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Laughing Kookaburra

Photographed in the Dandenong Ranges, Victoria, Australia.

 

Kookaburras in the wild eat mainly mice, small birds, snakes and lizards, worms, beetles and centipedes. The feathers and fur provide roughage while the bones and insect shells provide calcium.

 

Kookaburras regurgitate a cast of undigested material in the form of a pellet, usually once a day.

 

According to Birdlife Australia, this iconic species is in serious decline and at risk of becoming endangered in certain parts of Australia. The decline has been attributed to a number of causes including an increase in feral predators.

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Uploaded on July 20, 2015
Taken on July 19, 2015