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Sep 07, 2009 06:01 |  #1

I took this shot of this young kookaburra not long after he landed on the ground. It had been raining on and off and he is slightly damp.


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Sep 07, 2009 10:42 |  #2

Ha..ha...now that's just way too cute! First time I've seen a young one posted here...great capture!


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Sep 07, 2009 11:12 |  #3

His head looks too big for his body :lol:


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Sep 07, 2009 12:03 |  #4

LOL, I still think it was funny a young boy like me learning the Kookaburra song as an Elementary student thousands of miles away from Australia. Nice pix.




  
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Sep 07, 2009 12:26 |  #5

Aw bless him, what a lovely shot :D


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Sep 07, 2009 15:02 |  #6

Excellent shot. Never seen a juvenile before. :-)


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Sep 07, 2009 15:06 |  #7

It's a first for me as well and I also think it's head looks too large for it's body. Nice catch.


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Sep 07, 2009 17:19 |  #8

Definitely a first for me, not even in books or nature television.

Great capture.


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Sep 07, 2009 18:17 |  #9

raypix813 wrote in post #8599187 (external link)
LOL, I still think it was funny a young boy like me learning the Kookaburra song as an Elementary student thousands of miles away from Australia. Nice pix.

Hi raypix813, I find it incredibly strange that people in America would be taught to sing a song about an Australian bird. I don't know any songs about the American Bald Eagle.

To everyone else who commented thankyou for your kind words.
Its the first and only time I have seen a juvenile kookaburra as well.
And yes his head does look a tad too big for his body.

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Sep 07, 2009 19:09 |  #10

Very cute shot.


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Sep 07, 2009 21:37 |  #11

Awwwww... what a cutie!!


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Sep 08, 2009 07:57 |  #12

Paul A wrote in post #8601413 (external link)
Very cute shot.

jgrussell wrote in post #8602281 (external link)
Awwwww... what a cutie!!

Thankyou both for your comments.
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Sep 08, 2009 10:31 |  #13

Great catch!


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Sep 08, 2009 19:28 |  #14

Nice catch, first time I see a juvi of these breed...


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Sep 08, 2009 20:10 |  #15

A really cute shot.


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