Is he out of He's Area?

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Nathan Morleyy

jusdeb wrote:A Kingfisher of sorts ..love it .
And he is probably thinking you may be out of your area :lol:
No its a blue winged kookaburra.
It's a blue winged kookaburra I see them all the time at my house in QLD.
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NO NATHAN

Kookaburras (genus Dacelo) are terrestrial kingfishers native to Australia ...thanks Wikipaedia .

Like I said a Kingfisher of sorts .
Accept that some days you are the pigeon, and some days you are the statue.
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Nathan Morleyy

NO DEB,
It is not a kingfisher.
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Accept that some days you are the pigeon, and some days you are the statue.
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Nathan Morleyy wrote:NO DEB,
It is not a kingfisher.
What makes you say a kookaburra is not a kingfisher?
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Kookaburras are kingfishers Nathan.
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Yes Nathan the Kookaburra IS the largest kingfisher in the world.

Kookaburras (genus Dacelo) are terrestrial kingfishers native to Australia and New Guinea. They are large to very large, with a total length of 28–42 cm (11–17 ...
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Speaking of kookaburras. We had a pair of them singing in sync at the front of our house on the street light, dog was going mad!!
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So would they be Kookafishers or Kingaburras? :?
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Jayburd wrote:Kookaburras are kingfishers Nathan.
Yeah. That... To say it's not is like saying a Cordon Bleu isn't a waxbill.
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