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Townsville, Queensland, Australia. This bird was surveying the recently mown backyard for insects and lizards from the vantage point of a clothes line. They will perch fairly close to humans but despite this one's fearsome look, they are generally not aggressive. Some diffusion was applied in Photoshop.

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    • photo of AmyAkira
    • What a little beauty. I never knew much about the kookaburra, other than they live down under and they're actually a species of kings fisher. We do have a few varieties of kings fishers here in the States, but nothing as brilliantly colored as this little visitor you had the day of this shot.

    • said AmyAkira

    • 2010.07.11 at 17:10:38 PDT
    • photo of Krishna_sh
    • Fabulos shot.

    • said Krishna_sh

    • 2009.04.02 at 08:30:30 PDT
    • photo of menehune1
    • congrats on a great shot - this unique bird is a pleasure not seen in north america.

    • said menehune1

    • 2009.03.17 at 14:41:14 PDT
    • photo of prpaula
    • great photo

    • said prpaula

    • 2009.03.17 at 11:49:01 PDT
    • photo of stanpacz
    • Lovely shot, I like the Hills Hoyst (clothes line).

    • said stanpacz

    • 2009.03.16 at 21:21:07 PDT
    • photo of joeybue
    • wondering who was he/she looking at the camera man/woman or who shot

    • said joeybue

    • 2009.03.16 at 18:01:29 PDT
    • photo of joeybue
    • wondering who was he/she looking at the camera man/woman or who shot

    • said joeybue

    • 2009.03.16 at 18:01:22 PDT
    • photo of deewany
    • CONGRATULATION I LOVE SO MUCH KOOKABURRA I HOPE BRING YOU YAA BIG LUCK THIS SWEET BIRD WITH LOVE AND GREETINGS NAZIA

    • said deewany

    • 2009.03.16 at 14:25:36 PDT
    • photo of adrianne959
    • Lovely bird! And well deserved feature! I just love the blue shades

    • said adrianne959

    • 2009.03.16 at 10:14:24 PDT
    • photo of kksgram
    • What a beautiful and interesting bird! I knew, even without reading the description, that it had to be from Australia. Well done? Nancy/RI

    • said kksgram

    • 2009.03.16 at 06:52:59 PDT
    • photo of kathjones100
    • Fantastic image of a beautiful bird! Congratulations on your feature and thank you for sharing. Best wishes from England, Kathryn Jones

    • said kathjones100

    • 2009.03.16 at 05:11:26 PDT
    • photo of roguegenius
    • Beautiful animal. Congrats on your feature.

    • said roguegenius

    • 2009.03.15 at 20:30:57 PDT
    • photo of odile4101
    • Great - I love this photo...Thanks a lot.

    • said odile4101

    • 2009.03.15 at 10:33:00 PDT
    • photo of wlk4fun338
    • Dear Frank, I collect pictures of birds, and this one is a beauty! When I was a young girl, we used to sing a song about Kookaburra's... glad to see one close up!

    • said wlk4fun338

    • 2009.03.14 at 16:32:52 PDT
    • photo of mpohlner
    • Great shot Frank! I didn't kmow that we had them with such blue wings. I love their laugh in the early morning.

    • said mpohlner

    • 2009.03.14 at 01:16:11 PDT
    • photo of kaye444
    • We have brown sparrows & crows in our back yard. Oh yes, seagulls, but the seagulls never stop in my city yard.

    • said kaye444

    • 2009.03.13 at 19:58:00 PDT
    • photo of nw_48
    • Great Shot. A guy across the road from me has them land on his arm and he hands feeds them raw minced meat. But the ones here are not blue but brown. I live in Perth, Australia and every morning I hear them call out loudly as the sun rises.

