Kookaburra Shorts
Description: According to an Aboriginal legend, the kookaburra’s famous chorus of laughter every morning is a signal for the sky people to light the great fire that illuminates and warms the earth by day. The laughing kookaburra is the world’s largest kingfisher and is native to eastern mainland Australia. Photo taken in Sydney, Australia on a Nikon Coolpix P610.
Description: According to an Aboriginal legend, the kookaburra's famous chorus of laughter every morning is a signal for the sky people to light the great fire that illuminates and warms the earth by day. The laughing kookaburra is the world's largest kingfisher and is native to eastern mainland Australia. Photo taken in Sydney, Australia on a Nikon Coolpix P610.
Description: According to an Aboriginal legend, the kookaburra’s famous chorus of laughter every morning is a signal for the sky people to light the great fire that illuminates and warms the earth by day. The laughing kookaburra is the world’s largest kingfisher and is native to eastern mainland Australia. This photo was taken in Sydney, Australia on a Nikon Coolpix P610.
Description: A watercolor illustration of a kookaburra. This is a species of kingfisher found in Australia. This bird is also called the laughing bird because its call resembles human laughter. With this call he marks his territory. You see the bird from the side and he is sitting on a branch that has some side branches and green leaves. He looks to the right. On his wing you can see blue spots.
Description: Kookaburras (pronounced are terrestrial tree kingfishers of the genus Dacelo native to Australia and New Guinea, which grow to between 28 and 47 cm (11 and 19 in) in length and weigh around 300 g (11 oz). The name is a loanword from Wiradjuri guuguubarra, onomatopoeic of its call. The loud, distinctive call of the laughing kookaburra is widely used as a stock sound effect in situations that involve an Australian bush setting or tropical jungle, especially in older movies.
Description: Kookaburras (pronounced are terrestrial tree kingfishers of the genus Dacelo native to Australia and New Guinea, which grow to between 28 and 47 cm (11 and 19 in) in length and weigh around 300 g (11 oz). The name is a loanword from Wiradjuri guuguubarra, onomatopoeic of its call. The loud, distinctive call of the laughing kookaburra is widely used as a stock sound effect in situations that involve an Australian bush setting or tropical jungle, especially in older movies.
