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Laughing Kookaburra

Dacelo novaeguineae

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Laughing Kookaburra
Dacelo novaeguineae Laughing Kookaburra


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9 Comments

ColtMooney
ColtMooney 10 years ago

Yes this was in a zoo.

JimJohnson2
JimJohnson2 10 years ago

I was thrown by the Kookaburra in Baton Rouge. Was this a zoo, or something?

lori.tas
lori.tas 10 years ago

Along way from home, that one. We have them around our house a lot. And they always seem to laugh when we've tripped, or done something stupid. I'm sure that's just coincidence.

mcaul6515
mcaul6515 10 years ago

haha...sorry thats funny :P

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 10 years ago

:-) That's what they're about... having a laugh.

JimJohnson2
JimJohnson2 10 years ago

Wow. Must'a been the link from the previous comment. Oopsy. This is better...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kookaburra
I meant belted, too. What a goof!

mcaul6515
mcaul6515 10 years ago

Haha...sorry, I had to say that. That is a kookaburra :D

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 10 years ago

Almost Jim... it's a belter of a kingfisher for sure :-) btw your link goes to some grape plant ?

JimJohnson2
JimJohnson2 10 years ago

Juvenile Belter Kingfisher? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitis_labru...

ColtMooney
Spotted by
ColtMooney

Louisiana, USA

Spotted on Feb 17, 2013
Submitted on Oct 18, 2013

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