    • said nw_48

    • 2009.03.13 at 19:07:59 PDT
    • photo of topoisomerase
    • Beautiful shot! Thanks for sharing! Shang

    • said topoisomerase

    • 2009.03.13 at 18:58:58 PDT
    • photo of suresh_krishna
    • A lovely capture! Never seen a kookaburra before. Congratulations on the well deserved POTD! Best wishes, Suresh

    • said suresh_krishna

    • 2009.03.13 at 18:53:01 PDT
    • photo of Helenkt7
    • Nice shot!! I love our lovely kookaburras!! Congratulations on your well deserved POTD. Cheers from Helen, on Mt Dandenong in Vic.

    • said Helenkt7

    • 2009.03.13 at 14:46:13 PDT
    • photo of kalibri
    • O! It's great photo. I am living in Southport QLD near small forest, and I often hear those birds, but I have never see them outside (only at pictures and in zoo). I was looking for photo like this. Thank you. I sow birds like this but more little size and a bit brighter in russian forest. They are named "halcyons".

    • said kalibri

    • 2009.03.12 at 16:39:06 PDT
    • photo of chuckf500
    • Great photo --- almost 3D in its depth of field.

    • said chuckf500

    • 2009.03.12 at 15:17:30 PDT
    • photo of aruna_panicker1991
    • It's such a great foto.I've never seen a bird like this. The colors are so natureal and stunning. -Aruna

    • said aruna_panicker1991

    • 2009.03.12 at 06:37:38 PDT
    • photo of Imen1100
    • Excellent birds foto :)

    • said Imen1100

    • 2009.03.12 at 03:11:53 PDT
    • photo of donnaheady
    • Wow I have never seen a bird like that. Great shot.

    • said donnaheady

    • 2009.03.11 at 15:34:32 PDT
    • photo of eagles_wing
    • what is he perched on........ a clothesline. NICE capture!

    • said eagles_wing

    • 2009.03.11 at 15:27:03 PDT
    • photo of frissons100
    • Dear Frank, this is really a great shot. Well composed and lovely contrast. Warm congratulations for being featured as POTD. Best greetings from Montréal, Annick. P.S. How did you manage to match the color of the clothes line with the bird's?

    • said frissons100

    • 2009.03.11 at 14:22:40 PDT
    • photo of wisefun11
    • a great bird shot, I love these guys, well well done

    • said wisefun11

    • 2009.03.11 at 13:00:16 PDT
    • photo of tine53
    • Wonderful bird. Fantastic picture. Thanks for sharing. Congratulation!

    • said tine53

    • 2009.03.11 at 12:45:01 PDT
    • photo of Bishan2010
    • GReat shot!

    • said Bishan2010

    • 2009.03.11 at 11:52:56 PDT
    • photo of onyxcl
    • Beautiful bird. Thanks for sharing this photo and telling us something about this bird. Congratulations on being the featured photo.

    • said onyxcl

    • 2009.03.11 at 10:29:32 PDT
    • photo of lovejoy
    • Congratulations on being featured as Member's Choice in the Scenery & Nature section of Outdoors! Thanks for sharing... June

    • said lovejoy

    • 2009.03.11 at 08:52:01 PDT
    • photo of lubanorth
    • Wonderful shot of the interesting bird! Congratulation on being featured!!Best wishes!!

    • said lubanorth

    • 2009.03.11 at 02:39:31 PDT
    • photo of rafikie
    • Lovely photo thank you for sharing I love birds and feeds hundreds of them here in the desert.

    • said rafikie

    • 2009.03.10 at 23:02:07 PDT
    • photo of nanne_the_best
    • Beautiful picture! But the only thing I can think of when I see this is... Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree Merry, merry king of the bush is he Laugh, Kookaburra! Laugh, Kookaburra! Gay your life must be Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree Eating all the gum drops he can see Stop, Kookaburra! Stop, Kookaburra! Leave some there for me :D I love that song -Anne

    • said nanne_the_best

    • 2009.03.10 at 23:00:54 PDT
    • photo of plantscapesbyd
    • WONDERFUL!!! Pefect Composition!! Thank You!!

