Comments on: Kookaburra visit http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2006/10/22/kookaburra-visit/ the blog that is not dansdata.com Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:47:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: rainbowwizard http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2006/10/22/kookaburra-visit/#comment-497 Mon, 25 Dec 2006 19:13:56 +0000 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2006/10/22/kookaburra-visit/#comment-497 Great photos and story Daniel - I can just imagine cat food all over the place - keep up the good work Richard Great photos and story Daniel - I can just imagine cat food all over the place - keep up the good work
Richard

]]> by: Mark Cocquio http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2006/10/22/kookaburra-visit/#comment-166 Sun, 22 Oct 2006 18:50:52 +0100 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2006/10/22/kookaburra-visit/#comment-166 Every sensible creature loves cheese. :) But yes, it's probably not great for them. Feeding wildlife is thorny issue. I won't go into the pros and cons, but will just say that if you are going to feed on a regular basis, be very careful what you feed. That, and that Kookaburras can get pretty aggressive if they expect food. When I was on Great Keppel Island there was one there that would dive bomb people who weren't looking and snatch chips out of their hands which were en route to their mouths. Apparently it missed occasionally and took off with a chunk of face instead. On an unrelated note, the smaller Blue-Winged Kookas sound quite different. They have a nicely manic, totally insane laugh that builds and then cuts off suddenly. Quite amusing. Nice pics BTW Daniel. :) Every sensible creature loves cheese. :) But yes, it's probably not great for them.

Feeding wildlife is thorny issue. I won't go into the pros and cons, but will just say that if you are going to feed on a regular basis, be very careful what you feed.

That, and that Kookaburras can get pretty aggressive if they expect food. When I was on Great Keppel Island there was one there that would dive bomb people who weren't looking and snatch chips out of their hands which were en route to their mouths. Apparently it missed occasionally and took off with a chunk of face instead.

On an unrelated note, the smaller Blue-Winged Kookas sound quite different. They have a nicely manic, totally insane laugh that builds and then cuts off suddenly. Quite amusing.

Nice pics BTW Daniel. :)

]]> by: Thuli http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2006/10/22/kookaburra-visit/#comment-164 Sun, 22 Oct 2006 10:40:04 +0100 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2006/10/22/kookaburra-visit/#comment-164 I've noticed carnivorous birds like Kookas & Currawongs tend to love cheese, which I'm sure is really good for them I've noticed carnivorous birds like Kookas & Currawongs tend to love cheese, which I'm sure is really good for them

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