Tuesday 8 April 2008

Bell Birds in the Blue Mountains

You have seen the mavellous pictures from our couple of days at the Blue Mountains; but you are missing an important aspect - the sounds.

The video (taken by our camera, so not the best quality in the world) shows you what it's like on the valley floor in the forest, and also you can listen to the noise of the bell birds.

When we first came across a bell bird (at Franz Josef, I think) it's song is so clear and simple that we jokingly called it a 'front door bell' bird. Now, in the Blue Mountains they are hundreds of them and so there is a constant clamour of ... front door bells. Listen for yourself and decide.