Kookaburra sits on the old gum tree

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

A kookaburra relaxing as I kayaked under him on Saturday

[Lee-Ann]

Great photo...luv the kookaburra against the blue sky

[Sam]

Such a stunning bird!

[Ruby]

Amazing capture, fabulous sky!

[Shawn Kenwright]

Very nice shot, beautiful sky.

[Dianne]

Such a lovely clear shot.

[Leana Niemand]

This is a stunning shot Robyn, specially against the blue sky.

[Robyn]

@leestevo @gigiflower @ourrube @kiwi_big_bear @dide @leananiemand Thank you. I was lucky with this one as I won't take the SLR in the kayak. Point and shoot camera and crop, and this is what I got.

[Niki]

Oh he is lovely ... looks so proud up on his perch. And the blue is beautiful.

[Brianna]

Such a lovely shot and he sure seems quite content there! Love the POV and even better getting this while in a kayak! That must take some skills! :) x

[Tracey]

Beautifully captured against that lovely blue sky

[Babs]

He looks fantastic against the blue sky. I think he has got his eye on something. Maybe lunch.

[Jan Harris]

Great shot and beautiful

[Saxa van Eijnsbergen]

Sweet little canon, used to sing that as a kid. Lovely bird shot!

[Catherine W.]

Awesome shot!!! Love it! Fav for sure!

[Charlotte]

Beautiful, looks fantastic on the bright blue background.

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Great shot!

[Leah]

What an interesting looking fellow. Like the song and glad to see what a Kookaburra looks like.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Awesome shot! I used to love singing that song as a child but I'd never seen one until I met some of you wonderful folks from Australia here on 365!

[Islandgirl]

Great pov and find.

[Marnie]

Hope you had a hat on! This shot has an excellent pov, and is admirably clear. Great shot of one of my favourite birds. I well remember singing that song with great gusto in my youth, but more recently I was appalled by the legal action taken against Men at Work for supposedly pirating a few bars! The world's litigation-crazy.

[Robyn]

@kiwiniknak @tracelee @onewing @macromover @overalvandaan @wannabe @cgarner @elisasaeter @lealady @olivetreeann @radiogirl Thanks for your comments and favs. I'm glad everyone likes the blue sky - it was a beautiful blue day and it showed up beautifully in this shot

[Robyn]

@lilminimonka Photographing from the kayak is tricky, as I don't want to get even the 'point and shoot' camera wet, and it is tricky to shoot while floating off into the reeds and trying not to lose the paddle. The advantage is how close I can get to birds and the different POV

[Robyn]

@golftragic Yes the legal action was just strange - for a song used all over the place in numerous ways in Australia.

[Marnie]

@flyrobin Total madness, or maybe greed, is what I'd call it.

[Lyn Berriman]

So beautiful!