My wife talks to these while she cooks.

They will come very close to the house, but remain hard to see.

They drove me to drink in Australia years ago,......thanks nok... bastard birds!!

They drove me to drink in Australia years ago,......thanks nok... bastard birds!!

Interesting birds..done a little digging here...to outsmart a crow as showing here takes a smart bird indeed..

During the breeding season (differs with locale) the Asian Koel is very vocal, with a range of assorted calls. The song of the male is a repeated koo-Ooo. The female’s call is a shrill kik-kik-kik. The calls vary between the races. They are brood parasites that lay their eggs in the nests of crows, with the young being raised by crows. They are unusual among the cuckoos in being largely frugivorous (fruit-eating) as adults.

Still too bloody noisy tho"..here or Australia..but strangely, in India they are known as ''nightingale birds'' for their sweet notes.. .