Sounds of down under...

The birds in Australia create 95% of the noise (more than cars, trains, airplanes....) I have not been able to identify all of the birds I hear, but Tim and I are beginning to identify certain bird sounds. For example, as I sit in bed this morning, outside the window I can hear the lesser "rubber sole on tile" bird. The sound this bird makes is squeak, squeak, squeak as if you are walking across the floor with your tennies on. Here are a couple more examples:

1. The "Ambulance Bird" - doo dah doo dah doo dah....
2. The "Which electronic device has a low battery bird" - beep beep beep (I have actually walked around the house looking for the dying and "beeping" electronic device: mobile phone, telephone, computer....)
3. The "Backing Up Truck warning" bird - dahh dahh dahh dahh............. dahh dahh dahh dahh.............
4. The 'Child-like "Oh No!" Bird' - I've mentioned this bird before -- the Australian Crow -- loudly whining OHHHH NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, OHHHHHHH NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO....
5. The "Come Fido" Whistle Bird" - description unavailable at present
6. There are the "1500 Women Waiting to enter a Filene's basement sale" birds - These are the Sulphur Crested Cockatoos - Achkkkkkkksheto#######@%^& Achkkkkkkksheto#######@%^& Achkkkkkkksheto#######@%^& Achkkkkkkksheto#######@%^& Achkkkkkkksheto#######@%^& Achkkkkkkksheto#######@%^& Achkkkkkkksheto#######@%^& (a deafening sound every afternoon at around 3:30)

I guess that's all the science I have to impart to you at this time. Although, I heard a story on TV the other day (speaking of birds). It seems some rangers had to trap a female magpie after she sent 12 people to hospital for head wounds. They lured her into a trap using a handsome male magpie and relocated her to a place with less humans to hit on (so to speak). I don't think she was nesting, so what was she so mad about? Hmmmmmm, makes you wonder.

Cheers, Judi

Oh my gosh! How could I forget the "Tree Full of Monkeys" bird? The Kookaburra - OOOOO OOOOOO AHHHH AHHH OOO OOO AHH AHH OOH AHH OOH OOO AHH OOOOO OOOOOO AHHHH AHHH OOO OOO AHH AHH OOH AHH OOH OOO AHH