    • said plantscapesbyd

    • 2009.03.10 at 21:00:26 PDT
    • photo of McTuffis
    • Good job. Congratulations on POTD. It is a delight to see, but the additional notes make it much more enjoyable. Marie

    • said McTuffis

    • 2009.03.10 at 20:57:22 PDT
    • photo of joyce914
    • CONGRATULATIONS on having the POTD on the Home page. Beautiful shot! Joyce, California, USA

    • said joyce914

    • 2009.03.10 at 20:31:58 PDT
    • photo of margo18
    • Hi and congrats for the feature POTD. This is a fantastic photo of the Kookaburra. I love the gorgeous colors. Best wishes, Margo

    • said margo18

    • 2009.03.10 at 19:47:53 PDT
    • photo of bisquitzoe
    • A beautiful bird only to be found down south! As said, we all grew up with the song when we were children! Congratulations on being chosen the featured POTD today! ~~~ Leslie/VancouverIsland/B. C./Canada

    • said bisquitzoe

    • 2009.03.10 at 19:30:15 PDT
    • photo of jeffraeearley
    • I knew the song but never knew what they looked like...very pretty bird! wonderful shot!!

    • said jeffraeearley

    • 2009.03.10 at 19:07:57 PDT
    • photo of jannetie
    • Beautiful shot! Congratulations on your home page feature! I've always wished we had birds like this here in the US - I love the sounds they make! Your birds in OZ are just incredible!

    • said jannetie

    • 2009.03.10 at 18:13:00 PDT
    • photo of ceriann
    • Fantastic shot - they are lovely birds, aren't they? Congratulations - Marg from Brisbane

    • said ceriann

    • 2009.03.10 at 16:28:59 PDT
    • photo of MarcindersPhotos
    • Nope, they weren't aggressive at all when I was in NSW. Not afraid really of people either though, and they loved to sing.

    • said MarcindersPhotos

    • 2009.03.10 at 16:08:09 PDT
    • photo of nilss103
    • A great shot.

    • said nilss103

    • 2009.03.10 at 15:24:14 PDT
    • photo of diamonds269
    • Never seen a bird as such. Nearest we ever near a blue bird is a BlueJay.

    • said diamonds269

    • 2009.03.10 at 15:18:27 PDT
    • photo of jamehring3
    • Super, jamehring@embarqmail.com.

    • said jamehring3

    • 2009.03.10 at 15:15:42 PDT
    • photo of jcsftwre
    • I have always wanted to know what these birds looked like! Thanks! Rick

    • said jcsftwre

    • 2009.03.10 at 15:11:12 PDT
    • photo of abbycher
    • how beautiful- I am aussie and have never seen a blue wing kooka congratulations re Editors choice

    • said abbycher

    • 2009.03.10 at 14:46:51 PDT
    • photo of sjhpumpkin
    • Beautiful picture, well done on POTD...I have one in my collage pics. Hugs, Shirley

    • said sjhpumpkin

    • 2009.03.10 at 13:40:34 PDT
    • photo of bgboomer
    • Great shot. Love the blue colors. Congrats on your editors choice. Darrell

    • said bgboomer

    • 2009.03.10 at 13:16:07 PDT
    • photo of tartanslass
    • just beautiful.

    • said tartanslass

    • 2009.03.10 at 13:03:19 PDT
    • photo of tausif_farooqi
    • awesome shot! congrats on the POTD!

    • said tausif_farooqi

    • 2009.03.10 at 12:36:42 PDT
    • photo of thewise000
    • congrag on POTD this is a beauty well done

    • said thewise000

    • 2009.03.10 at 12:17:33 PDT
    • photo of yahaafrica
    • Beautiful shot! I love this picture.

    • said yahaafrica

    • 2009.03.10 at 11:41:46 PDT
    • photo of kniphofia100
    • Great capture!

