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Laughing Kookaburra

Dacelo novaeguineae

Photo by CharliePrice
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Field Notes

Description:

off-white below, faintly barred with dark brown, and brown on the back and wings. Blue patches in the wingsThe tail is more rufous, broadly barred with black. There is a conspicuous dark brown eye-stripe through the face.

Habitat:

Tree's in a nature reserve

Notes:

introduced to Tasmania

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Comments (10)
CharliePrice
Thanks Ashley...when i got home and loaded up to the PC....i must admit i was a bit happy myself ..i thought wow , sharp as a pin, hand held , no tripod ..good day.
AshleyT
Beautiful Charlie! Doesn't even look real :)
CharliePrice
Thankyou Frederic, Dilan, Daniele and Wild Things , appreciate the comments :)

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PublishedAugust 25, 2014

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