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Laughing Kookaburra - Dacelo novaeguineae Found this juvenile Kookaburra sitting on a rural road. Obviously vehicle traffic didn’t worry it. I moved the little one a few meters away from the road .  Australia,Dacelo novaeguineae,Geotagged,Laughing kookaburra,Spring Click/tap to enlarge

Laughing Kookaburra - Dacelo novaeguineae

Found this juvenile Kookaburra sitting on a rural road. Obviously vehicle traffic didn’t worry it. I moved the little one a few meters away from the road .

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The laughing kookaburra is a bird in the kingfisher subfamily Halcyoninae. It is a large robust kingfisher with a whitish head and a brown eye-stripe. The upperparts are mostly dark brown but there is a mottled light-blue patch on the wing coverts.

Species identified by Ernst
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By Ernst

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Uploaded Dec 6, 2025. Captured Dec 5, 2025 12:55 in 110 Springmount Rd, Hindmarsh Tiers SA 5202, Australia.
  • Canon EOS 650D
  • f/8.0
  • 1/83s
  • ISO400
  • 84mm