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Laughing Kookaburra

Dacelo novaeguineae

Photo by KerryHawkins
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Large kingfisher with dark patch behind dark eye and limited silver-blue on shoulder

Habitat:

Common resident in Eastern Australia

Notes:

Wondering why this one has such a blue beak? Sorry the photos are sideways. They were not sideways on my computer.

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Comments (2)
YukoChartraw
Beautiful shots! It's OK Kerry - I needed to stretch my neck anyway. ;-)

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PublishedMarch 6, 2013

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