Dacelo novaeguineae

Laughing Kookaburra at Acton, ACT

Dacelo novaeguineae at Acton, ACT - 14 Oct 2018
Dacelo novaeguineae at Acton, ACT - 14 Oct 2018
Dacelo novaeguineae at Acton, ACT - 14 Oct 2018
Dacelo novaeguineae at Acton, ACT - 14 Oct 2018
Dacelo novaeguineae at Acton, ACT - 14 Oct 2018
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Dacelo novaeguineae 26 Oct 2018 ArcherCallaway
Dacelo novaeguineae 26 Oct 2018 BIrdsinCanberra

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When I entered the ANBG proper I was not looking and spooked a Laughing Kookaburra that had been on the ground. It flew off to some shrubs where it was mobbed by two Noisy Miners who drove it further away. I then noticed another Kookaburra sitting in a shrub. I carefully approached it, as it was low, so I did not want to scare it off. I thought I had spooked it as it took-off, but fortunately just to land on a nearby lawn where it found some food, photo one. It then returned to an awning where it took up a perch.

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