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Kookaburra family

Kookaburra family

A family of Laughing kookaburras enjoying the sun. We have just had our decking rebuilt and can again enjoy the passing parade of birds from the comfort of a ch...
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A family of Laughing kookaburras enjoying the sun. We have just had our decking rebuilt and can again enjoy the passing parade of birds from the comfort of a chair. A pair of kookaburras has been hard at work excavating a hollow in a tree. Tree hollows are in great demand for birds and animals.
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Canon EOS 7D Mark II

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Aperture f/5.6 ISO 500 Shutter 1/1600 Focal Length 400/1

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Oct, 2018

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