About Currawongs - Currawong Games InteractiveAbout Currawongs2026-05-04T05:11:17.000Zhttps://www.currawong.games/currawong/About Currawongs - Currawong Games Interactivehttps://www.currawong.games/currawong/#fa0ff7185c9624bba1de519722e0744c08056c1c2026-05-04T05:11:17.000ZAbout Currawongs<style>table {
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<section class="hero"><h1>Currawongs</h1><p>Learn about the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pied_currawong" target="_blank"><cite>Pied Currawong</cite> bird species on Wikipedia</a>.</p><figure><audio src="/assets/currawong/Pied-Currawong-6409dc7c.ogg" controls=""></audio><figcaption><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pied-Currawong.ogg">Rob Geraghty</a>, <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons</figcaption></figure><figure><picture><source srcset="/assets/currawong/Strepera_graculina-53d5fdc9.avif" type="image/avif"><img style="max-height:50dvh" src="/assets/currawong/Strepera_graculina-53d5fdc9.webp" alt="Pied Currawong bird" loading="lazy" decoding="async"></picture><figcaption><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Strepera_graculina.jpg">AdaMacey</a>, <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0">CC BY 2.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons</figcaption></figure></section><section class="content"><p>Currawongs are fun birds — you'll often hear them before you see them.</p><p>I used to hear Currawongs in Brisbane at dusk, on the walk to the train coming home. Their eerie calls would echo between the buildings. I always wondered what they looked like. It wasn't until they started flying over while going on walks in my neighbourhood that I got to see them.</p><p>They look a little like Magpies — also amazing birds, preferably when not swooping — darker, with those bright yellow eyes! And the distinctive calls :)</p></section>About Currawongs - Currawong Games Interactivehttps://www.currawong.games/currawong/#2c2fe46aa1c98b9eb1bc2d697c16b23311b3632d2026-04-05T05:27:48.000ZAbout Currawongs<style>table {
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<section class="hero"><h1>Currawongs</h1><p>Learn about the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pied_currawong" target="_blank"><cite>Pied Currawong</cite> bird species on Wikipedia</a>.</p><figure><audio src="/assets/currawong/Pied-Currawong-6409dc7c.ogg" controls=""></audio><figcaption><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pied-Currawong.ogg">Rob Geraghty</a>, <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons</figcaption></figure><figure><picture><source srcset="/assets/currawong/Strepera_graculina-53d5fdc9.avif" type="image/avif"><img style="max-height:50dvh" src="/assets/currawong/Strepera_graculina-53d5fdc9.webp" alt="Pied Currawong bird" loading="lazy" decoding="async"></picture><figcaption><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Strepera_graculina.jpg">AdaMacey</a>, <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0">CC BY 2.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons</figcaption></figure></section><section class="content"><p>Currawongs are fun birds — you'll often hear them before you see them.</p><p>I used to hear Currawongs in Brisbane at dusk, on the walk to the train coming home. Their eerie calls would echo between the buildings. I always wondered what they looked like. It wasn't until they started flying over while going on walks in my neighbourhood that I got to see them.</p><p>They look a little like Magpies — also amazing birds, preferably when not swooping — darker, with those bright yellow eyes! And the distinctive calls :)</p></section>