Laughing Kookaburras often become quite tame around humans and will readily accept scraps of meat. This ‘pre-processed’ food is still beaten against a perch before swallowing. This one of a pair has repeatedly stolen goldfish out of the water-jar in my backyard. It sits in front of me in a tree and bashes the goldfish against the branch repeatedly and then manoeuvres to get it down its throat. He also has a way of looking entirely innocent of any wrong-doing or just avoids my gaze entirely! Canon 450D, EF70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
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Kookas are great birds… nice capture.
Thanks Phillip!
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Wonderful capture Byronbackyard, well done!
Many thanks!
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Great capture here Byronbackyard!Im glad they havnt found my pond yet!
Many thanks, lucky for you because once they’ve found them they keep coming back, they’re very tricky!
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You certainly get the best from your lens
Thanks so much, lovely comment …. it often doesn’t seem good enough so that’s nice!
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Nooo not the goldfish!!! I have two myself but they are in a tank and inside.!!! no kookas going to get my goldfish!!!
Just as well … they’ll thieve them if the can and eat them right in front of you!
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great capture,—- top shelf stuff, cheers Alex
Thanks Alex, cheeky bird!
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If you haven’t already you should add this cheeky kooka to the “Kookaburra challenge” in the Australian Native Birds group :)
Thanks for the info, I’ll do that!
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No I know why you said in another rely that it was just as well it wasn’t a goldfish. A great shot that you wouldn’t get again in a hurry. Sandy
Lol … thanks .. hopefully it’s a one of shot but it has managed somehow to get one other goldfish since then even with wire over the water jar!
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Congratulations on your win!
Oh yay awesome … that’s my first challenge win. Thanks so much, lovely start to my day!
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And your winner is also featured…
50 million thank-yous!
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