It is a medical fact that during the Wet season in the Northern Territory some people crack up, suffer Mango Madness . This illness obviously applies in North Queensland . During a break in the torrential monsoonal weather on Magnetic Island , photographer Vallis was seen running about in his dressing gown shouting , Woop! Woop! Woop! Woop !
It appeared to be a classic case of Mango Madness . However , he insists it was due to the fact that he was trying to attract the attention of a Coucal atop a high tree , preening itself after an overnight drenching . He produced a series of photos of the bird , also known as a Swamp Pheasant and Swamp Cuckoo , to prove he is not bonkers, several shown here .
Vallis said he had Wooped it up with the Coucal, which peered at the strange, scruffy apparition down below , then went on spreading its feathers , shaking and preening .
Memo Vallis : The authoritative book What Bird Is That ? , by Neville W. Cayley, states the call of a Coucal is a loud whooping one which resembles "Coop ,coop" , or "Book,book", repeated over and over .
Therefore, Vallis had better utter the correct call , stop upsetting Coucals, or else his weird Woopsies could result in him being attacked by a flock of Dodos .