    • said kniphofia100

    • 2009.03.10 at 10:32:29 PDT
    • photo of stoneycreeks
    • A fine capture of a bird that sings one of the most loud and distinctive songs in all of nature ! Have a good day ! Not as colorful sounding as, "Av g'dye myte." But, hope it'll do :-) ? ~ Best Wishes from the Pac. N.W., USA

    • said stoneycreeks

    • 2009.03.10 at 10:21:55 PDT
    • photo of autumnmorn
    • Beautiful bird....Congratulations on a great PIC!

    • said autumnmorn

    • 2009.03.10 at 10:17:23 PDT
    • photo of candy184
    • Holly cow looks like a cross between a platapuss, and a parrot... How cool, and great shot, thank's for sharing...

    • said candy184

    • 2009.03.10 at 09:45:15 PDT
    • photo of marionly
    • Beautiful shot of this lovely bird!Congratulations on the POTD!Best wishes,Mari.

    • said marionly

    • 2009.03.10 at 09:40:40 PDT
    • photo of teres187
    • Hi Frank, This is beautiful and precious. Congratulations on your POTD. All The Best, Teresa

    • said teres187

    • 2009.03.10 at 09:24:35 PDT
    • photo of pbonu
    • A great capture, a picture very well composed and toned!! Congratulations on being featured as POTD on Webshots today. Best regards, Peppino.

    • said pbonu

    • 2009.03.10 at 09:11:22 PDT
    • photo of joanmahaffy
    • AWSOME!!!!hugstt from B.C.

    • said joanmahaffy

    • 2009.03.10 at 09:09:18 PDT
    • photo of mccoyray
    • Congratulations on being featured with your wonderful POTD and many wonderful albums. Ray

    • said mccoyray

    • 2009.03.10 at 09:08:01 PDT
    • photo of shruti_singh16
    • beautiful picture of a magnificent bird beatifully shot

    • said shruti_singh16

    • 2009.03.10 at 09:00:09 PDT
    • photo of gray_cheek
    • What a stunning photograph of a beautiful bird! =) Thanks for sharing and congrats on your feature. ~Jennalee

    • said gray_cheek

    • 2009.03.10 at 08:34:01 PDT
    • photo of renato26
    • Congratulations on your great feature as POTD in the WS Home Page. Fantastic photo. Ciao, Renato/Italy.

    • said renato26

    • 2009.03.10 at 08:19:37 PDT
    • photo of hummerbee
    • Beautiful bird. Congratulations for being featured. Sandy in Missouri

    • said hummerbee

    • 2009.03.10 at 08:10:38 PDT
    • photo of bstanic101
    • Very interesting bird. Great. My congratulations. Branko

    • said bstanic101

    • 2009.03.10 at 08:02:13 PDT
    • photo of pcase44
    • Brilliant. the bird too

    • said pcase44

    • 2009.03.10 at 07:40:10 PDT
    • photo of deadeye68
    • Well done, congratulations on this FEATURED home page POTD. John

    • said deadeye68

    • 2009.03.10 at 07:39:33 PDT
    • photo of cosmogirl248
    • Great capture! Congratulations on POTD. Lora

    • said cosmogirl248

    • 2009.03.10 at 07:33:54 PDT
    • photo of thegalv
    • Nice! I have a shot of a Kookaburra from my trip to Melbourne (at the Healesville Sanctuary) and it was plain brown. Congratulations on the POTD! Cheers - Rob

    • said thegalv

    • 2009.03.10 at 07:26:41 PDT
    • photo of t1941
    • What a Wonderful Fleeting moment! Congratulations on your Special day here at ws.....

    • said t1941

    • 2009.03.10 at 07:17:46 PDT
    • photo of picqero
    • fabulous image, I love good bird shots!

