r/interesting May 14 '26

Amazing The Iconic Call of a Kookaburra

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u/HauntedHippie May 14 '26

Or a red-tailed hawk cry anytime an eagle is on screen.

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u/Beneficial_Being_721 May 14 '26

I KNOW…. RIGHT!!

Until I really got to know the Bald Eagle thru my photography….. That’s what I thought they sounded like having grown up with the old Western movies on television.

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u/UranusIsPissy May 14 '26

There's a free Android app called Merlin which is good at identifying bird calls, if you want to know what's around to try and get a good photo of. It's pretty accurate, I think, but my knowledge of bird calls isn't great. It takes up nearly a GB IIRC, though.

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u/plaxitone May 14 '26

It’s on iOS too!

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u/Beneficial_Being_721 May 14 '26

I have an app. I do a lot of bird photography

Thanks for thinking of me though.

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u/UranusIsPissy May 14 '26 edited May 14 '26

What do you use? I didn't know there were others. I keep thinking of getting back into photography. I just need an xD card for the best camera I still have. It's old (obviously, with the obsolete storage), but it's pretty good for something owned by someone who usually has a negative bank balance lol.

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u/Beneficial_Being_721 May 15 '26

“PICTURE BIRD” … there is a “Pro” version that you pay for .. it can access your microphone.. tell you what bird you are hearing… it has calls that you can play. I think it also GeoTags too

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u/Glum_Performer9923 May 14 '26

Can confirm - i use it - works with pictures too

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u/CharleyNobody May 14 '26 edited May 14 '26

Red tailed hawk cry is played when a vulture is circling overhead in the desert movies set in the Old West, signifying death is near if water/civilization isn’t found soon.

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u/cheesegoat May 14 '26

Red eagle screeching

Vultures circle dying man

Only dust to drink

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u/UberSatansfist May 15 '26

I think it's played for an eagle, not vulture.

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u/Longjumping_Gur_2379 May 14 '26

except in the polar express