Ada to birding@lemmy.worldEnglish • 11 months agoLaughing Kookaburra, Brisbane Australialemmy.blahaj.zoneimagemessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up196arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up196arrow-down1imageLaughing Kookaburra, Brisbane Australialemmy.blahaj.zoneAda to birding@lemmy.worldEnglish • 11 months agomessage-square9fedilinkfile-text
Image description: A brown and white kookaburra sitting on a wooden hand rail with a piece of meat in its beak
minus-squareAdaOPlinkfedilinkEnglish2•11 months agoI’ve never heard a kookaburra described as sounding like a monkey before, but now that you say it, yeah, I can see it… Maybe you have birds that have escaped captivity in your area?
minus-square@shadowlinkEnglish3•11 months agoEvery time at the zoo I have the thought “what the hell kind of monkey is that!?” Every time, kookaburra.
minus-square@spamfajitas@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish2•11 months agoFun fact I learned recently, another name for the kookaburra is a laughing jackass! I guess someone didn’t like the sound.
minus-square@MataVatnik@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish2•11 months agoI looked it up and it was likely a barred owl. I definitely heard a barred owl that night, did not know they also make monkey calls.
I’ve never heard a kookaburra described as sounding like a monkey before, but now that you say it, yeah, I can see it…
Maybe you have birds that have escaped captivity in your area?
Every time at the zoo I have the thought “what the hell kind of monkey is that!?” Every time, kookaburra.
Fun fact I learned recently, another name for the kookaburra is a laughing jackass! I guess someone didn’t like the sound.
I looked it up and it was likely a barred owl. I definitely heard a barred owl that night, did not know they also make monkey calls.