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Oh Chris! How beautiful! It made me sing the Kookaburra song! Do children sing it there? They are such beautiful birds! How special you get to see them so close and for the parents to feed the babies! Thank you for sharing with us! We too feed birds just out our window, and as the day progresses we get different birds, but none so famous as the kookaburra! I LOVE seeing them! Jan
59617All I can say is - WOW Nature is wonderful
by pennifold
16 Nov 2012
It certainly is Juanine, I'm so thankful they nest every year in our gum tree. Love Chris
199I had never seen a Kookaburra before. I have head of them, but I guess I didn't think they were real. How exciting this was for you. Thank you for sharing these lovely pictures with us.
by pennifold
16 Nov 2012
You can only imagine their laugh Mylinda, it's almost a cackle. I've put a link up for YouTube, but if it doesn't work just type in Laughing Kookaburras on the YouTube site. Love Chris
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UD...
by momhome
17 Nov 2012
It did work. I listened to it. You are right about their laugh/cackle. Thank you for sharing that with me.
13250They are so beautiful. My birds nest in the nearby nature reserve and bring there babys over for me to supplement feed. We have 3 baby magpies 2 familys of pied butcher birds a family of Kookaburrasand noisy minors it is costing me a fortune at the moment as the all line up at the back door. but I love them to bits. Hugs Joyce.
by pennifold
15 Nov 2012
Hi Joyce, I love the butcher bird's call, but they are a bossy bird and attack our Kookaburras! So glad you also have the opportunity to look after our native fauna. Love Chris
15141Great pictures! Thanks for sharing; I love nature pictures!!
19452So exciting watching the birds and wild life. It's little beak isn't as large as the parent. Do the parents stay around after the babies leave or do they leave also?
by pennifold
15 Nov 2012
It is exciting to see them each year and then for the chicks to emerge from the hole. The beaks are actually softer than you think and the babies beaks will grow to the size of the adults. The parents stay with the birds until they can fend for themselves. We actually don't see much of them once they have flown away. Love Chris
89895Wonderful pictures - thank you Chris. Hugs Sarah.
by pennifold
15 Nov 2012
You're welcome Sarah, I'm lucky they let me photograph them so close up. Love Chris
253107First time i saw this bird thanks for letting me enjoy them hugs carolyn
360438Oh, I remember seeing them last year and it's still a GREAT treat! Thanks for sharing you special additions with us. ;)
158560How lovely to see, thank you for showing us,the baby looks big,
Hugs Pam.
by pennifold
15 Nov 2012
The babies are a good size when they finally leave the nest. We think there are 2 more in the nest. Love Chris
30988That nest looks like it is high off the ground. What a wonderful surprise. You need to video tape their sounds and place on YouTube. I would love to hear them. Really cool little birds. Thank you for sharing.
by pennifold
14 Nov 2012
I think our son in law did that a few years ago. I don't think he has their laugh on it though. I'll check on that. Love Chris
19439Who climbed up the gum to put a perch outside the hollow to make it easier for the parents to feed the babies?
Did you know that the kookaburra call has been used in Tarzan movies to make the jungles sounds , sound more jungle like.
by pennifold
14 Nov 2012
We put it there. We climb up a ladder each year to check on the nest and clean it all out after they leave. Yes, I've often had a giggle to myself as Kookaburras only live in Australia (unless they are in a Zoo). Love Chris
25212What wonderful pictures! They must feel safe in your yard. Thanks for sharing these moments!
by pennifold
14 Nov 2012
Oh! definitely Linda, it is a safe haven and the nest in that gum tree goes right to the back of the tree. I can put my whole arm in that hole and still not touch the end of the tree. Love Chris
24961Chris, They have definately found a great place in your gum tree they are such wonderful birds. Amazed they are so close to your house they must feel very much at home. Hugs Sally
by pennifold
14 Nov 2012
Hi Sally, the parent birds know me well, but of course the baby birds are a lot more curious and get intimidated by us. Luckily there are only 2 more in the nest. Love Chris
24342How very lucky you are Chris to witness such beautiful moments. Thank you for sharing :)
by pennifold
14 Nov 2012
It is wonderful to watch these little fellows fly from the nest. Love Chris
15256thank you for the great pictures. great to enjoy nature's miracles !
by pennifold
14 Nov 2012
Yes it is great to see these birds, and if you look closely to picture 2 and 3 you can see a Rosella sitting on the old tree stump near the back fence. He was eating some of the birds seed we put out all the time. Love Chris
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6831Thank you Chris for sharing with us. This is indeed very interesting as we do not have this kind of bird in the US. I am sure watching the babies provides quite some entertainment for you. You are very fortunate to have them so close by. Hugs, Mary
by pennifold
14 Nov 2012
Hi Mary, yes these are one of Australia's native birds and they have a very raucous laugh. It is so infectious you just want to laugh with them. And, yes, we are so lucky to have them come so close to the house. Since posting these photos, 2 chicks have flown the nest. Love Chris
33871Chris thanks for these really great pictures. Kookaburras are a bird I have never seen so its exciting to see them in your garden. Did you show some last year? If so would it be the same parents or different. I get something called a red kite that flies above our garden goodness knows where they breed
by pennifold
14 Nov 2012
Yes, I showed some last year and as I've said in the post below to "susiesembroidery" these birds come back to the same nest year after year. I don't know what will happen when the parents die, maybe the chicks (when they are grown) have an inherent homing system and know that this is where they were born! Love Chris
114504Just wonderful, I remember all their noise lol at night as the dark fell. what a special pictures.
57801Love your picture you have beautiful back yard
by pennifold
14 Nov 2012
Thanks Maria, it's not that beautiful, I wish I could have more garden area though. I've just pulled up all of our Sweet Peas on Monday which are to the right of the gum tree on the side fence area. Love Chris
119790Oh!!! This is really special - you are so lucky to have them in your garden. Thank you very much for sharing these beautiful photos with us.***
by pennifold
14 Nov 2012
We are very fortunate to have these Kookaburras come. They are a very territorial bird and come back to the same nest year after year. Love Chris
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