These guys are notoriously hard to get a decent photo of. They take off every time you get the picture to focus. This is a Kookaburra, largest bird in the Kingfisher Family. Their iconic laughter is actually a territorial call, warning other Kookaburras that this land is taken. Kookaburras are also a pest in this region of Australia, as they are an Eastern States bird. They were introduced into the South West of Western Australia in the 1890s and they have established themselves quite well. They live off a variety of large insects and small lizzards but arent that fussy. Kookaburras have adapted quite well to living alongside humans. They will happily steal any meat from picnics and BBQs. Key word is steal, please dont feed them, they are a pest. It still amuses me that when they do steal a sausage or something like that, they still bash it against a tree branch to kill the cooked meat.
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