Kooka!

Earlier this week a young Laughing Kookaburra sat quietly on my veranda railing for a surprisingly long time, and it wasn’t staring into the paddock grass.

 

 

Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguinaea)
1/800, f5.6, ISO 3200

 

It was late in the afternoon and the veranda was well shaded, as you might be able to notice in the reflection in its eye. Occasionally it stared down at the decking timber but I wasn’t sure what it was looking at until it flew down and worked its way along the gaps between the boards. I decided it must be de-spidering.

The brief glance I saw of its rump appeared quite brown which means it could be a female. A family have been calling around the edges of their territory recently, I never tire of their laughter.

I also wondered whether my visitor sometimes gets fed from a similar railing nearby and it was trying its luck – I may have guessed correctly as it hasn’t returned. I hope it does come back, when the spiders have recolonised the decking and the light is better.

Happy birding

Kim

 

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