A kookaburra family regularly visits my Mornington Peninsula world.
Such friendly, knowing little characters.
The kookaburra (also known as laughing jackass) is part of the kingfisher family and is native to Australia and New Guinea.
Knowing character
The kookaburra magic
Reaches the spirit
So what is a friend
One who sings the earth for you
Echo of beauty
Linking to:
The Bird D'Pot
Camera Critters
Carry on Tuesday ~ What is a friend
One Single Impression ~ Echo
Poetry Pantry ~ Poets United
26 comments:
What a Cool bird!
I've heard about kookaburra birds for years, but this is the first picture I think I've seen of one! I love it! Wonderful capture for the day, Gemma!
What a cute bird. It's profile picture is so adorable. I love seeing birds from other places.
Happy Sunday!
You made me sing the kookaburra song lol. I have never seen one like this in person. They're gorgeous. Visiting from Camera Critters.
Green Bug
Have a great weekend.
Beautifully captured!
Beautiful poem!
who would not love this fellow? Now it is on my wishlist. :)
I did not know it belonged to the Kingfishers. It seem much bigger then them.
WAU - where some great pictures you show :)
Hanne Bente
'Sining the Earth' sounds good to me. :)
Okay....now I WANT them HERE too!! I LOVE these. Wondering just how I can convince someone to stash them on a ship bound for Texas as a stow-away, and release them in our area.
Sweet, sweet!!! Excellent photos Gemma.
Thanks again, for linking up at the Bird D'Pot weekend meme!!
Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree
Merry, merry king of the bush is he
Laugh, Kookaburra! Laugh, Kookaburra!
Gay your life must be
I remember this song sung by an Aussie trained teacher in a class of 9 year-olds. I was one of them many years ago! We used to wonder how such a bird looked like then. Thanks for sharing Gemma!
Hank
Love the photos AND the poem!! Used to sing "Kookaburra sits on an old gum tree" when I was a kid, when I really did not know there really WAS such a bird.
Wow, he's a handsome fellow. Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.
Fine photos and a really heartfelt poem. Now we all love them!
Based on the photo, I believe it knows character...
Great picture and poem love nature shots
Tatius
What a cracking bird and wonderful shot.
Fantastic images of a wonderful little bird Gemma..
Wonderful shots of this handsome bird. I'm singing the song now, too!
Your poem is beautiful.
Oh what a cutie, and now I know what a kookaburra bird looks like. Love your poem!
Ahhh...we used to sing the kookaburra song at school as a roundelay.
It's a beautiful bird and you are blessed to have them.
Your poem is lovely.
I just remembered a song we sung in 2nd or 3rd grade:
Kookaburra sits on the old gum tree
Merry merry king of the bush is he
Laugh kookaburra laugh kookaburra
Save some gum for me
Ever hear that one? From the first, I thought these birds were the coolest!
I love the poem and the bird!
How ingenious you are to cover so many prompts with this one sweet poem.
Fun to see the photos and the references. I live in the Sonora Desert, so Kookaburra is completely foreign to me. Lovely write.
A marvellous capture, Gemma - wonderful detail. (We've both chosen Australian "natives" for our post this week. Have a great one!)
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