Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/02/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That should be Dacelo. The etymology of the word itself is interesting; it's an anagram of Alcedo, another genus of kingfishers, which is derived from halcyon, the greek name for these birds. >>>'a raucous of kookaburras' would be better) <<< I LOVE it! Thanks Doug. Marty On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 8:07 AM, Marty Deveney <benedenia at gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Howard, > > Although his wings have some blue flecks, this is a laughing or common > kookaburra Dalcelo novaeguineae, not D. leachii. ?The latter is found > in northern Australia only, from Brisbane to Shark Bay, and has a much > larger area of much brighter blue on its wings. ?It also has a > conspicuous blue eye and a smaller head. ?This is an easily made > mistake, as few guides mention that the laughing kookaburra has blue > flecks on its wings. > > The laughing kookaburra is famous in Australia for killing and eating > snakes, even some of our extremely venomous elapids. ?Large flocks > (that seems like a poor collective noun for this animal, maybe 'a > raucous of kookaburras' would be better) were famous in the house > where I grew up for waking us up at dawn. > > It's a lovely shot. ?I hope Sydney remains pleasant; there's some hot > weather coming this way that may make it there eventually. > > Marty > > > > On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 7:28 AM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com> > wrote: >> Howars I'km glad that you are meeting more of the locals. The kookaburra's >> song, often in chorus, is one of the iconic sounds of the Australian bush. >> Many more creatures await your lenses once you get to Brisbane! >> Cheers >> Geoff >> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman >> >> >> On 16 February 2010 20:23, H&ECummer <cummer at netvigator.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi Luggers, >>> Info taken from Wikipedia: >>> Kookaburras (genus Dacelo) are large terrestrial kingfishers native to >>> Australia and New Guinea. >>> Kookaburras are named after the sound of their unmistakable call, which >>> is >>> like loud, echoing human laughter ? good-natured, but a rather hysterical >>> maniacal cackling in the case of the Blue-winged Kookaburra (D. leachii) >>> - >>> pictured. The photo was taken today at Bradley's Head with the G1 and >>> the 45 >>> - 200 zoom handheld with VR on. >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Australia2010/KookaburraW.jpg.html >>> http://tinyurl.com/ylgwqjz >>> Please enjoy, >>> All C&C welcome as always >>> Cheers >>> Howard (in sunny windy Sydney) >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >