tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10864708.post5591305486306993888..comments2023-10-25T11:03:28.386-04:00Comments on The Hawk Owl's Nest: Kookaburra Sits in the Old Gum Tree...Patrick B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09080082715363887351noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10864708.post-85303224188199682212008-10-20T11:15:00.000-04:002008-10-20T11:15:00.000-04:00Hey Patrick,YEah, I think so. I'm Tivoing the who...Hey Patrick,<BR/><BR/>YEah, I think so. I'm Tivoing the whole series. They had this AMAZING Cockatoo in there called a Palm Cockatoo.... I don't want to spoil it for you, but it's AMAZING!Owlmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15397568108655750480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10864708.post-45883052516111927332008-10-20T11:10:00.000-04:002008-10-20T11:10:00.000-04:00Owlman, they do indeed have a lot! Not that we saw...Owlman, they do indeed have a lot! Not that we saw that many of them... I recorded the show Nature last night about the Oz parrots. I assume it's the same show. I can't wait to watch it.Patrick B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09080082715363887351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10864708.post-49769169194247275272008-10-20T11:07:00.000-04:002008-10-20T11:07:00.000-04:00Great pics Patrick. The good news is that you won...Great pics Patrick. The good news is that you won't be running out of blog material any time soon. It really sounds like the dream trip. I was watching an episode of Attenborough's birds last night and he mentioned that Oz had the largest diversity/number of parrots. I would never have associated Oz with parrots.....Owlmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15397568108655750480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10864708.post-6447907678720936122008-10-18T22:51:00.000-04:002008-10-18T22:51:00.000-04:00sweet...you are living my dream.sweet...you are living my dream.elizabirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12545272753098440178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10864708.post-30845770669646705932008-10-17T15:31:00.000-04:002008-10-17T15:31:00.000-04:00I've had dreams of seeing Fruit Doves & Ko...I've had dreams of seeing Fruit Doves & Kookaburras in the wild - very cool. I really like how you are introducing a species from you trip with each post.Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05190981446326142452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10864708.post-30726741426354693772008-10-17T13:40:00.000-04:002008-10-17T13:40:00.000-04:00Kookaburras, Fruit Doves, Frogmouths...I have a fe...Kookaburras, Fruit Doves, Frogmouths...I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore...Jason Kesslerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078079559796728394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10864708.post-32678343881892483902008-10-17T13:30:00.000-04:002008-10-17T13:30:00.000-04:00Paul - from Wikipedia:Kookaburras hunt much as oth...Paul - from Wikipedia:<BR/><BR/>Kookaburras hunt much as other kingfishers (or indeed Australasian robins) do: by perching on a convenient branch or wire and waiting patiently for prey to pass by. Common prey includes mice and similar-sized small mammals, large insects, lizards, small birds and nestlings, and most famously, snakes. Small prey are preferred, but not infrequently do kookaburras take surprisingly large creatures, including venomous snakes a good deal longer than the bird itself.Patrick B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09080082715363887351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10864708.post-23879018796165632532008-10-17T11:24:00.000-04:002008-10-17T11:24:00.000-04:00Huh, I didn't realize they're a member of the king...Huh, I didn't realize they're a member of the kingfisher family. What do they eat (besides gumdrops, I mean)?P. Ollighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133653601372731025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10864708.post-54363836438676146762008-10-17T08:09:00.000-04:002008-10-17T08:09:00.000-04:00There's a good chance that we saw one along the ro...There's a good chance that we saw one along the road while in the Port Douglas / Daintree area and I dismissed it as a Laughing. I wish I had been driving myself to stop and look!Patrick B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09080082715363887351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10864708.post-87229455077325591012008-10-17T03:05:00.000-04:002008-10-17T03:05:00.000-04:00For blue-winged kookaburras, you need to head furt...For blue-winged kookaburras, you need to head further north. They're common in Queensland.Christopher Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11075565866351612441noreply@blogger.com