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Kookaburra

Kookaburra

December 28, 2004

This is a Kookaburra. You may be familiar with the song:

"Kookaburra sits on the old gum tree,
Merry merry king of the bushes he,
Laugh Kookaburra, laugh Kookaburra,
Gay your life must be."

I can attest that the song of these birds definitely sounds like deranged laughter. Especially when it's directly over your tent at 6 o'clock in the morning.

Exposure/Camera Settings

Resolution: 640 x 426
Camera make: Canon
Camera model: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL
Aperture: f/6.3
ISO Equivalent: 100
Focal Length: 200mm
Flash Used: Flash did not fire
Shutter Speed: 1/250s
Metering Mode: Pattern

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