Baby Kookaburra Sings For His Favourite Girl Every Day | Cuddle Buddies

This wild kookaburra and his family visit this woman everyday! What started out as a pair of kookaburras became three and when they needed to get food, they knew their wildlife carer would watch Waddles and they became best friends. The family has since grown even bigger but Waddles is her favorite noisy friend
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[@CuddleBuddiesChannel]

Have you ever heard kookaburra's singing before?🤔

[@DavidLS1]

If you ever watched the old TV show, Flipper, then you've heard a kookaburra.

[@littlecatfeet9064]

Every morning at about 5 or 6 🎶

[@2degucitas]

You call that SINGING??!

[@AndrewDavis-sj6mb]

Is that kookaburra singing as ❤ as a hummingbird's tune?

[@AndrewDavis-sj6mb]

Also watching the 🇺🇸 birthday on NBC

[@OlNineToes]

This woman had the softest and most calming voice. The Bob Ross of Birds.

[@gabriellebishop130]

@@OlNineToes Thank you for the very kind words 🐥🌿🙏🏻

[@meh.7539]

"Birb Ross"

[@andrewnguyen9340]

@@OlNineToes it's true, first time ever I heard such soft and relaxing voice 💖💖💖

[@ew2170]

True!❤❤❤❤

[@heisrisen7961]

Funny thing; I read that in her voice in my mind 😂🤣

[@Robin-xt7yo]

You know you're doing something right when wild animals trust you and bring their babies to you.

[@Uniquely.Melissa]

Its such a responsibility I feel I have to complete bluejays bring me their babies bcs I have a huge feeding station & i ask them if their mating & if so they could bring their babies to eat some snacks . I often times think about if they depend on me 😅

[@Robin-xt7yo]

@@Uniquely.Melissa awwww it's so nice you help your blue jay friends! 💙

[@mandymorrow5473]

@OhThatsBirdyFriends that is sooo cute!!!

[@kathyallman6178]

Boy they are so cute! God bless you for helping them! 🕊🙏❤️🙏🕊

[@MyNamesBubblegum]

Oh gosh am I the only bird lover not doing this 😂@@Uniquely.Melissa

[@Mister_H.]

Wow. What an honour for them to leave their baby with you. That’s unequivocal trust. Beautiful

[@cocoshi2306]

That's one of my greatest dreams. What a great privilege! ❤❤

[@gabriellebishop130]

@@Mister_H. I have to so that I was so surprised and thrilled at the same time! 🐥🌿🙏🏻

[@matthewwilliams3827]

That’s the coolest thing to have happen

[@nachomom-fk2bi]

I've been buddies with a Carolina wren for over a decade and they leave their precious little babies with me to babysit them. They are the sweetest little birds but they don't let me touch them. Kookaburra's are hilarious. We don't have them here in the US. I love all birds.

[@ronfullerton3162]

@@nachomom-fk2bi We had a Robin make that came back to us each spring. He would follow myself or my wife as we worked in the backyard. We would throw him any worms as we did our yard work, which he completely happy with. And he waited each day for the refill of the bird bath so he would have clean and cool water for his bath. He must of aged on during one winter, a d never came back. We really miss our backyard friend. They really become a part of your life.

[@jimrobinson9979]

"This is exhausting. I know, let's drop him off with Aunty for a few hours!" 😂

[@macforme]

Aunty THINKS they went for food but they just needed a baby sitter for some alone time.. nudge ...nudge... wink...wink!

[@frantrictantric]

A world without birds is unthinkable.

[@Cassxowary]

indeed, are you vegan then?

[@jimroberts3009]

A world without dinosaurs is unthinkable.

[@Cara-hm2tl]

A world without animals is indeed unthinkable.

[@mrxxbrian]

We're not very good at preventing it.

[@InfiniteTriztan1111]

A world without dogs is unthinkable.

[@chercher304]

This lady's voice has sir david attenborough level narration!! Bbc needs to hire her

[@bonnielee78]

I know right! it is so very calming.

