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Kookaburra Fledgling taken with K5/Sigma150-500
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Very nice. Good lighting.
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not sure if i like the name of the bird or the photo better !
like how you have the dark background so the bird shows up better . dave
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Very nice capture Bruce, a friend of mine some years ago had one as a pet here
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The name is actually an Australian Aboriginal name, and I think it translates to "Laughing Jackass".
I have a colony of them living around me, and to hear the raucous laughter of them at dawn most mornings is really great.
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