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Australia's Iconic Kookaburra. HFF!

            "The kookaburra is a type of kingfisher that generally doesn’t like to fish! Instead, it preys on invertebrates and some small vertebrates. Also, it’s not just one species. There are four species of “true” kookaburras. A fifth, the shovel billed kookaburra, belongs to a different genus.
 
The call of the kookaburra is probably what it is most famous for. Which, when you see how striking the bird’s size and appearance is then you realize, yikes, it must have an impressive call. And it does. The kookaburra is famous for “laughing” like a human. So, that is why this bird is such a profound symbol of overwhelming joy, enthusiasm, optimism, joviality—this bird is all about having a good time!

Also, we should remember the bird’s call as per the Dreamtime legend of creation—When the sun rose for the first time, the god Bayame ordered the kookaburra to utter its loud, almost human laughter in order to wake up mankind so that they should not miss the first wonderful sunrise."

Taken on: July 25, 2022

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Groups appears in: • Australian Birds • Feathery Friday! more » • Pentax 18 - 135 WR • Tall Tails of Animals • Pentax birds • Australian Birdlife - Just Simply Aussie Birds - No 30/60 Limit • Feathered Flickr (Birds of a Feather) « less

Camera: RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD. PENTAX K-3 II, f/5.6, 1/1000 sec, 135mm (=202mm), ISO 500 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD. PENTAX K-3 II
Lens:	smc PENTAX-DA 18-135mm F3.5-5.6 ED AL[IF] DC WR
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/1000)
Focal Length:	135mm (35mm equivalent: 202mm)
ISO:	500
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Auto
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Macintosh)
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