[@lyndseystrait1513]

@@bonnielee78 OMG, yes! There aren't many people I would say could fill his shoes voice-wise but she definitely could!

[@gabriellebishop130]

Wow, you are so kind! Thank you so much!

[@gabriellebishop130]

@@bonnielee78 Thank you so much😊

[@gabriellebishop130]

@@lyndseystrait1513 Thank you so much 🐥🌿💛

[@sevbu]

They are trusting her so much! It's a wonderful privilege a person can have. PS: This lady would be a great voice actress for the documentaries.

[@gabriellebishop130]

Wow, thank you so very much for the kind comments🐥🌿🙏🏻

[@CuddleBuddiesChannel]

Absolutely! 😊

[@dad4ever-c90]

Fluffy and Falcor knew they could trust "Aunt Kook" with their little one while they went off to hunt. Family is so important, even if they don't share the same DNA!

[@fslayer1290]

Being chosen by another species to watch their babies is such an honor! I was once chosen by a feral cat play with her kittens and it was such a great feeling. 😊

[@earnold1896]

Hope you got them help and left food, water, and shelter out every day. Food 2 or 3 times a day and a tiny flat bowl of water too for the kittens to reach as well.

[@CuddleBuddiesChannel]

Thank you for sharing that heartwarming moment! 🐱❤️

[@einienj3281]

That's such a special gift to be trusted by wild animals. Beautiful 🩷🩷

[@mom.left.me.at.michaels9951]

And as a babysitter! That's quite the bond ❤

[@einienj3281]

@@mom.left.me.at.michaels9951 Exactly 💯

[@einienj3281]

@@mom.left.me.at.michaels9951 Exactly 💯

[@einienj3281]

@@mom.left.me.at.michaels9951 Definitely! 🩷

[@einienj3281]

Exactly 💯

[@DavidLS1]

Fun fact: Flipper's 'voice' on the TV show was actually made by a kookaburra.

[@kanjuro8926]

Not even disappointed

[@DavidLS1]

@@kanjuro8926 No reason you should be. It's like how James Earl Jones voiced Darth Vader...only cuter.

[@saxegotha7]

Totally makes sense!

[@MissBonnieMcSquirrely]

Omg Waddles sure does look like he's smiling! What a beautiful story!

[@sampuatisamuel9785]

Waddles is happy and smiling.😂😂😂😂❤❤❤❤

[@lorettajoy7275]

As a child, we sang a kookaburra song in grade school! I had forgotten, but this video of the adorable birds brought the lyrics right back: 🎵🎵🎵 Kookaburra sits on the old gum tree Merry merry king of the bush is he Laugh, Kookaburra, laugh, Kookaburra Gay your life must be.....

[@phoebegilliland8897]

Verse 2! Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree/ Eating all the gumdrops he can see/ Stop! Kookaburra stop! Kookaburra save some there for me!

[@Elizabeth-rq1vi]

We also learned that one! Had 😂no idea what a kookaburra was, I thought it was a cute furry animal. No internet in my 1960s northern Canadian town.

[@lorettajoy7275]

@@Elizabeth-rq1vi Yes, i didn't know what it could be either-- maybe something from a fairy tale! :) No internet indeed, only a set of well - used & loved encyclopedias in the middle of Kansas farmland. It's interesting how widespread this song actually was.

[@Tina-qp7py]

You just brought back that memory to me in a California elementary school.

[@lorettajoy7275]

@@Tina-qp7py I'm glad you got to re-experience the memory.

[@umecoalpaw7573]

Damn, that's one hell of an honor, being made the auntie/babysitter for a pair of wild birds while they go out to hunt. It always warms my heart seeing something like this from a wild creature, such undying trust for the human.

[@CuddleBuddiesChannel]

Thank you! 😊 It's truly heartwarming to see that trust from Waddles and his family.

