Kookaburra sits on the old clothes li-ine
Merry merry king of the yard is he-ee
Laugh! kookaburra, laugh!
Kookaburra, gay your life must be...
(Play the song and listen to its laugh here)
I came out in to the backyard, and saw the kooka sitting on the clothes line...
so I came a bit closer...
and closer...while he checked me out...
I must have passed scrutiny...because he sat perfectly still as I came yet closer...
until I was less than a metre away...
Cookie really DOES travel! So do the gum blossoms :)
ReplyDeleteyou were patient and were rewarded. Wonderful!!
ReplyDeleteEnjoying catching up with the latest after my return from NZ yesterday. You have a lovely series of holiday scenes here.
ReplyDeleteHad a great trip and no rain, just as lucky as you apparently.
Love this kooka shot, and the whole step by step approach series.
Kookaburras are such awesome birds. No-one had warned me about them, so I woke up after my first night in Sydney asking whether anyone else had heard the monkeys at 4am... Well, after about 4 nights I found I could finally sleep through the noise, and I really grew to love their manic laughter. Do you ever encourage one to laugh, by starting the laughing yourself? It really works if you can mimic them well enough... :-D
ReplyDeleteVery nice pictures with close up on the Kookaburras. The sound of this bird is quite funny and also noisy! :-) Do they "sing" during the night?
ReplyDeleteKookaburra sits on the old clothes line
ReplyDeleteCounting all the ladies he can find
Laugh, Kookaburra
Laugh, Kookaburra,
That lady Sally's just fine!
What a distinguished-looking creature! So nice that he/she cooperated and posed to regally!
ReplyDeleteThey are just the most beautiful birds and I can imagine Kerry-Anne's surprise at all the laughter. Thanks for your great shots, Sally.
ReplyDeleteWednesday 21st Feb.
Whoops.
ReplyDeleteI meant to say that I have some Kookas also on my post of 21 Feb 07, if you would like to see them in our garden.
wow - interesting looking bird - we dont have them here but they are so kewl looking
ReplyDeleteWhat an interesting looking bird! Initially, I thought it was an owl. Cool photos.
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