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Iconic Kookaburra Taken from my car this beautiful bird was sitting on the fence watching the world go by, a classic Australian. Australia,Dacelo novaeguineae,Fall,Geotagged,Laughing Kookaburra Click/tap to enlarge

Iconic Kookaburra

Taken from my car this beautiful bird was sitting on the fence watching the world go by, a classic Australian.

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
    Lion
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    Excellent! Did you hear it call? Posted 10 years ago
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      physignathus
      King Cobra
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      Thank you, yes that's how it got my attention, its really cool when you hear 2 or 3 laughing together which they do often! Posted 10 years ago

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The Laughing kookaburra

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.

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Similar species: Kingfisher, Bee-eater, Rollers
Species identified by physignathus
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By physignathus

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Uploaded Feb 8, 2015. Captured Apr 7, 2013 15:27 in 49 Bunya Pine Court, Eatons Hill QLD 4037, Australia.
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  • NIKON D5000
  • f/5.6
  • 1/400s
  • ISO560
  • 200mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.