Proof we live in Australia
Today, while we were all sitting in the family room, The Girl alerted me to the kookaburra sitting on the fence to our doggie yard.I fetched the digital camera, and managed to get a few snapshots, taking a few steps forward between each shot.
Finally, I got close enough that it noticed me, and flew away...
...to the swingset.
Guess we **do** live in Australia!
(And, yes: the school kids **do** sing that "Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree..." song.)
--GG
posted by Gye Greene @ 10:57 PM
3 Comments:
What an absolutely cool looking bird! I hope you have bird baths and whatnot to help out all these poor creatures that are suffering from human encroachment into the boonies.
No bird baths: the city council actively discourages standing water -- breeds mosquitoes.
Remember, we live on acreage (but that's inspired a future blog posting).
--GG
MFP and I went to a David Sedaris reading a little while ago, and one of his stories was about a visit to Australia and an interaction with that bird. You should check it out via google if you're interested.
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