Hi Sonja,
HANZAB says that they take "when near water,aquatic insects, crayfish, frogs,
and fish". I would say that fish are an opportunistic type of prey.
Carl Clifford
> On 31 Mar 2015, at 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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