Kookaburra Sings at Dawn

Kookaburra Sings, originally uploaded by Ladymaggic.

There are many Kookaburras in the trees.

Laughing Kookaburra
Scientific name: Dacelo novaeguineae
Family: Halcyonidae
Order: Coraciiformes

The Laughing Kookaburra is instantly recognizable in both plumage and voice. It is generally off-white below, faintly barred with dark brown, and brown on the back and wings. The tail is more rufous, broadly barred with black. There is a conspicuous dark brown eye-stripe through the face. It is one of the larger members of the kingfisher family.

Laughing Kookaburras feed mostly on insects, worms and crustaceans, although small snakes, mammals, frogs and birds may also be eaten. Prey is seized by pouncing from a suitable perch. Small prey is eaten whole, but larger prey is killed by bashing it against the ground or tree branch.

Laughing Kookaburras are believed to pair for life. The nest is a bare chamber in a naturally occurring tree hollow or in a burrow excavated in an arboreal (tree-dwelling) termite mound. Both sexes share the incubation duties and both care for the young. Other Laughing Kookaburras, usually offspring of the previous one to two years, act as 'helpers' during the breeding season. Every bird in the group shares all parenting duties

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Listen to the sound that wakes me up at Dawn...and he is not singing...he is telling all about his territory and warning them off...

http://birdsinbackyards.net/images/audio/dacelo-novaeguineae.mp3