Kookaburra by Meisiekind
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Description
This is the male Blue-winged Kookaburra (Dacelo leachii) native to Northern Australia and Southern New Guinea. I wish I could say that I photographed this beauty in his natural habitat but sadly I took this image at the Umgeni Bird Park in Durban last year July. I just love these birds.
Some wikipedia info:
They are large to very large, with a total length of 28 - 42 cm (11 - 17 in).
Kookaburras are carnivorous. They will eat lizards, snakes, insects, mice, other small birds, and raw meat.
Kookaburras are best known for their unmistakable call, which sounds uncannily like loud, echoing human laughter - good-natured, but rather hysterical.
Thanks for popping in and for your very valued comments and favs on my last upload "Namib Desert and Clouds".
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Comments (29)
Jean-Luc_Ajrarn
What an awesome bird and shot! :D
grylin
rhey are so cool ^^ nice birdie shot
0rest4wicked
Looks a bit like our Kingfisher, terrific capture!
jocko500
do look wonderful. bet they be hard to photo in the wild. but maybe one day so keep trying
durleybeachbum
What a superb photo!! I love the sound they make.
EJD64
Very nice capture Carin.
helanker
It is an excellent shot of this beautiful and fun sounding bird. I went to google and found the sounds to make sure, it was the right bird I have heard on tv before. :) It was. lol!
jayfar
He's a beauty Carin and a perfect capture.
kgb224
Superb capture Carin. God Bless.
kbrog
Excellent capture of this handsome bird! :)
blinkings
Lovely Carin. I love getting woken up by the Kookaburras! They really are the laughing clowns of the sky , and as you said, EXCELLENT snake catchers.
Faemike55
Looks like he knows something and isn't going to tell Great capture
thecytron
Wonderful photo capture!
spiegel428
What a great shot!
goodoleboy
What a handsome guy! Phantastic clarity, color, patterns and texture in this glorious foto of the big bird, which creates one of my favorite all time jungle calls, Dierbaar. When I read the title, I thought no way is that native to South Africa. Incidentally, I find it rather amusing when watching a jungle movie, that no matter where it's supposed to be, Africa, South America, Central America, Burma, whereever, that they use the Kookaburra laughter for effect.
PREECHER
very interesting and he has a wonderful shade of blue...i would love to hear his laughter... chills and thrills
auntietk
Gorgeous wings! :) It reminds me of the song we learned as children about the kookaburra in the gum tree. Beautiful image!
jendellas
A superb capture, he is a handsome fella!!
dakotabluemoon
Fantastic image of this beautiful bird.
MrsRatbag
He's a beauty, and what an excellent shot! You can see every feather...well done you!
blondeblurr
That is really close to home ... I have got a couple coming to visit me regularly, making a hell of a racket when they are fighting with other birds over their territory. They are not shy at all - if the door is open, one of them just pops in, to see what I am cooking. He is very fond of bacon strips, especially when I dangle it in front of him, he is probably thinking that it could be a snake? Your close-up is just beautiful, Carin BB
Adobe_One_Kenobi
It looks like it's smiling at you :}...Excellent capture Carin
sandra46
COOL BIRD
debbielove
A great zoo portrait! Really good.. Generally I find its the only way us 'mortals' can get different bird shots and the like.. Well done! Rob
Chaosphoto
Where I lived we just took those for granted but they are a beautiful bird. They are more Western than northern in Oz and these ones don't laugh like the less pretty Eastern ones do.
dochtersions
Such a fantastic and most beautiful bird, and capture, Carin. And so clear, one can see all those feathers, just great!
UVDan
A great photo! Look at that face he is up to something.
danapommet
a very different but beautiful looking bird - a super capture no matter where you took it!
shutterbugs
now that's one impressive looking fellow!