The 'Wan*%#' bird.

So...for weeks now we have heard a strange bird calling, down in the valley and , at times. up here on the hill.We have tried to get close to it to see what it looked like but it always flies off before we can get a decent look, though I did notice it had a black head.It calls most of the day, I think, searching for a mate but sadly nothing seems to reply to it and I am convinced it is the only one of its kind hereabouts.We have nicknamed it the 'wan*%#' bird as that, to us, is what it sounds like it is calling.Today it came really close to the house and I was able to get out and get a picture of it...

It is a 'Noisy Friarbird'.The book describes its call as 'Yakob'.We disagree.