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Oct 1, 2013 01:38:16   #
PaulG Loc: Western Australia
 
This kookaburra was a regular visitor to our previous home and along with its family became quite tame. The victim here is a baby bandicoot (native marsupial) which was too big for the bird to eat. I actually witnessed its demise at the back of the garden - rather unpleasant.

For those that don't know a kookaburra is a large kingfisher; and do I mean LARGE. About as big as a small chicken with a powerful beak! This bird and its mate would swoop in from a tree and take a piece of meat from my hand without so much as touching me.

It did earn my ire once though when it swooped and nicked a sausage from my plate at a BBQ one day. It took its prize up onto a branch and proceeded to beat it to death as they are apt to do. Must have thought it was a huge worm or something!



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Oct 1, 2013 01:49:40   #
wonkytripod Loc: Peterborough UK
 
PaulG wrote:
This kookaburra was a regular visitor to our previous home and along with its family became quite tame. The victim here is a baby bandicoot (native marsupial) which was too big for the bird to eat. I actually witnessed its demise at the back of the garden - rather unpleasant.

For those that don't know a kookaburra is a large kingfisher; and do I mean LARGE. About as big as a small chicken with a powerful beak! This bird and its mate would swoop in from a tree and take a piece of meat from my hand without so much as touching me.

It did earn my ire once though when it swooped and nicked a sausage from my plate at a BBQ one day. It took its prize up onto a branch and proceeded to beat it to death as they are apt to do. Must have thought it was a huge worm or something!
This kookaburra was a regular visitor to our previ... (show quote)


Excellent shot Paul, Had one take a snag from me when on holiday a few years ago at Undara. Beautiful birds though.

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Oct 1, 2013 01:52:24   #
PaulG Loc: Western Australia
 
wonkytripod wrote:
Excellent shot Paul, Had one take a snag from me when on holiday a few years ago at Undara. Beautiful birds though.


Thanks for looking Wonky; I see you picked up the lingo.

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Oct 1, 2013 01:54:40   #
wonkytripod Loc: Peterborough UK
 
PaulG wrote:
Thanks for looking Wonky; I see you picked up the lingo.


Yeah it's not hard. Got a few Aussie mates over here in the UK.

I suppose I ought to be Wonko.

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Oct 1, 2013 01:56:18   #
Doddy Loc: Barnard Castle-England
 
"and don't move!".. Great shot Paul.

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Oct 1, 2013 02:03:21   #
Pictxterowner 3 D sbs
 
PaulG wrote:
This kookaburra was a regular visitor to our previous home and along with its family became quite tame. The victim here is a baby bandicoot (native marsupial) which was too big for the bird to eat. I actually witnessed its demise at the back of the garden - rather unpleasant.

For those that don't know a kookaburra is a large kingfisher; and do I mean LARGE. About as big as a small chicken with a powerful beak! This bird and its mate would swoop in from a tree and take a piece of meat from my hand without so much as touching me.

It did earn my ire once though when it swooped and nicked a sausage from my plate at a BBQ one day. It took its prize up onto a branch and proceeded to beat it to death as they are apt to do. Must have thought it was a huge worm or something!
This kookaburra was a regular visitor to our previ... (show quote)


It presented it like a cat does :-o

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Oct 1, 2013 02:07:31   #
DOOK Loc: Maclean, Australia
 
Great shot, Paul. Beautiful detail. :thumbup: :thumbup:

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Oct 1, 2013 02:08:48   #
PaulG Loc: Western Australia
 
Doddy wrote:
"and don't move!".. Great shot Paul.


Thanks for taking the time to look Doddy

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Oct 1, 2013 02:10:55   #
PaulG Loc: Western Australia
 
Pictxterowner wrote:
It presented it like a cat does :-o


Yeah, gruesome isn't it? Pity the poor thing (bandicoot) went to waste. I had to bury it. I even contemplated cutting it up and feeding it to the bird but my stomach turned...

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Oct 1, 2013 02:11:41   #
PaulG Loc: Western Australia
 
DOOK wrote:
Great shot, Paul. Beautiful detail. :thumbup: :thumbup:


Cheers mate. Thanks for looking and comment.

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Oct 1, 2013 02:19:54   #
Ronbo Loc: Okanagan falls BC. Canada
 
PaulG wrote:
This kookaburra was a regular visitor to our previous home and along with its family became quite tame. The victim here is a baby bandicoot (native marsupial) which was too big for the bird to eat. I actually witnessed its demise at the back of the garden - rather unpleasant.

For those that don't know a kookaburra is a large kingfisher; and do I mean LARGE. About as big as a small chicken with a powerful beak! This bird and its mate would swoop in from a tree and take a piece of meat from my hand without so much as touching me.


It did earn my ire once though when it swooped and nicked a sausage from my plate at a BBQ one day. It took its prize up onto a branch and proceeded to beat it to death as they are apt to do. Must have thought it was a huge worm or something!
This kookaburra was a regular visitor to our previ... (show quote)


Excellent shot Paul. Thanks for the lowdown on this beautiful bird...

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Oct 1, 2013 02:30:11   #
PaulG Loc: Western Australia
 
Ronbo wrote:
Excellent shot Paul. Thanks for the lowdown on this beautiful bird...


Thanks for looking Ronbo; appreciate it.

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Oct 1, 2013 02:56:05   #
GWR100 Loc: England
 
Terrific shot Paul, I would be over the moon with this one, Great stuff

Geoff

PaulG wrote:
This kookaburra was a regular visitor to our previous home and along with its family became quite tame. The victim here is a baby bandicoot (native marsupial) which was too big for the bird to eat. I actually witnessed its demise at the back of the garden - rather unpleasant.

For those that don't know a kookaburra is a large kingfisher; and do I mean LARGE. About as big as a small chicken with a powerful beak! This bird and its mate would swoop in from a tree and take a piece of meat from my hand without so much as touching me.

It did earn my ire once though when it swooped and nicked a sausage from my plate at a BBQ one day. It took its prize up onto a branch and proceeded to beat it to death as they are apt to do. Must have thought it was a huge worm or something!
This kookaburra was a regular visitor to our previ... (show quote)

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Oct 1, 2013 03:13:14   #
PaulG Loc: Western Australia
 
GWR100 wrote:
Terrific shot Paul, I would be over the moon with this one, Great stuff

Geoff


Thanks for the kind words Geoff, cheers

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Oct 1, 2013 03:39:28   #
BigAl Loc: Lincs UK
 
Smashing shot paul :thumbup:

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