Dacelo novaeguineae

1 Laughing Kookaburra at Hughes, ACT

Dacelo novaeguineae at Hughes, ACT - 4 Nov 2022
Dacelo novaeguineae at Hughes, ACT - 4 Nov 2022
Dacelo novaeguineae at Hughes, ACT - 4 Nov 2022
Dacelo novaeguineae at Hughes, ACT - 4 Nov 2022
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Dacelo novaeguineae 4 Nov 2022 Liam.m
Dacelo novaeguineae 4 Nov 2022 LisaH

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A group of us put up this possum box, hoping to entice the numerous local possums to live in plush accommodation, as an alternative to gang gang nesting hollows (which we knew the possums were frequenting). Today as I crunched past, I heard an urgent scraping from the box, and a kookaburra emerged, flew to a nearby branch, then another, back to the first branch, then straight back into the 'possum' box once I'd moved a little away.

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KL wrote:
   4 Nov 2022
finally an occupant!
LisaH wrote:
   4 Nov 2022
:) But we don’t know if it had also been a home for furry ones?

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  • 1 Abundance
  • 4 Nov 2022 06:31 PM Recorded on
  • LisaH Recorded by

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