Merry, merry king of the bush is he....

Spotted this Kookaburra while on my walk this morning. He was having a good old laugh too, which was great to hear :)

For those that don't know, the words of my title are part of a song/rhyme about the Kookaburra (see below for the main verse)

Kookaburra sits on the old gum tree,
Merry merry king of the bush is he.
Laugh, Kookaburra, laugh,
Kookaburra, gay your life must be!

[Lee-Ann]

I have not seen kookaburras for a while. Great shot.

[Issi Bannerman]

Ha ha ha! We used to sing that at girl guides in Scotland - I have no idea why! A lovely bird and a great shot.

[Tim L]

Just had to Google. Found the song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysaskdFpPz8
and the bird call https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fc_-icFHwQo
The bird call might get on your nerves after a while!

[sally agnew]

Lovely against the vivid blue sky :)

[Denise Wood]

Great capture and title :)

[Jodie]

Great composition with him sitting on that dead branch against the blue sky

[Penelope Ann]

Loving the blue sky we have freezing fog

[Peter Day]

Freezing fog and drizzle here.

[Paul]

Fab capture 😊