KOOKABURRA

The 'laughing jackass' of the bush is a large variety of kingfisher. The kookaburra which seems so much a part of the bush in south west W.A. is actually in introduced species from the eastern states. I wonder how long it will be before CALM decides to wipe them all out?

Kookaburras usually live in co-operative family groups with an alpha pair producing the young and siblings from previous years staying on to help raise the new brothers and sisters. In this way they have the numbers to successfully raise more chicks than would otherwise be possible and are able to hold on to a territory for longer.

Some families of kookaburras in good territories will remain there for many generations.