Kookaburra
This was taken out my kitchen window, this young kooka lives in the gum trees around our property.
Kookaburra are a common bird in the Australian bush.
Kookaburra sits on the old gum tree,
Merry merry king of the bush is he.
Laugh, Kookaburra, laugh, Kookaburra,
Gay your life must be!
Kookaburra sits on the old gum tree,
Eating all the gum drops he can see.
Stop Kookaburra, stop Kookaburra
Save some there for me!
Kookaburra sits on the old gum tree,
Counting all the monkeys he can see.
Laugh Kookaburra, laugh Kookaburra
That’s not a monkey, that’s me!
Alternative verses
Kookaburra sits on the electric wire,
Jumping up and down, with his pants on fire.
Ouch, Kookaburra, ouch! Kookaburra,
Hot your tail must be!
Kookaburra sits on a rusty nail,
Gets a boo-boo in his tail.
Cry, Kookaburra, cry, Kookaburra,
Oh how life can be!
Kookaburra sits on the old gum tree,
Eating all the gum drops he can see.
Laugh Kookaburra, laugh Kookaburra
Gay your life must be!
Enjoy.





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Teresa Schultz
You lucky to have wild life right outside your kitchen window! and what a great capture! well done.
Kristina K replied
Thanks so much teresa, yes we are very lucky. :) k
kathy s gillen...
excellent capture
Kristina K replied
Thank you kathy, :))) k
Angel Gold
Well captured Kristina…Great attention to detail
Kristina K replied
Thanks so much selina, i appreciate your comments hugs :) k
roybob
Beautiful Kristina. He looks like he’s pozing for ya. Very regal.
Kristina K replied
thanks rob, i do think they are a regal bird, and i think he is getting used to me taking his pic..:) k
Kristina K replied
thanks rob, i do think they are a regal bird, and i think he is getting used to me taking his pic..:) k
Yool
Kristina you are such a lucky girl to see this from your kitchen window….they are so special!!
Kristina K replied
thanks yool yes i am lucky, they are always in the trees around the house as well as on my bird feeder shown in the pic opposite. :) k
Jane Keats
Oh, this is the best shot yet Kristina! Perfectly posed!
Kristina K replied
OH your so sweet i am glad you like it most, thanks jane :) k
Steve Chapple
You are so lucky. Amazing to think they visit so close to you. Another detailed image!
Kristina K replied
hi stephen, it amazes me that alot of people dont get to see birds this close,
we are so lucky and i will never take it for granted either.
glad i can share them with everyone. :) k
handprintz
Another lovely Kooka Kristina
Kristina K replied
thanks trudi, think i can see a calendar happening here, hehe, :) k
Kimberley Davitt
wow how lucky are you
I remember there was a song about the kookaborough in brownies
Kristina K replied
hi kim, i have the song on one of the other kookas, and its alternative words as well, i will have to recheck which one, hehe..thanks so much :) k
Noelene Davies
Fantastic capture Kristina.
Kristina K replied
i appreciate your comments so much noelene thank you, :) k
karen Bradshaw
Beautiful capture kristina they seem to pose for you well done x
Kristina K replied
thanks karen, there are so many poses i would love to catch them in, :) k
Alison Cornfor...
This is amazing Kristina! The song popped into my head too :)
Kristina K replied
Hi alison, i have just added it on for you :) k
Bev Woodman
Beautiful work Kristina – the Kookas are a wonderful bird and I love to be woken up in the morning with their laughter – we are so lucky. I love the verse and the alternate – very cheeky!
Kristina K replied
Thanks bev, yes the song sits in your head, i hear them nearly all day on and off, but every day. :) k
Alison Cornfor...
Hehe, thanks for the song… I think I only ever knew the first verse… now it’s going to be stuck in my head all day :)
jadeast
Amazing shots Kristina, judging from some of your angles you must be getting VERY close.
Kristina K replied
thanks jadeast, yes some of them i was close. :) k
Aurora Pintore
Excellent pictures Kristina, love them
Kristina K replied
Thanks aurora :)) k
Floralynne
You have caught ‘the look’ perfectly Kristina. I love the way Kookas see something and concentrate on it….then leap off the branch to pounce. This fellow looks like he is just about ready to pounce on his prey.
Kristina K replied
Thanks lynne they do look like they are looking at there food, they are litening apparently and the looking is them looking at the area to pounce on, heheh.
:) k
Carol Lirette
fantasti shot! I have never seen one before…. however in England we used to sing that song
“Kookaburra Sits in the Old Gum Tree” when we were kids in school. I havent heard it since..
Thanks for sharing!!!
Kristina K replied
hi carol, i am glad i could show one to you and to bring back memories of the song, thanks for the comment :) k
Michele Duncan...
