Four calling birds Down Under
Would be kookaburras, and no wonder!
Announcers sublime, they herald the time
When Good News burst abroad like thunder.
(c) Dennis Ryle December 2024
And here’s how they used to announce the Movietone news
https://teara.govt.nz/files/high_source/26150-pc-h.mp4
Traditionally the calling birds stand for the four gospels (“good news”).
Wondering Pilgrim 