Silly damn birds.

My pesky kookaburra finally got dry, & strong enough to take off. Fortunately I was watching him out the kitchen window, while making a coffee.

Yes he was strong enough to fly, but not far enough to make it the length of the pool, & back in he went. This time however he was strong enough to give me a good talking to, as I fished him out with the scoop. It was something like a cross between a screech & a laugh, & like nothing I have ever heard before.

He is still on his feet, & much stronger, so we'll see how he goes this time.

Hasbeen,

An offcut strip of reo weldmesh can automate the pesky bird pool or tub rescue system. Almost all birds when they first fall or get trapped in pools are strong enough swimmers to reach such a 'ladder', provided it reaches down to just below the water surface.

The 8-10mm diameter of the reo is something all birds' feet can grip, provided it is anchored well.

Thanks Forrest. The pool still has the old pool ladder in it, but this one hadn't found it.

All is well, he's in a tree in the windbreak around the house. He couldn't get high enough to make it to his family nest, but made it up about 5 meters.

I have a good knowledge of this bloke, I think I saw him conceived.

Once again looking out my glass door past the pool, I heard a commotion, & looked out quickly enough to catch his parents falling out of their tree, literally.

It appears that like maggies, kookaburras remain locked together for some time after mating. This pair must be a bit clumsy, as I saw them, locked together, bouncing from branch to branch, about 10 meters down, to the ground. Luckily they landed in a thick vine, growing on the fence.

It was at least 20 minutes before I saw them sitting sulkily apart in their tree.

Nice little kookaburra story, Hasbeen....hope he does okay : )