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The Icarus family interrupted Egg’s rain spa earlier. The baby is very precocious &comes right to him, &Egg isn’t happy about it.
This is a perfect example of kooka vocalisations when non-family kookas are intruding. Egg still uses baby-calls to get my help.
#kookalife #EggBurra
This is a perfect example of kooka vocalisations when non-family kookas are intruding. Egg still uses baby-calls to get my help.
#kookalife #EggBurra
You can break down his monologue into separate vocalisations that are: declaring the presence of non-fam kookas; calling for assistance; complaining about these arseholes; telling the arseholes to get off his lawn.
Inside, it’s still important that Egg can continue his territorial ‘dance’, which he’s adapted to his limitations. After a while in his roost, he asks to ‘fly’ to his other fave perch…
#SlowEggTV
#SlowEggTV
I’m a bit embarrassed to upload this bcs of my prednisone potato head &sweaty gardening hair, but meh, 🤷♀️what can you do?
(Careful of volume - I’m whispering; Egg gets loud)
#kookalife #EggBurra
(Careful of volume - I’m whispering; Egg gets loud)
#kookalife #EggBurra
When he slows down in his call, he wants me to join in. The phone dampens it &it’s way louder in person than it seems here. And this isn’t his loudest…
This is a family/happy call.
This is a family/happy call.
We spotted an enormous rainbow. Egg decided he needed to do a personal sign-off, a daily ritual. This call is “I AM EGG AND I AM HERE!”
That first few squawks are basically “TRY ME!”. He’ll make *just those if he is suddenly vulnerable, or if he’s staking claim.
That first few squawks are basically “TRY ME!”. He’ll make *just those if he is suddenly vulnerable, or if he’s staking claim.
I like to think of our Hills hoist as living sculpture. Egg brings performance art to it.
Big day today with the WBsea eagle paying us a close up visit.
#kookalife #EggBurra
Big day today with the WBsea eagle paying us a close up visit.
#kookalife #EggBurra
She was hunting the riverside all day; when we went to see LB, she showed up there. LB didn’t show (I’m glad!) so we went to pick up a parcel from the PO - the owner’s little girl is obsessed with Egg. He finds this tiny human’s fascination with him bewildering 😆
We met up with the landowner at LB’s who reconfirmed permission to be there - much appreciated, as he doesn’t have to do that.
A running man stopped &stated with astonishment, “I’ve heard about a kookaburra person! Is that you?!?” with Egg on my arm &2 ravens circling overhead.
A running man stopped &stated with astonishment, “I’ve heard about a kookaburra person! Is that you?!?” with Egg on my arm &2 ravens circling overhead.
I made this to show some of the more obvious elements of our communication. I wdn’t normally hassle him to come up, but I knew it would clearly show how he says ‘no’. He knows I know he’s not done yet; he has to do his last call.
#kookalife #EggBurra
#kookalife #EggBurra
There’s a lot of nuance in head movements, eye contact, &body language. It’s taken a while for me to learn, but I’m getting there. You might notice he doesn’t *like saying ‘no’ but doesn’t understand why I’m being pushy (not what I usually do).
His reaction to Astro is closer to being irritated by a sibling kooka &is not at all behaviour related to being scared of a dog (Egg goes psycho to get away from any other dogs). Egg does the head bob which in this instance shows he’s ready to engage with me after his call.
Egg had a Terrible Awful Very Bad Day yesterday and is in Super Sook mode today. He needs *all the snuggles*
(We’re used to the practice drumkit in the background).
#kookalife #EggBurra
(We’re used to the practice drumkit in the background).
#kookalife #EggBurra
He’s ok-ish now but Egg had an awkward crash land yesterday morning &seemed fine, except for scraping his wing stub. He put on a brave face all day but it became visibly clear he’d hurt himself more than he’d let on.
#kookalife #EggBurra
#kookalife #EggBurra
After gradually going downhill later in the day, not being able to hop or manoeuvre at all; becoming subdued ¬ eating, it became apparent he’d hurt his good side &leg/foot.
Our ever-patient vet is on holidays but made an exception for Egg.
Our ever-patient vet is on holidays but made an exception for Egg.
Sorry I’m quiet. Nobi has gone missing &I’m run ragged doing everything I can to get him back home if he’s found. He was spotted about 10 properties away (rural, so a long way…). The whole thing is really weird. Egg &I walked about 5km looking &dropping flyers.
The only consolation has been Egg’s absolute absorption in the long walk - “you mean this a Thing we can do?!?”
His conversation about the world around him was astonishing. The walk took us to his home country &he gave indications he knew where he was.
#kookalife #EggBurra
His conversation about the world around him was astonishing. The walk took us to his home country &he gave indications he knew where he was.
#kookalife #EggBurra
A chorus brought forth a resounding response from a local group (his family?) but I *think it was unwelcoming, altho we didn’t get buzzed.
He elicited great joy from school buses, bus drivers, truckies, &someone who nearly drove off the road (he’s just a kooka, ppl! Settle down!)
He elicited great joy from school buses, bus drivers, truckies, &someone who nearly drove off the road (he’s just a kooka, ppl! Settle down!)
Foraging with Egg. After spending a good while playing on the bank, waiting to see if Opal turned up (no show 😞), Egg was quieter than usual. Misty rain was moving in so it may have been that.
#kookalife #EggBurra
#kookalife #EggBurra
At abt 0:11s, he cocks his head listening to seabird chatter. His direct look at me is a suggestion we move. I didn’t register til I stopped videoing &realised he was fixated on an eagle,while listening intently to the seabirds. He gave a bunjil alert call as we got into the ute.
He’s not stressed abt it but eagle presence has been INTENSE.
We’ve seen a pair of wedgetails every day for 3days, &the juvenile WBsea eagle once.
One wedgie has passed super low over our place on two occasions, &the WBSE passed so low, I was looking down on it from the balcony🤯
We’ve seen a pair of wedgetails every day for 3days, &the juvenile WBsea eagle once.
One wedgie has passed super low over our place on two occasions, &the WBSE passed so low, I was looking down on it from the balcony🤯
