong.
Hi Melek, thanks mate, I love those amazing eyes, cheers
I'm jealous. Australia has so much more varieties of birds than what we have here in the USA.
Mark Decoto, look at bird bath
Beautiful Call Of The Currawong Magic!🐦🎶🎶🎶🎶
Heaps out my way ,great birds.
My family just found a pied currawong baby, and it was hurt, were looking after it for a few days
Hola Bonjour you are a good person. How is the bird doing now?
Thank you.
Lovely.
The parent birds are feeding their baby from the loquat tree this morning. Noisy baby demanding more... it’s very cute.
I love baby currawongs! I can't believe how skinny they are!
Fabulous!
CAT Arsetrophy, look at bird bath
What a curious bird! I'm actually here because I have a magpie buddy that visits me daily, but I catch her sometimes making a different sound. She's mimicrying a Currawong, that first sound the Currawong made in the clip is the exact same sound!
I love the sound they make
I hear them sometimes
Very beautiful bird; and nice close-up camera work! ;)
these lil guys are quite intelligent we get lots of them in the yard from march to july ...hes spoiled with that mince lol
Thank you for sharing.
Gorgeous beautiful creatures 🥰😘
Desley Kakoulidis Gallaway, look at bird bath
0:47 - 1:40. This is the most beautiful video and audio of a Currawong that I've seen
G'day Von, thank YOU.great to hear from you, cheers:o)
This is a very tame and chill currawong. They are timid, quiet and suspecious
tbl k, look at bird bath
"Feed Me!" Not to be confused with another cry: "Bacon , Old Man!"
There is one that it comes every day to my Terrace, they are very intelligent. 😊
So *this* is one of the birds I hear!
What a sweet call. : )
G'day WG :o) He must be feeding a heap of young ones not far away. I'm feeding him good quality mince meat:):) I haven't seen him today yet, I was out earlier attending my bees & I'll be out again late this arvy. If I'm home before dark, I might get to see him. cheers:)
G'day George, thanks mate.cheers:)
Thank you. Hallelujah.
Grace 850
Grace, look at bird bath
Love these guys. They're like magpies on speed
denny lee, look at bird bath
what a curious looking pretty bird. It sounds like it’s mewing in reverse
Matcha Green, look at bird bath
Thanks Steve, cheers mate:)
I have two pairs and their young come for my dog meat which is lean lamb, they do so well on it. They come to the patio window sitting next to it on the my clothes airer watching us until we notice. The baby makes a sound like a hissing noise or a hoot for attention. They are cautious but comfortable with us being close by when eating. They will eat near magpies that also come for meat they never challenge the magpie but stand up to any that try to get close to their meat, especially when their feeling young and needing food for themselves and the young.
Thank you:)
I love currawongs. They are not carrion birds like magpies and crows. Nor are they aggressive, but peace loving. When attacked by magpies they simply outmanoeuvre them.
he's in love with you Jeff..... hahahahah beautiful song
That bird species looks very intelligent . I'll bet it would be a great talker . They are soo much better free and not in cages .
Hi Sonya, many thanks.
Their yellow eyes makes them look spooky like hell. I ve never been down under... the closest was Malaysia (many times).😂
They look like something out of Harry Potter
Hi Maggie & Bart, thanks, it's mince meat, I assume it's beef. He keeps taking big mouthfuls back to his nest, which can't be far away:)
Was wondering what i could hear right outside the house before the sun came up!
This Australian Currawong sure has a beautiful call Jeff! Another meat eater here,...singing for his steak only proper! Uprated, thanx for sharin' and g'day to Wilma and you my buddy! :)
Joe Serrano G'day Joe, many thanks mate, cheers:)
Sounds different to the ones in Melbourne. We have some residents living in a botanic garden. One of them has a call that us so enjoyable to listen, something like 'kio-kio quo' every every 10 secs., 'kio-kio quo!'
Many thanks Mindy Lou.:)
so sweet .. I just love seeing the birds that come to see you.. what are you feeding him? He seems to want more .. LOL
G'day Chris, same here:)
Your welcome, thank YOU.
Thank you Brendan:)
carrowong: you got food?
Hi Angel, I wish I was that good, he started calling, then I quickly grabbed the camera before he stopped. I haven't seen him/her today. I was away with the bees earlier. Maybe late this afternoon after I get home from the bees again. I heard plenty of other ones plus butcher birds calling while I was attending the bees.
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i wish you could have seen my 4 cats freak out at the sound of this bird
Thank you Tracy, same here, I would have loved to have seen that:):)
I moved to the city from the country a few years ago now and the currawongs here don't sound the same lol, it makes me sad. Reminds me I'm not at home, and it's weird these fucking birds have different calls on different areas lol
G'day Angel, thanks, you could be right there. bye:o)
Thank you, apparently this bird is a distant relative of the corvid, according to Wikipedia.cheers
They are both passerines I.e. members of the same order of passeriformes (perching birds), but they are members of different families. They are in the same family as butcherbirds and magpies and wood swallows, but a different family to crows and ravens.
Jeffrey the bird whisperer 😎
Very different to the Currawongs in WA.
Omg I’ve been wondering what type of noise I sometimes hear, and I think I found it!!
Toxic Neon Amphiptere, look at bird bath
@@BirdBath1 thanks for the multiple comments to look at your videos, we get it.
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Gorgeous! Is he a type of corvid? Or something different?
No they are in a different family. they are in the same family (Artamidae) as wood swallows butcher birds and Australian magpies. Crows and ravens are in a different family (Corvidae).
@@robman2095 Pretty sure once upon a time a crow fucked a magpie
@@TheLukieBoi1 lol. the ornithological society would appreciate your valuable input I am sure.
Yes a special variant: corvid-19
They definately look like. corvid. But no, not related. Closer to the Magpie. Really, their own class of bird.