[@gabriellebishop130]

I was so surprised and thrilled. I adored looking after him 🐥🌿☀️

[@skivijimmy]

God's creation is absolutely beautiful...

[@janetmarshall7171]

This beautiful kookaburra and his family LOVES to visit his human family!! Just Too Stinking Cute For Words!! What Furry Friends To Have Visit!!❤😊

[@CuddleBuddiesChannel]

Absolutely adorable! 😊

[@janetmarshall7171]

​@@CuddleBuddiesChannelThey are completely stunning!!❤

[@broomrider4699]

We live in Perth. We have a pair of Frogmouths that live in a tree in our back yard. I feel so honoured when I sit outside at night and I see them land on the gate or the fence whilst they are hunting. And nothing thrills me more than when I see their offspring waiting for Mum and Dad to come and feed them. Blessed to be an Aussie. 🇦🇺

[@CuddleBuddiesChannel]

That sounds incredibly special! 😊 Having Frogmouths in your backyard must be a true blessing. Enjoy those magical moments with your feathered neighbors! 🦉❤️

[@linda-louiseanthony9802]

My Grandparents have had generations and generations of these gorgeous birds coming to visit. It's SO sweet when they bring their young floofs along. My Grandfather has passed now, and my Grandma no longer lives at the farm. But my younger cousin has kept on with the tradition. They love coming for their minced meat every couple of days. Thanks for sharing this story. Much love from Melbourne Australia ❤🇦🇺

[@crowlynna]

So cool that cousin is now their friend. I wish we had these birds I love their dinosaur sounds.

[@Cara-hm2tl]

I am so sorry to hear that your Grandfather has since passed away but I am glad to hear that your cousin is looking after them now ❤️.

[@CuddleBuddiesChannel]

What a beautiful family tradition with the kookaburras! It's heartwarming to hear how they've been a part of your grandparents' lives for generations.

[@HollyBlackburn-mf1qd]

I'm so happy to hear that the tradition continues for the kookaburras at your grandparent's place. All of you are so fortunate to have these birds as one of your native species. I'd love to see them in their natural habitat! ❤

[@lbj4993]

@@Cara-hm2tl Really, you're sorry to hear that a grandparent you've never know or even met, has passed away...as if that is some weird and unnatural thing...People get old and they leave this planet, there's nothing to be sorry about it's just the way it is, so stop all the overly sensitive bs, please.

[@nightingale58]

When I stayed with my sister in Australia, two Kookaburras would sit on next doors television aerial, and wake me up every morning! Noisy, but utterly adorable!

[@CuddleBuddiesChannel]

That sounds like a delightful wake-up call! 😄

[@marsbearmcw3050]

I have kookaburras in my backyard too and I love them. The noise they make doesn’t bother me at all. In fact it seems natural, like the noise belongs. And yes they are friendly. I know that I could feed them but I don’t want them to be dependant on me for food. They all look plump and healthy so I know they aren’t going hungry . Delightful creatures.

[@CuddleBuddiesChannel]

That's wonderful to hear! 😊

[@gabriellebishop130]

They are amazing! I don’t feed them daily, they just get fed if it’s boiling hot or if we have torrential rain. They hunt for themselves 🐥🌿☺️☀️

[@TonyChuPT]

A murder of crows, an ambush of tigers, and now a riot of kookaburras. I learn new things everyday.

[@doodles3075]

I love this, not only are you a restaurant, you're now a stand in baby sitter. All joking aside, it's wonderful they have so much trust in you❤

[@CuddleBuddiesChannel]

Thanks for the love and support! ❤🦜

[@zenon7094]

How can you be that cute? You can almost envy this woman for having experienced something like that. A wild bird gives its trust to a human...I think this is really something special.

[@gabriellebishop130]

I am so very lucky🐥🌿🙏🏻 I feel very blessed 🌿

[@zenon7094]

@@gabriellebishop130 You feel blessed because you ARE blessed with the trust of this fluffy creatures.

