Australian Blue- winged Kookaburra. by blinkings
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Description
Queensland rainforest, Australia. The Blue-winged Kookaburra is a large kingfisher with a big square head and a long bill. It has a distinctive pale eye. The head is off-white with brown streaks, the shoulders are sky blue and it has a uniform blue rump. They consume mainly insects, reptiles and frogs in the wetter months, and fish, crayfish, scorpions, spiders, snakes, earthworms and small birds and mammals at other times. After a controlled dive with their bill open, food is grabbed from the ground. The bill has a special groove near the end of the upper mandible which helps in holding prey. After returning to a perch, the prey is beaten and then swallowed. They are EXPERT poisonous snake killers.
Comments (8)
Cyve
WOW... Great lights and very great shot !!!
Otto1969
Excellent capture ! He seems happy to pose for you :-)
Faemike55
Cooooool!
durleybeachbum
Beautifully done!
helanker
Now that is a cutie. A really lovely shot, Andrew :)
MrsRatbag
Amazing shot!
beachzz
what a little beauty---the light is gorgeous!!
wysiwig
You didn't find him in an old gum tree by any chance? Now I'll be humming that song all day. What a great find. Perfect light. He looks a bit stern though.