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Laughing Kookaburra portrait Kookaburra Australia,Dacelo novaeguineae,Geotagged,Laughing Kookaburra Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

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  1. The sound of this bird makes me laugh.. Posted 12 years ago

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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 Toni Manning
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By Toni Manning

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Uploaded Oct 9, 2012. Captured Sep 10, 2012 14:10 in Charles St, Welsby QLD 4507, Australia.
  • NIKON D7000
  • f/8.0
  • 1/160s
  • ISO200
  • 300mm