[@InTime-x3j]

Is it me? because I feel those birds can look directly into your Soul.Heheh

[@user-ov6bv9cn1o]

What a paradise you live in. And to have bird friends is so wonderful.

[@sophiaotto7513]

Feeding wild birds is perhaps not such a kind gesture, but I am also guilty, for it brings so much pleasure! I just love birds!

[@gabriellebishop130]

They don’t get fed daily, only when needed. They are wild birds and they hunt for their own food 🐥🙏🏻☀️

[@GaryAa56]

This is so sweet, you must be a special person for this family to adopt you.

[@gabriellebishop130]

🙏🏻☺️🐥

[@branevans3705]

"Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree Merry merry king of the bush is he Laugh kookaburra laugh kookaburra Happy your life must be"

[@irenebecker4815]

One of the first songs I learned in elementary school. :)

[@branevans3705]

@@irenebecker4815 💜

[@lindasoha7209]

Thanks for this beautiful video - entertaining and educational! As for the song… I am old enough to recall the original words, in which the last line was “Gay your life must be.” 😀 I understand the reason for the change (don’t know when it happened). It only proves the power of words!

[@jackih9682]

I live in the U.S. and my 4th grade teacher was from Australia. I remember him teaching us that song. I still remember it over 40 years later.

[@leahlapham5634]

I’ll never get sick of being woken up in the early morning by the sound of the Kookaburra. ❤

[@ogathingo8885]

May Buddha bless you and your feathery friends! Nature and it’s inhabitants are beautiful and bring joy to our lives.

[@CeliaBordeaux]

Never heard of that kind of bird. Pleasantly surprised. Sweet lady with a good kind heart otherwise the birds wont leave the little one with her. Thanks for your story.

[@CuddleBuddiesChannel]

They're kookaburras, native to Australia. Their laughter-like call is quite distinctive!

[@rosymisty910]

Thank you for being kind to those beautiful kind of birds. ❤❤❤

[@trevorstockwell8290]

Waddles is handsome and the children are adorable. I’m just glad he felt safe around you

[@eyesup9542]

Oh my goooooodness….Congratulations! You’re now grandma to a kookaburra ❤❤❤❤❤ I’m so jelly 🥰

[@gabriellebishop130]

😂😂😂 I am! Bird Nana🥰🐥🌿🙏🏻

[@Biotoze]

Any animal tasking a human with babysitting is so cool.

[@footfault1941]

Lack of animal instinct! What a heartwarming moment! Unbelievable, but what if three in chorus? Make a plan for a small pond stocking fish!

[@HollyBlackburn-mf1qd]

I have fallen in love with kookaburras! Thank you for sharing your life with them. It's quite an honor that they trust you with their baby !

[@cynthiarogers2904]

*YOU ARE SO VERY LUCKY TO HAVE FRIENDS LIKE THIS CUTE FAMILY.*

[@rachelsainitoprealtor]

Adorable cuties.

[@Scaad267]

This is truly an amazing story! I had to watch it twice to make sure I was really seeing what I was seeing 😂

[@CuddleBuddiesChannel]

Thanks for enjoying it with us! 🦜❤️

[@adagross2488]

Such a trust! Amazing how we were created to live in symbiosis with WILD animals and harmony! Amazing

[@cfaciara4005]

I love the birds of Australia. They don’t seem to be afraid of humans.

[@rodfairley1117]

It is an honour. I fed Kookaburra's at a relatives place on Phillip Island, quite an experience, they are remarkably gentle.

[@giseledl]

You put a smile on my face 😊 What a beautiful relationship! Thank you!

[@BenjamintheTortoise]

Omg... Waddles is absolutely the cutest face I've ever seen!! 🥰

[@HollyBlackburn-mf1qd]

Love that little natural smile his beak gives him! ❤

[@user-gj9ke7su2s]

Always reminds me of the song I sang in Brownies almost 60 years ago. Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree. Here in Canada I had no idea what a little laughing bird would look like. Such a delight to see them -so sweet.

