Laughing Kookaburra nesting in a Grey-crowned Babbler nest in Bundaberg, Queensland

[Trevor Quested <>]

On our land in Bundaberg we have several paperbark trees (Melaleuca 
quinquenervia). We have a flock of 8-10 Grey-crowned Babblers that built nests 
in many of these trees. About a fortnight ago we watched a Laughing Kookaburra 
continually visit one of these nests. At first we thought the Kookaburra was 
attacking an active Babbler nest but we realised the Kookaburra was rearranging 
the sticks of a disused nest. It is now a saucer shape and the bird has been 
sitting on it for a week. It appears there are only a pair of Kookaburras not a 
family group which helps. However we will know more when the eggs hatch.  

A friend, Deane Lewis took a photo yesterday and I put it on my PBase site here 
http://www.pbase.com/trevor_quested/image/153161945

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