I can't end this series of bird photos taken in my garden without including our regular kookaburra visitors can I.
This is Tony and Chatterbox. Tony on the left is the offspring of Onewing and Squawk who visited us for years. Some of you will remember them.
Chatterbox is his lady friend and they have had two babies so far. The latest baby visits sometimes too but I don't think Tony and Chatterbox are too keen on being parents as leave their offspring to fend for themselves.
Gorgeous close up shot. How fun it is to have birds coming regularly and each having a name for itself! I wonder how you manage to distinguish one from the other.
@sangwann It is easy to tell them apart when you see them every day. Tony's chest feathers are lighter and chatterbox's head is wider and her chest is darker. They each have mannerisms that are individual too
@casablanca They knew I would feed them but I told them I had to take their photo first. ha ha
@briaan They knew I was going to feed them but waited patiently until I had taken their photo.
@ankers70 A bit of a story there. Tony was the offspring of two other kookaburrtas who visited for years. Onewing because she had a floppy wing and Squawk because he always squawked when he came here. They have now gone to that aviary in the sky I suspect. Their last baby was initially called baby then the teenager then as it got too old to be teenager we called it Tina. Then it turned up with a new friend and we realized that Tina was the male and so it was changed to Tony which is the name that stuck. The first time he turned up with his 'bride' she was very chatty so we called her Chatterbox. She definitely has a lot to say for herself
They are a beautiful couple! And how fun to see the second generation now making your backyard their home. Sounds like the baby is being trained to fend for himself. Great shot!
Ian
@casablanca They knew I would feed them but I told them I had to take their photo first. ha ha
@briaan They knew I was going to feed them but waited patiently until I had taken their photo.
@ankers70 A bit of a story there. Tony was the offspring of two other kookaburrtas who visited for years. Onewing because she had a floppy wing and Squawk because he always squawked when he came here. They have now gone to that aviary in the sky I suspect. Their last baby was initially called baby then the teenager then as it got too old to be teenager we called it Tina. Then it turned up with a new friend and we realized that Tina was the male and so it was changed to Tony which is the name that stuck. The first time he turned up with his 'bride' she was very chatty so we called her Chatterbox. She definitely has a lot to say for herself
@onewing