[@crowlynna]

Cute dinosaur 🐦🦖

[@gabriellebishop130]

They are cute little dinosaurs 😂🦖🐥🌿

[@tothelighthouse9843]

This woman should be reading audiobooks especially kids audiobooks. Her voice is so calming & makes everything sound interesting. She's a natural.

[@a2zin125]

What a blessing to befriend a riot of angles!! They must trust you indefinitely. Precious!!!

[@Cassxowary]

yess they’re so acute!!

[@Cassxowary]

it’s angels not angles, 😇👼🏼🪽not 📐 (the things this measures)

[@atis9061]

These birds scare me a little & so good to have this extra information about them! They r so cute 🥰

[@gabriellebishop130]

They are so very gentle, they have amazing eyesight. I’ve never been injured by a kookaburra 🐥🌿💛

[@Blue0cean]

I experienced a little miracle Finch adopt me during COVID, she stayed on my patio everyday, sunrise to sunset! Built a family there. Yes, they built a trust in me. Extraordinary 😊

[@coffeeaddictexpress5038]

To be the godparent to a wild bird must be an absolutely thrilling experience! Thank you for sharing your beautiful feathered family 😊

[@JRotten]

I think this lady has found her "sprit animal". What a lucky lady. She is truly blessed by the Gods.

[@gabriellebishop130]

Absolutely! I love kookaburras ❤

[@EyeSeeThruYou]

You have been selected as a trusted babysitter. This is quite an honor. 👍

[@boris8787]

Such beautiful creatures. 🤎🤎

[@noelenriquez8535]

That has got to be the cutest smile ever! To be trusted and loved by these amazing creatures is priceless. Thanks for caring for them, and keeping them wild. Oh! You have a lovely voice, too! Thanks for sharing. Cheers!

[@atsavvy6.0]

What a blessing that these wild creatures trust enough to interact with humans .😊😊

[@forcemarine]

Adorable little buddies!

[@mayarosem]

So lovely! Such a wonderful situation to find yourself in!

[@johnniegutierrez2755]

Those birds are super cute kindness and love goes a long way 💙🚶💙 I feed the birds in my backyard everyday I give them bread and water and they know who I am I love helping them it's the cutest thing 💙🐦🐦🐦🐦💙

[@gopugmama4408]

Such beautiful birds! So sweet that this family trusts you with their baby and visits regularly. Waddles is adorable!❤

[@user-kk9el3br4e]

Is it not such a blessing when you have a bond with a wild animal and they bring their offspring to meet you 🥰😃 OMG ❤️🤗✌🏽🤎🕊️✨😇

[@marleneroux6784]

Love all birds and if they leave their baby with you then you are Special!!❤🎉😂

[@goricapanich7318]

How lovely....what an honour!😊

[@felinegroovey8627]

Extremely delightful and adorable. :)

[@Rhesa-jc3on]

The names u chose 4 them r so cute. Thank u 4 being a kind person - obviously the birds saw that in u.

[@gabriellebishop130]

Thank you so much 🐥🌿🙏🏻

[@jackiemansfield8325]

Pure honor to have these visitors. They are the friends of my dreams.

[@senorita700]

Sooooooo precious❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹

[@petrahaberlah7394]

What a beautiful gift for you. Animals know exactly whom they can trust. I wish you and your little singing family a fantastic time together. 👍👍💖💖🐥🐥

[@janetdear6429]

🤧 wowsers you are so lucky, to be a bird keeper of such a gorgeous little bird family, and living in Australia too. Wicked video thanks for sharing 🖤😎👍

[@CuddleBuddiesChannel]

We're glad you enjoyed the video! 🦜🖤

[@connieroberts5152]

Beautiful trust and love is what the kookaburras are giving you!

[@rbaade100]

I lived in Julatten, Nth Qld. Several kookaburras used to visit every morning along with their babies. I miss them so much after 22 years of living with them. They became very friendly. Beautuful creatures and very intelligent.

