Laughing kookaburra

Here is another Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae) this time displaying the blue wing colouring and the unusual red and black bars on the tail. They are members of the kingfisher family and therefore voracious feeders. They tend to eat insects, worms and crustaceans, but will also eat small snakes, mammals, frogs and bird hatchlings. I have observed more than once Kookaburras trying to tap through nests in walls to get at hatchlings but have yet to see one succeed. View Large And On…

High Quality Kookaburra photos. Pictures of the Australian Laughing Kookaburra and the Blue-winged Kookaburra, also known as Kingfishers.

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The Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae) 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. The underparts are cream-white and the tail is barred with rufous and black. The plumage of the male and female birds is similar. The territorial call is a distinctive laugh that is often delivered by several birds at the…

The cackling 'laughter' of the Laughing Kookaburra is one of the best known sounds of the Australian bush. Listen to kookaburra calls here.

How incredible!? 😲🐢 This laughing kookaburra was captured tossing back her catch in Queens Gardens, Perth. 🐦 Show us your best bird shots 👇 📷 Naidu Kumpatla Photography

Laughing Kookaburra in Flight