The KookaBurra was my all time favourite bird in Australia! They would laugh every morning in the trees across from my home in Bondi. I wanted to create a Kookaburra alarm clock (stuffed animal) when the Olympic games were hosted in Sydney. I did get to feed bacon to one while I was camping. It promptly took my thumb in it's plier-like grip and then proceeded to thrash the bacon rasher as if to kill it. What a great bird!! I will return one day, at least for a game of lawn bowls in Bondi! Thanks Blanche, great pictures!! Shelagh
He was lovely, I was very glad that my brother Duncan found him for me. It reminded me slightly of a big version of a kingfisher especially when I zoomed in and saw the wee patch of silvery blue on the wing.
I was just reading that the kookaburra is in the kingfisher family and that Australia has lots of differnent kinds of kingfishers. I will just HAVE to go back again!! B-)
What a wonderful collection of wildlife photos from Australia.
ReplyDeletethank you. It is a wonderful and amazing place. B-)
ReplyDeleteThe KookaBurra was my all time favourite bird in Australia! They would laugh every morning in the trees across from my home in Bondi. I wanted to create a Kookaburra alarm clock (stuffed animal) when the Olympic games were hosted in Sydney.
ReplyDeleteI did get to feed bacon to one while I was camping. It promptly took my thumb in it's plier-like grip and then proceeded to thrash the bacon rasher as if to kill it. What a great bird!!
I will return one day, at least for a game of lawn bowls in Bondi!
Thanks Blanche, great pictures!!
Shelagh
He was lovely, I was very glad that my brother Duncan found him for me. It reminded me slightly of a big version of a kingfisher especially when I zoomed in and saw the wee patch of silvery blue on the wing.
ReplyDeleteI was just reading that the kookaburra is in the kingfisher family and that Australia has lots of differnent kinds of kingfishers. I will just HAVE to go back again!! B-)