After seeing many kookaburras in the Grampians, they are really creeping up to be one of my favourite birds :) We don't have many down here on the coast.
@janeandcharlie
You're spot on! They have the physical form as kingfishers. When we were still in the UK, we had some friends nearby whose house was only several metres from a freshwater source where kingfishers swooped about, came and went, dipped and dived relentlessly. We've never seen as many here, not surprising really as the backdrop is not the same. However, we have the pleasure and company of many and varied water fowl...from egg to adult.
I'm rather fond of kookaburras even though they are an introduced species. Unfortunately they compete with our owls and parrots for nesting sites. Their fondness for our small reptiles, mammals and nestlings is also an issue :(
@janeandcharlie@rontu@s4sayer@beryl@merrelyn Thanks for lovely comments. I'm adding some facts that relate to many of your comments. Yes, the kookaburra is a sub family of the kingfisher species - hence the similar likeness as many pointed out. The kookaburra is native to the Eastern Australian mainland. It has been introduced to Western Aust, Tasmania & New Zealand. It's name comes from our indigenous people, "guuguubarra" which is the laughing sound it makes - hence this species is called the Laughing Kookaburra :)
I enjoyed reading the background of the kookaburras - I can definitely see the connection with the kingfisher. Until 365, I only knew them through a Girl Scout song 70 years ago :) Wonderful clear shot.
@gardenfolk@koalagardens@taffy Thanks for alerting me - a happy surprise this morning :) And yes @koalagardens it's great to see our Aussie animals are so popular on 365 -congratulations to you too :)
June 14th, 2019
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You're spot on! They have the physical form as kingfishers. When we were still in the UK, we had some friends nearby whose house was only several metres from a freshwater source where kingfishers swooped about, came and went, dipped and dived relentlessly. We've never seen as many here, not surprising really as the backdrop is not the same. However, we have the pleasure and company of many and varied water fowl...from egg to adult.