Dacelo novaeguineae
2 Laughing Kookaburra at Garran, ACT
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| Dacelo novaeguineae | ArcherCallaway | 9 Sep 2019 | |
| Dacelo novaeguineae | JonSteinbeck | 8 Sep 2019 |
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This pair of Laughing Kookaburras were intent on “protecting” their tree from Gang-gang Cockatoos. They were in the gum tree when the four Gang-gangs arrived. Only one kookaburra went after the Gang-gangs. This kookaburra then flew at the second kookaburra who went to a dead branch. The other kookaburra flew to a hollow in the trunk of the tree. It spent a bit of time with its body inside and only its tail outside. It was able to go all the way in, where it stayed for a minute or so. Some wood chips few out and a little while later its head appeared outside the hollow, where it paused, before flying out to a nearby branch. It then quickly flew back to a second hollow below the first one. It did not go inside the second hollow but stayed on the outside.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.115788-35.333078
- Altitude 704.6m
- Maps Red Hill Nature Reserve
- Places Garran, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 31 Aug 2019 07:25 AM Recorded on
- JonSteinbeck Recorded by
- Yes Nesting site
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- BIrdsinCanberra Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Dacelo novaeguineae Magpie or larger Other Birds Birds
Species information
- Dacelo novaeguineae Scientific name
- Laughing Kookaburra Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1325.92m Recorded at altitude
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Nesting site
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