Kookaburra outside our caravan (Trailer)

**Julia Kimber** · 12-04-2005, 06:08 AM

I took this pic a couple of weeks ago of a kookaburra sitting in a tree outside our caravan (Trailer.) There have been lots of them around this year, all laughing like crazy!

Julia

**daddys3chicks** · 12-04-2005, 07:46 AM

How cool! I want to come visit you!

**Julia Kimber** · 12-04-2005, 07:59 AM

Originally posted by daddys3chicks
How cool! I want to come visit you!

OK! See you soon Cheryl!

Julia

**QuilterMom** · 12-04-2005, 08:15 AM

How beautiful! Thanks for sharing that with us!!!!!!

**Darlene** · 12-04-2005, 08:26 AM

Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree
Merry, merry king of the bush is he
Laugh, Kookaburra! Laugh, Kookaburra!
Gay your life must be

How neat! Thanks for sharing

**Julia Kimber** · 12-04-2005, 10:53 AM

Originally posted by Darlene
Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree
Merry, merry king of the bush is he
Laugh, Kookaburra! Laugh, Kookaburra!
Gay your life must be

How neat! Thanks for sharing

That's interesting that you know that song Darlene!

Julia

**Darlene** · 12-04-2005, 10:56 AM

Originally posted by Julia Kimber
That's interesting that you know that song Darlene!

Julia

I think all American children grew up singing that song in school. We used to sing it in "the round"

Childhood fav of mine

**duckduckgoose007** · 12-04-2005, 11:02 AM

I just said to Jim...don't you remember that old song " Kookaburra sitting in the old Gum tree"...he remembered!

Julia how big is that bird?

Thanks for the picture...Liz

**Katybird** · 12-04-2005, 02:23 PM

What a neat picture. Thanks for sharing it with us Julia.

**forestdale** · 12-04-2005, 02:24 PM

they are so cute, Julia. I can do an excellent Kookaburra laugh.

Darlene, I remember that song from school too.

**KimSecret** · 12-04-2005, 06:21 PM

What a beautiful bird!

I remember my kids listening to that song while watching Barney on TV

**daddys3chicks** · 12-04-2005, 06:23 PM

Originally posted by Darlene
I think all American children grew up singing that song in school. We used to sing it in "the round" Childhood fav of mine

Yep - we learned it in Elementary School music!

**Emerald_Mommy** · 12-04-2005, 08:15 PM

I learned that song, too. I've been teaching it to Isabel. Thanks for sharing the picture! I must admit I had no idea what a kookaburra actually looked like.

**Julia Kimber** · 12-05-2005, 07:08 AM

Originally posted by duckduckgoose007
I just said to Jim...don't you remember that old song " Kookaburra sitting in the old Gum tree"...he remembered!

Julia how big is that bird?

Thanks for the picture...Liz

They're about 16-18 inches long Liz.

I'm really suprised to know that you people in the US know this song, I'd never heard of it until we came here and my son learnt it at school!

Julia