Saturday, October 9, 2010

Laughing kookaburra

We saw this laughing kookaburra perching in a tree while we were at the venue of my son's Taekwondo grading session one weekend up in the Blue Mountains. We arrived early at the venue which gave us an opportunity to wander around for awhile before the session began.
The Laughing Kookaburra is not really laughing when it makes its familiar call. The cackle of the Laughing Kookaburra is actually a territorial call to warn other birds to stay away.
(http://australianmuseum.net.au/Laughing-Kookaburra)



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21 comments:

Living In Williamsburg Virginia said...

Great photos. We love the sound he makes.

Darryl and Ruth : )

Nikki - Notes of Life said...

Great shots :) I'm not sure if I've seen a kookaburra before. Of course, we've all heard the song.

Anonymous said...

Fabulous picture! Such charming creatures...

cat said...

What a funny and cute looking bird. Great shots!

LivingSoAbundantly said...

Love it! My class is studying birds this year throughout our science course. :)

Kay L. Davies said...

I love kookaburras, too, and am grateful to have been able to see them in Australia many years ago.

Kay, Alberta

Oskar said...

We love seeing all of the different birds that are commor in Australia!

Nubbin wiggles,
Oskar

EG CameraGirl said...

It's such an interesting looking bird. So they laugh?! How interesting!

Phivos Nicolaides said...

What a great shot! Have a joyful day!

eileeninmd said...

Great sighting of the Kookaburra and photo, Eden. I think they are cool looking birds and I love their name. too.

Gemma Mira Wiseman aka Pamela Adams said...

The kookaburra is one of my favourite birds! We have a little family that visits us each day! Beautiful photos!

Chubskulit Rose said...

This reminds me of the song that I used to sing with my kids when they were little hehehe. Great info and shots ate Eds.

Gorgeous!

Hope you can visit my camera critter post too. Have a safe weekend!

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Yen said...

Why kaya sya tinawag na laughing kookaburra ate? Ganda sya. Sa australia lang po ba meron niyan?

Ingrid said...

I wished I could see a kookaburra life and hear him laughing. It must be such a funny bird !

Cheryl Kohan said...

I've heard of kookaburras but have never seen one so thank you for posting this really wonderful photograph!

Lina Gustina said...

I guess I've never heard his/her sound. Great shot, Eden...

eden said...

Hi yen,

kasi if they make sound parang tumatawa sila, Kook-kook-kook at ha-ha-ha yong sound nila.

Dhemz said...

my gosh....hehhehe...ka cute...mao day na iyang ngan te...sige bani ug katawa mananapa? ehhehe...joke...great shots teEden!

salamat tuod sa dalaw ug comments...glad to be here again!

DeniseinVA said...

Outstanding images of this cute little fellow. I have only seen the kookaburra's in zoos over here. Must be wonderful to see them in the wild. Have a great week Eden.

Clarissa said...

It's my first time to see that kind of bird--cutie!