Laughing Kookaburra

I was thrilled to see this bird for the first time, didn't even know it existed. Hereby another member added to our collection of Kingfishers. Sorry for the industrial look, the fence was very dense.

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Frankhuizen Photography

Lion

Funny bird! Reminds me of a children's song:

Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree
Merry, merry king of the bush is he
Laugh, Kookaburra! Laugh, Kookaburra!
Gay your life must be

Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree
Eating all the gum drops he can see
Stop, Kookaburra! Stop, Kookaburra!
Leave some there for me

Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree
Counting all the monkeys he can see
Stop, Kookaburra! Stop, Kookaburra!
That's not a monkey that's me
Posted 13 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Please record a video of you singing it and add it to the specie :) Posted 13 years ago
2. 1. Frankhuizen Photography
    
    Lion
    
    Like this?
    
    I've changed costume.... Posted 13 years ago, modified 13 years ago
  2. 1. Ferdy Christant
      
      Lion
      
      Haha, that just made my day! Posted 13 years ago

Ludo Sak

Lion

Don't know the song, and quite funny indeed!:) Posted 13 years ago

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 Ferdy Christant

By Ferdy Christant

Uploaded Jun 21, 2012. Captured Apr 21, 2012 15:05 in Molenkampseweg, 5681 Best, The Netherlands.

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NIKON D7000
f/6.3
1/200s
ISO2800
105mm