The Kookaburra or Laughing Kookaburra is Australia's most famous bird.

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The Kookaburra or Laughing Kookaburra is Australia's most famous bird. It is a much larger bird that I had expected they grow to between 28–42 cm (11–17 in) in length. It is a predator of a wide variety of small animals, the laughing kookaburra typically waits perched on a branch until it sees an animal on the ground and then flies down and pounces on its prey. Its diet includes lizards, insects, worms and snakes.

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Location: Tasmania, Australia
Photo credit: © Sue Clark / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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