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Laughing Kookaburra with a fish

To: Sonja Ross <>
Subject: Laughing Kookaburra with a fish
From: Carl Clifford <>
Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2015 18:46:26 +1100
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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