    • said picqero

    • 2009.03.10 at 07:15:26 PDT
    • photo of jdsmith01100
    • Fantastic Shot.. Congratulation On Your Featued POTD

    • said jdsmith01100

    • 2009.03.10 at 07:05:48 PDT
    • photo of spollack1
    • Great shot. Congratulations on a well deserved POTD. Enjoy your day. Steve & Barbara, USA

    • said spollack1

    • 2009.03.10 at 06:58:14 PDT
    • photo of fmcoleman
    • Beautiful shot. Lovely colourful bird. Best wishes Frances

    • said fmcoleman

    • 2009.03.10 at 06:27:46 PDT
    • photo of csmith707
    • Great picture...

    • said csmith707

    • 2009.03.10 at 06:16:50 PDT
    • photo of SFChica
    • Frank, I love this photo! And as a half-Aussie myself, I had to choose it. Enjoy your POTD feature! :) Jess, Webshots Editor (logged in under my test account, whoops!)

    • said SFChica

    • 2009.03.10 at 06:12:29 PDT
    • photo of testphoto1
    • Frank, I love this photo! And as a half-Aussie myself, I had to choose it. Enjoy your POTD feature! :) Jess, Webshots Editor

    • said testphoto1

    • 2009.03.10 at 06:11:49 PDT
    • photo of sodapop90
    • Fantastic capture of this odd looking and comical Kookabura - Congratulations on having is chosen POTD

    • said sodapop90

    • 2009.03.10 at 06:03:20 PDT
    • photo of tigerlady96
    • This is a beautiful shot

    • said tigerlady96

    • 2009.03.10 at 05:56:13 PDT
    • photo of helenpender50
    • W.O.W. Congratulations! on your HomePage Feature with this gorgeous picture - the Blue-winged Kookaburra is so very beautiful - way to go! - it's great to see our WildLife on the Front Page - Helen [Northern Beaches, Sydney]

    • said helenpender50

    • 2009.03.10 at 05:52:43 PDT
    • photo of detoo
    • Beautiful capture! Congratulations on being featured as POTD. All the best. Martin/Holland.

    • said detoo

    • 2009.03.10 at 05:44:11 PDT
    • photo of sueribs
    • Congratulations on this handsome fellow's superb picture!

    • said sueribs

    • 2009.03.10 at 05:28:44 PDT
    • photo of kayanne101
    • Well, I am now singing that song over and over! Funny how that happens when everybody all over the world knows that song! Great shot of the Kookabuura. I would like to hear that laugh sometime. Congratulations on being the winner of the POTD today! Katherine

    • said kayanne101

    • 2009.03.10 at 05:22:44 PDT
    • photo of Paolo_1955
    • CONGRATULATIONS on being a featured POTD today, well deserved a stunning shot, enjoy your day, take care Paolo (Italy)

    • said Paolo_1955

    • 2009.03.10 at 05:17:23 PDT
    • photo of lynpierre
    • Nice

    • said lynpierre

    • 2009.03.10 at 05:15:49 PDT
    • photo of wlach
    • super! what a great capture - congrats on POTD. Vanja

    • said wlach

    • 2009.03.10 at 05:14:40 PDT
    • photo of emmalouhoo
    • Lovely! I never knew there really was a Kookabuura bird!!!

    • said emmalouhoo

    • 2009.03.10 at 05:05:11 PDT
    • photo of Selah147
    • ^.^ Cute!

    • said Selah147

    • 2009.03.10 at 04:35:43 PDT
    • photo of msbuzz102
    • What a cool looking bird.Congrats to you on the feature.Someday I would love to travel to Australia to see the wonderful beauty of nature there. Linda

    • said msbuzz102

    • 2009.03.10 at 04:25:42 PDT
    • photo of a_navidi
    • Hi,Congratulations on being featured,Very Very Beautiful Shot.Thanks for sharing & Good Luck.

    • said a_navidi

    • 2009.03.10 at 04:14:01 PDT
    • photo of lovejoy
    • Congratulations on being featured as POTD (photo of the day) on the Home Page! Thanks for sharing... June

    • said lovejoy

    • 2009.03.10 at 04:06:41 PDT
    • photo of michelie3
    • I know that I have been away from Australia too long, when I come home, hear the kookaburras' raucous laugh, and I start getting teary! Blow a kiss across to Pimlico High School - my old school. And to Cape Pallarenda, where I used to live....Oh, and I forgot - I love the foto!