[@CuddleBuddiesChannel]

That sounds like such a wonderful experience! 😊 Kookaburras are truly beautiful and intelligent creatures. We're glad this story brought back fond memories for you. 🦜❤️

[@laimutekazuliene7306]

❤

[@lyndseystrait1513]

What an adorable little bird family! They all look beautiful & it's so special that they only stick around for the narrator! I also love how soft the narrator's voice is & how sweet she is interacting with the Kookaburras! Fantastic footage & video!

[@gabriellebishop130]

They are adorable ❤ Thank you so much for the kind comments 🐥🙏🏻🌿

[@CuddleBuddiesChannel]

We're glad you enjoyed the video and the narrator's interactions with the Kookaburras! 🦜❤️

[@ruthresetar5940]

Amazing ❤❤❤

[@AJCOOPERHD]

I feel jealous now, wish it was me to hold this magnificent bird and cuddle with it

[@chichitex1252]

What a perfect video! I’ve never seen one of these birds and to get to meet a whole family is just a major treat! I love them! Thanks for filming!❤❤❤

[@CuddleBuddiesChannel]

Thank you so much! 😊 We're thrilled you enjoyed meeting Waddles and his family. They're truly special birds, and we're grateful to share their story! ❤️🦜

[@davidjolin1798]

They are just so adorably cute

[@RichardS-qh8mi]

What an absolute privilege. Sometimes in life animals make a special connection with people they trust. We should do everything in our power to return that trust and show them we’re not all bad. Just magical and beyond all words.

[@frankvqz3799]

Beautiful story. You are very blessed

[@doug2078]

Very Cool !!!

[@yomama8873]

Sweet❤❤❤❤❤

[@user-co7jt6sk8z]

I enjoy this video very much then.

[@lenoreleitch5297]

The lady narrating this should do audiobooks - she has the most soothing voice.

[@gabriellebishop130]

Thank you for your kind comment 🐥🙏🏻🌿

[@diannemilne3922]

You are so Blessed to have our precious kookaburras come to visit you they truly are an amazing Bird 🦅

[@stevelee4653]

Beautiful!!!

[@kathleenkrug-byle1199]

Such a precious bundle of fluff. ❤

[@johncassles7481]

Ahh! That is heartwarming. They look very happy to be with you. I love all animals and so that is why it greatly moves me when they reciprocate that love.

[@CuddleBuddiesChannel]

🐾❤️

[@AJW3B4L]

Animals are very aware of trust .. better than us humans at detecting who not to trust

[@mistygeller3193]

What a darling family and a story totally made for a children’s book!! They are so cute! And who could resist a bird that actually laughs and is always smiling! I love it 😂😂❤️❤️🥰

[@CuddleBuddiesChannel]

Thank you! 😊 Waddles and his family are indeed like a storybook come to life. Their laughter and smiles are irresistible! 😂❤️🥰🦜

[@mimimonster]

How sweet!!! They literally left their baby with her to babysit 😊❤

[@thegroovyhead]

Love these wonderful, loud birds! They kept me company, coming to eat raw meat from my hand, the months I was in AU, land of my beloved mum. Must return to her paradise.

[@TB-zt6hs]

So soft... ❤ Need to pet one ❤

[@skehleben7699]

I remember singing the laughing kookaburra song through much of my childhood though I'd never seen or heard one in person! They are absolutely adorable!

[@MsCT12-68]

This is amazing. What a blessing it is to have the trust of these beautiful wild creatures. I am enjoying this vicariously 🥰

[@lukekmurray]

I miss my wild pet cookies. They are so loving and loyal. It was the best part of coming home from school

[@suzmaca650]

So cool

[@zonabrown9241]

I luv❤ Waddles & his family have 2 come to the door Buffy &Bouncer. The rest of them just sit on clothes line & wait be a sad world without birds keep up what you're doing ❤❤❤

[@Courage2bwell]

my first time ever actually seeing a Kookaburra...only recall the children's song about them. Adorable guy you have there.