tim armstrong Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Today I heard a bird in our forest next door that sounded a bit like a kookaburra, but without the full chorus. Couldn't see it but wondered if anyone has any ideas ? .. and I wasn't in another headspace, on the gunja, or feeling homesick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaddyWarbucks Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Could it possibly have been an Abo making the Kookaburra call? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Showbags Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Were you naked......someone over the fence larfin ? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thongkorn Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 (edited) it was probably a Gowwow. bird. as the Thais call it. There use to be a Bird now extincted in Thailand, It was called a winkywankybird, its fore skin was attached to its eye lids. people us to flick things at it, it eventually wanked itself to death. Edited October 23, 2014 by Thongkorn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weegee Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Tim...No it wasnt....The closest thing to an Aussie bird here is the Crow....sounds the same but a bit different in colours. Ask any Kookaburra, and the answer will be "Too bloody hot mate"..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverdie Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Tim...No it wasnt....The closest thing to an Aussie bird here is the Crow....sounds the same but a bit different in colours. Ask any Kookaburra, and the answer will be "Too bloody hot mate"..... Years ago I was looking at a car in Thailand and asked if it came with a sunroof option and the salesman looking at my skin colour laughed and said, 'Too hot in Thailand for a sunroof'. Strange I thought because the weather in Oz can be a lot hotter than Thailand, depending on what corner of the great land ur standing on. Kookaburras are Devine creatures.......I'd hate to see one in LOS, It would probably end up in a cage 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craighj Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 Tim...No it wasnt....The closest thing to an Aussie bird here is the Crow....sounds the same but a bit different in colours. Ask any Kookaburra, and the answer will be "Too bloody hot mate"..... Years ago I was looking at a car in Thailand and asked if it came with a sunroof option and the salesman looking at my skin colour laughed and said, 'Too hot in Thailand for a sunroof'. Strange I thought because the weather in Oz can be a lot hotter than Thailand, depending on what corner of the great land ur standing on. Kookaburras are Devine creatures.......I'd hate to see one in LOS, It would probably end up in a cage More likely on a dinner plate rather than in a cage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tolsti Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 As a kid in deepest Africa Kookaburras were match cricket balls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim armstrong Posted October 24, 2014 Author Share Posted October 24, 2014 Thanks guys, I'll keep on observing. I wondered if it was a kingfisher as they are the kookas closest relative here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p_brownstone Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 It's almost certainly a Coucal. Google it and you will find sound recordings you can compare with what you are hearing. Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim armstrong Posted October 25, 2014 Author Share Posted October 25, 2014 It's almost certainly a Coucal. Google it and you will find sound recordings you can compare with what you are hearing. Patrick Thanks Patrick, I think you were spot on and we do have quite a lot of them around the house and garden. Curious birds, at first they seem a bit scared but then don't take much notice of us. Someone told me they are sought after by collectors and a pair can get 20,000 baht. But I'd rather see them in their own habitat and not caged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giddyup Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 Tim...No it wasnt....The closest thing to an Aussie bird here is the Crow....sounds the same but a bit different in colours. Ask any Kookaburra, and the answer will be "Too bloody hot mate"..... Years ago I was looking at a car in Thailand and asked if it came with a sunroof option and the salesman looking at my skin colour laughed and said, 'Too hot in Thailand for a sunroof'. Strange I thought because the weather in Oz can be a lot hotter than Thailand, depending on what corner of the great land ur standing on. Kookaburras are Devine creatures.......I'd hate to see one in LOS, It would probably end up in a cage They sell Sugar Gliders at Chatuchak market, so I wouldn't be surprised to see a Kookaburra turn up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverdie Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 Tim...No it wasnt....The closest thing to an Aussie bird here is the Crow....sounds the same but a bit different in colours. Ask any Kookaburra, and the answer will be "Too bloody hot mate"..... Years ago I was looking at a car in Thailand and asked if it came with a sunroof option and the salesman looking at my skin colour laughed and said, 'Too hot in Thailand for a sunroof'. Strange I thought because the weather in Oz can be a lot hotter than Thailand, depending on what corner of the great land ur standing on.Kookaburras are Devine creatures.......I'd hate to see one in LOS, It would probably end up in a cage They sell Sugar Gliders at Chatuchak market, so I wouldn't be surprised to see a Kookaburra turn up. I'd be shattered. I get real riled up easily, like u would of noticed over the years 555555 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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