    • said michelie3

    • 2009.03.10 at 04:01:23 PDT
    • photo of donolew
    • Drat, now I'll have that song in my head all day - lol! Seriously though, congratulations on your marvelous POTD - I feel like I could almost reach out and touch this fellow. Beautiful! Regards- Lynne from Virginia

    • said donolew

    • 2009.03.10 at 03:58:13 PDT
    • photo of albertsville
    • Frank, This is beautiful....I have only seen one or two kookaburras - and not with blue wings. Gorgeous. Congratulations for POTD.

    • said albertsville

    • 2009.03.10 at 03:48:57 PDT
    • photo of skoliaee
    • hi - CONGRATULATION only for you - nice Shot of Bird

    • said skoliaee

    • 2009.03.10 at 03:38:02 PDT
    • photo of missjane111
    • Congratulations Frank, on your featured photo. It's a superb shot of an Aussie icon, and the colours are brilliant. Best wishes from Jane.

    • said missjane111

    • 2009.03.10 at 03:36:17 PDT
    • photo of sall3898
    • just amazing.

    • said sall3898

    • 2009.03.10 at 03:34:45 PDT
    • photo of bearfolk
    • Congratulations on your featured POTD. An amazing image.

    • said bearfolk

    • 2009.03.10 at 02:17:54 PDT
    • photo of paulchaperon100
    • Townsville brings back memories of my tanker days many moons ago! I remember walking through the sugar cane field taking a short cut. I was later told that there were dangerous snakes in the field!!!! This is quite an exotic looking bird, very colourful with an interesting beak! Excellent capture and presentation! Congratulations on this being featured here on the front page of Webshots! Regards from Paul.

    • said paulchaperon100

    • 2009.03.10 at 01:55:40 PDT
    • photo of habersham100
    • Oh, WOW!!! Congratulations on POTD... What a great shot!!! That's my new wallpaper for today... Thank you for sharing a bit of your world... Betty from Georgia...

    • said habersham100

    • 2009.03.10 at 01:48:32 PDT
    • photo of fukal_ladislav
    • Hello Frank, CONGRATULATIONS on being featured as POTD on the Home Page today! Excellent shot! Enjoy your day in spotlight! Best wishes, Ladislav (Czech Republic).

    • said fukal_ladislav

    • 2009.03.10 at 01:10:38 PDT
    • photo of erdogan41
    • CONGRATULATIONS on being featured. Wonderful.

    • said erdogan41

    • 2009.03.10 at 00:28:15 PDT
    • photo of annedm1
    • Hi Frank,CONGRATULATIONS on a well deserved POTD feature, excellent picture, well done, thank you for sharing and enjoy your day, take care Ann (Chester England)

    • said annedm1

    • 2009.03.10 at 00:15:52 PDT
    • photo of papomena
    • Congratulations, beautiful shot

    • said papomena

    • 2009.03.10 at 00:14:07 PDT
    • photo of daithiva
    • Frank, I really love your bird photos. I have at least four saved as screen-savers. Come visit my lastest stuff. Again, thanks for adding to my feathered friends collection. Dave D.

    • said daithiva

    • 2008.09.22 at 14:19:37 PDT
    • photo of lenolle
    • Well. I bet those poor lizards might disagree with you on his aggressivness :))

    • said lenolle

    • 2008.09.11 at 12:05:03 PDT
    • photo of zominic
    • Dear Frank i wonder what series of lens you use can you tell me about your lens group.

    • said zominic

    • 2008.09.10 at 08:04:52 PDT
    • photo of zominic
    • nice shot frank i like the effect of burred color of the buird.

    • said zominic

    • 2008.09.10 at 07:51:29 PDT

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