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Laughing Kookaburra with a fish

To: Sonja Ross <>,
Subject: Laughing Kookaburra with a fish
From: brian fleming <>
Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2015 15:50:38 +1100
Dear Sonja,
I have never seen it myself, but I have heard many complaints from pond-owners that their goldfish had been taken by Kookaburras. I would never put it past them. And I have also heard of goldfish being taken by Growling Grass Frogs, back in the 1970s when the frogs were quite common.

Anthea Fleming

On 31/03/2015 3:38 PM, Sonja Ross wrote:
I decided not to take my camera this afternoon when I went for a walk, and as 
is often the case when I do that, I regretted it!  As I was just about back to 
the start of the walk I could hear a young kookaburra calling incessantly, so 
checked out where I thought the call came from, and saw it sitting close to a 
second bird.    The second bird had a fish in its bill, I think a Redfin about 
20cms long.  It moved the fish about in its bill, but didn't swallow it while I 
watched, nor did it seem as if it was going to share with the young bird, which 
continued carrying on.   When I moved closer to get a better look, they both 
took off to a tree closer to the bank of the creek.  It's the first time I've 
seen one with a fish, and fish aren't mentioned as a food item in Pizzey.   I 
don't have Hanzab so wonder how common a diet item fish is for Kookaburras.

Sonja
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