Laughing Kookaburra Takes a Bath and Laughs (w Music)

Laughing Kookaburras at my bird bath. They are one of the larger members of the kingfisher family, recognizable for their call. The little bird passing through is a noisy miner. To watch video without music, • Laughing Kookaburra Ta...
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[@usakousa]

I've watched many kookaburra videos but this is the first time I saw one yawn. Lovely.

[@BirdsNThings]

Thank you for your comment. Cheers! :)

[@ludmilabobko6463]

Велика подяка людям які в жарку пору дбають про пташок і ставлять їм водичку

[@BirdsNThings]

Дуже дякую! Ми робимо все, щоб наші пернаті сусіди були щасливі. :) Thank you so much! We do our best to make our feathered neighbors happy. :)

[@joannemurdock7899]

Birds r grateful for fresh water and bird baths! 🥰💕💗💜💜💙💙

[@BirdsNThings]

They sure are, though some birds (noisy miners) yell at us for being out on the terrace when they want to take a bath! 😁 Thanks for your comment!

[@saizmaximo6929]

Funny and educational video..... Respecting and protecting the Australian fauna by the Australians is a must...... really GOOD NEWS !

[@BirdsNThings]

Thanks! I totally agree, and try to do my part. Cheers!

[@dandelionli4808]

Красивые птички

[@harryedwards9318]

Wow that’s great 😊

[@BirdsNThings]

Thanks! They're awesome!

[@gazza116]

love this

[@BirdsNThings]

thanks! cheers :)

[@anthonyguarino4242]

Kookaburras are so beautiful!

[@BirdsNThings]

They're quite extraordinary in many ways. 😊

[@lianc2739]

This is amazing. It's lovely to see they all enjoying together

[@BirdsNThings]

It is a special day when they visit. Thank you. :)

[@mirandadecker7073]

The birds are so calm when you film them

[@BirdsNThings]

They are TOO CALM. There are looong stretches of footage where they do nothing, even in between dips in the bath. It's all fine and good, except that they scare other birds away with their meat-eating, unflinching ways :)

[@BirdsNThings]

I grew up in the cold northern USA, so I know the feeling. Thank you for your comment. Gotta start reading Hamlet again for the next bird bath video ;)

[@rogerhegemier8491]

They are truly movie Stars !!! I wished we had them in CA. i think!!!, some of the Ausies, say that those Kookos Drive the Nuts !!! Maybe i should just fly down there, and find out for my self !!! Hmmmmmmm !!!

[@seanbayley7452]

@@rogerhegemier8491 come on down m8 U will love it

[@karlamalcolm9249]

My total favorite.... love Kookaburras in Oz and Kingfishers in the US....

[@BirdsNThings]

The kingfishers in the US are awesome, but nothing like the kookies here. (edited my comment after learning that kookies do eat fish). Thanks Mozz Jones for the correction :)

[@mozzjones6943]

@@BirdsNThings Kooks do eat fish.. I have to cover my pond from the little buggers! You can take a kingfisher and let it evolve from the rest, But you can't take away it's genetics lol

[@BirdsNThings]

@@mozzjones6943 You are completely correct. I'll edit my comment. Thank you! Cheers!

[@williammeyer214]

Sooo o o refreshing !

[@BirdsNThings]

I wish I had a microphone set up properly outside to capture all the invigorating water splashes 😁

[@Damremont18]

Thanks for the video. Love my birds. Canadian birds not as showy and flash as Australians birds, but they’re all beautiful.

[@BirdsNThings]

You have to watch out for the less ornate ones, whether humans or birds. They may dazzle you with their inner beauty and loveliness. Thank you for your comment. Cheers! 😊

[@revyam]

do not spoil this beautiful video of natural sounds with music

[@BirdsNThings]

I live on a busy street. Not much nature sounds, and the audio from many different footage strung together would have different "nature" noise levels from the door sometimes being closed and noise from within the house, including music, where the camera is located.