Excellent capture through glass. WOW Great detail and sharp!
Kristina K replied
hi michele, yes i was surprised as well because alot of my shot only picked up the dirt on the window, hehe they need cleaning, i must of been on the right angle. thanks so much for your wonderful support. :) k
Lesley Hill
Nice one Kristina! You are lucky to have such beauty at your door step!
Kristina K replied
hi leslie, yes we are, i used to here the odd ones when we lived in mornington but here they are every where and i am in kooka heaven :))))) k
HELUA
He looks like such a nice little `man´! Good capture! How nice to be able to shoot him from your house!!!
Kristina K replied
thanks helua, yes i think having so many trees around helps too..:) k
dougie1
nice kk!
Kristina K replied
thanks dougie :)))) kkk
Lori Peters
Perfection, again. So cute, Kristina.
Kristina K replied
just like your comments thanks lori, ;)))))) k
Carla Jandelle...
i am so jealous…....i get blue jays and starlings. blah
Kristina K replied
ok i will let you be jealous of the kookas as long as i can be jealous of your butterflies, hehehe thanks so much for yu kind words and support carla :) k
elisab
One of my favorite songs, and now I see the bird who caused it!! Nice photo.
Kristina K replied
thanks elisa, glad to of helped, hehe .. :) k
Andrew Cumberland
You do some really terrific stuff with the ol’ ‘burras my friend.
Kristina K replied
Thanks so much andrew (andy), i appreciate your comment and your visit,
:)))k
Tony Waite-Pullan
if they could only get more into suburbia great shot. your so lucky
Kristina K replied
thanks ramace, yep more trees hehe, :) k yep lucky me..
Julie Langford
Stunning shot. Wow, I would love to have this living in my garden. Im afraid the most I see in my garden is a few spiders and lots of ants and slugs :(
Kristina K replied
Hi julie, i think i will let you keep your critters in your garden, i still have them but they are insignificant to the kookas and kangas that visit, thanks so much for your wonderful commnets and support, hugs me :) k
pmarella
Excellent shot -
wildrider58
excellent capture
Angel Perry
Awww…Lovely!
Kristina K replied
hi angel, thanks heaps :) k
Stephen Thomas
great shot of this cute looking bird!
Kristina K replied
Hi stephen, thanks so much for your comment :) k
AuntieJ
Just to let you know… I did sing it as I was looking!
Kristina K replied
i am glad, well done, thanks julie, i appreciate your comments :) k
PennyEdwardes
This little guy is gorgeous Kristina!! Your bird shots are amazing!! Love your work!
Kristina K replied
Hi penny, thanks so much for your compliment. :) k
Sean Farragher
lovely shot
Kristina K replied
thanks so much sean :) k
josiem
great capture!
Kristina K replied
thanks so much josiem, and welcome. :) k
Elaine Harriott
Excellent capture – wow your Kookaburra shots are amazing!
Kristina K
Thanks so much Elaine, i appreciate your comments :) k
Dana Yoachum
oh wow—this is what a kookaburra looks like.. I call my pomeranian pup kookaburra all the time and I’m always singing that song. This is a wonderful photo..
Kristina K replied
Hi Dana, such a great name for your pup, glad you like it :))) k
chasingsooz
Wonderful work Kristina. Such a beautiful shot. I am sure you could win awards with this one.
Kristina K replied
thanks for saying i would win awards sooz, i am glad you like it :) k
Maggieposh
Huge WOW from me on this super shot…...Miss P
Kristina K replied
Huge thanks for the huge wow, miss P;::))) k
Robyn Lakeman
Some beautiful kooka images Kristina and also your landscapes
Kristina K replied
thanks heaps rivergirl, i appreciate your visit and comments :) k
RickF
Great shot!
Kristina K replied
hi ricky, thanks very much.
i have a fair few kookas on my site as i made a calendar of them. :) k
John Vandeven
Perfect shot.
Kristina K replied
your so sweet thank you so much :) k
flyfish70
Very nice picture. These birds are the birds they used for the movie Jurassic Park. They used their voices in that movie for the voice of the raptors. These little birds are quite the vocal talkers. Very beautiful!
Kristina K replied
they certainly are very voiceful but lovely at the same time, sometimes i think they are just laughing at me, hehe thanks flyfish :) k
Hawker
The whole series is just wonderful; just love your captures en composition, whish I’d been there at the time
Kristina K replied
I am so lucky with these guys, as our property has loads of trees and alot near the house, so it makes it easy to stand on the verandah and take photos, they are so used to me now they even pose, i’m sure..lol..i am sure one day you will get to have the wonderful experience of being in the right place at the right time and be in awe..thanks so much robert :) k