[@MarielRodriguezMDC]

💓😘

[@YokoshimaOfficial]

I wish I can take my bath as happily as kookaburra.

[@BirdsNThings]

It is rare to see them bathe. I read that they don't need to drink, because they get their hydration from the prey that they eat whole :(

[@user-xk7rk1pt9g]

Чудесные птицы,спасибо!

[@BirdsNThings]

You are welcome. Пожалуйста.

[@user-kn6ms2xw1e]

Забавные птички, совсем людей не бояться !

[@combatduckie]

word has gotten around in the bird neighborhood where the most luxurious swimming pools are....

[@BirdsNThings]

Thanks. I hear some like to tweet :)

[@AlessioSecondiniMorelli]

Quanto sei bbellooooooo!

[@user-nm3jh2vd8l]

アオバネワライカワセミ、このホルムが大好き

[@krystinkiley9586]

This is wonderful, thank you for sharing.

[@BirdsNThings]

Thank you for your comment. Cheers :)

[@lol4lol993]

They're laughing at mankind. 😅

[@BirdsNThings]

we are a foolish species indeed :)

[@veronicadragusanu3911]

Its so beautiful to watch Thank you for lovely video

[@BirdsNThings]

Thank you for your comment. I always enjoy their visits.

[@BirdinginMalaysia]

the kookaburra is really big. i enjoy watching this video!

[@BirdsNThings]

Thank you. They don't normally visit, so it is a pleasure for me to remember their visits with this. :)

[@seanbayley7452]

Yes,they are actually the largest member of the kingfisher family.

[@cardinalflower6959]

Great bird bath set-up you've got there.

[@BirdsNThings]

Thank you. Took me several years to try different things. Cheers :)

[@HelloKitty-ed5cy]

Every afternoon in my pool, same thing... Kinda cool :)

[@BirdsNThings]

Big pool for big bird! It IS kinda cool :)

[@HelloKitty-ed5cy]

@@BirdsNThings yep, 6 of them every day, they take turns diving in and splashing around for a bit.. I did however come home one day and found one drowned in the pool, it was awful.. So I now leave some floating boards in at all times so a bird in distress may have an escape if it can grab one. There are stairs but I think the kooka got into trouble in the deep end. I was very paranoid for a long time afterwards and tried to scare them away from my yard but to no avail so I just hope every day they all get out ok... So far so good... :)

[@BirdsNThings]

@@HelloKitty-ed5cy I completely understand you. Sometimes, birds become so waterlogged (rainbow lorikeets!) that they can't get out. I've read with bird baths that we should leave a stick in there, etc, so little critters that fall in can climb back out, but I'm too high up in the apartment for other animals, and my baths are not deep enough for birds. I'm sure floating boards will help. Kookies are awesome!

[@HelloKitty-ed5cy]

@@BirdsNThings 😁 They sure are awesome! It's a joy to have them visit, even in a high up apartment you still get feathered visitors, that is very very cool. Enjoy them!! I had a black cockatoo on my fence today, first time ever, I was thrilled. Hope he/she comes back.. 😊

[@BirdsNThings]

@@HelloKitty-ed5cy My OMG visit was from an Australian duck parent and juvie. One actually went down to the bird bath for a brief moment, and it was like a tiny kiddie pool! Cheers :)

[@Annie-fc6sx]

Thats amazing, so beautiful ❤

[@BirdsNThings]

Thank you so much. Cheers :)

[@johnwalsh3635]

Beautiful.

[@BirdsNThings]

Thank you. :)

[@raideurng2508]

Meanwhile, the lorikeets are going all wreslemania in the pool.

[@BirdsNThings]

I need to start charging birds for my bird bath service. 😊

[@ProfileP246]

Awesome bird!

[@BirdsNThings]

They are so adorable, but much feared by other birds at my bird bath, being the only true carnivores that visit. Cheers :)

[@NELCARM]

Kookas sounding off now for the evening 845 pm. 17 or so in the family group that regards our neighbourhood as their turf.

[@BirdsNThings]

Wow, how do you keep track of them all!

[@NELCARM]

@@BirdsNThings My neighbours are very diligent & have built nest boxes in their backyards. I will put one up as well.We lost the big nesting tree in a storm early 2019.4 juveniles made it out of the nests in 2020 .They are feasting on frogs at the moment..We are on the South Coast.

[@BirdsNThings]

@@NELCARM Wow. Many thanks to you and your neighbours for your effort. Cheers!

[@NELCARM]

@@BirdsNThings One neighbour paid a young bloke to drill out hollows in a tree in another neighbours dead tree. We saw 2 families raise chicks. Then that dead tree came down ,so people went to nest boxes which were really effective because , I think, the kookas were used to the territory. Because they are in back yards the dogs keep the nest raiding reptiles at bay. We watch them feeding the chicks & launching off decks & railings to catch frogs ,lizards & cicadas .

[@BirdsNThings]

@@NELCARM That's an incredible story! I used to work as a wildlife rescue volunteer, and learned the importance of territory. If we keep the territorial animals in care for too long, they will lose their territory, and this changes how, and for how long, we care for them, whether they be territorial birds or possums. Made me have a lot of respect for BrokeBeak the magpie that has been fiercely defending his territory (including our bird bath) from other magpies and currawongs with his broken beak for many years. 😊

[@reneerenee5822]

💕💕💕

[@user-rl4hy2cn1l]

Очень классная птица!!!!интересно к какому виду относится?!

[@wouldlovemyownname]

Its a kookaburra which is the largest of the Kingfisher family of birds and native to Australia.

[@tootsie5052]

Who needs a zoo when you live in Australia, right mate?

[@BirdsNThings]

Very true. Cheers!

[@andreapasqua8639]

Now if only you could charge them 1 dollar each for the food and drinks, you'd get a good undeclared income the ATO doesn't need to know. Or at least train them to steal shiny metalic objects.

[@BirdsNThings]

If I start charging them, they're more likely to give me bad reviews online. They are fussy patrons. Some birds get upset if they don't have the bath house (containing 4 baths) to themselves! :)

[@andreapasqua8639]

Hahaha sounds like they are spoiled rotten for choice. Bet they sing most of the time, I used to live near a few parks so we'd hear a lot of different birds sing. Mainly crows, magpies, butcher birds, willy wagtails, rosellas and both black and white cockatoos. There was the occasional kookaburra but they slowly started to make sure their numbers dropped cause they aren't native to W.A.

[@BirdsNThings]

​@@andreapasqua8639 Sadly, they do not "sing" most of the time. Lorikeets yell at each other, or if they arrive by themselves, yell non-stop for their mates to join them. Noisy miners yell with their scowling looks, ravens whine, and sulphies shriek and scream. It is nice though when lories talk sweet gibberish and magpies sing. :)

[@brianjune5957]

Get in line if you want birb bath

[@nelson2784]

These birds are singing. They are not laughing

[@BirdsNThings]

Well, you didn't hear the joke. I've heard them chuckle at less-funny jokes, too.

[@nelson2784]

@@BirdsNThings are you serious?

[@BirdsNThings]

@@nelson2784 If I were being serious, I would say that these are not songs but territorial calls. Knowing how nasty these carnivores can be, this seems more appropriate.

[@chuzing38]

Yay🪅💖💘💝🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️💐😀🦜🦤💗🎀🥳🫂🐥🦉🐤🦅🐦🐧🦆🐔🐣

[@BirdsNThings]

😊

[@edmundcarew7235]

Good video except for the corny music. If there were annoying background noises, you could perhaps have edited them out. You could have also identified the other species, which many Australians will know but overseas viewers may not.

[@BirdsNThings]

Most of my subscribers are not birdwatchers. They are referred to by two videos that went viral among non-nature people. I'm editing with significantly less music now, but I did leave two links for No Music version. I have identified the bird in the description you are referring to. Thanks for your input. cheers!