Robert, this is a great shot.
Are they sitting on an old gum tree is my question?
LOL
JuneBug

Thanks June. Yes they are in an old gum tree, The jolly jolly king and Queen of the bush country :-)

So excellently clear Robert...you can see every crack in that dried out branch!....Terific and very nice...............

Thank you Bob.

This is just excellent Robert and with clarity and colors that are awesome. What a great post. Thanks for sharing these two.

must be the strangest birds I have ever seen. their heads seem too big for their body, I don't know, the proportion just doesn't seem quite right... nature really do bizarre things^^. Or maybe it's the angle which give me that impression, I don't know... strange doesn't mean less cool though^^ it's a nice capture, their expression is a bit scary though^^

Well, they say you learn something new everyday and I just did. I have never heard or seen this bird before. Gorgeous birdies. I would give my right arm and left big toe to hear them "laugh". Thks for educating us. How in the world did you get that clear, plain background? Sure compliments the birds. Excellent.
Pat

Thank you Ladies.

Here is a legally downloadable recording of a group of kookaburras during their morning dawn greeting for those who might be interested.
Listen to a group of Kookaburras here.

Never seen birds like that. Very nice compo with the oblique branch. I like couple's photos :-)

Nice shot there Robert me mate. Cute birds. Do you have to tell them jokes to make them laugh? Nicely done...was that them chuckling?

Awesome capture of these beauties. Now the "Kookaburras" song is playing in my head :) This photo is wonderfully clear and composed superbly. I enjoy seeing the details of these birds - their soft feathers and those tiger stripped tails. They have striking coloring with those touches of turquise blue. The branch is visually appealing and rustic looking. As always, I'm in awe of your photography..thanks Robert :))

I had a friend that named himself "kookabura" in an online game we played. Never really took the time to figure out what it was, till I stumbled across one at the Zoo. Nice capture to get 2 of them. They look so akward with their oversized heads, though "King of fishing" they are!

Thank you everyone.

I love this cite...now I've finally heard the laughter of the King of the Wood. I remember singing that song around the campfire at Girl Scout camp..it was a favorite, but never thought I'd hear them. Thanks for this wonderful picture, expect nothing but the best from you :) and even though it is a wonderfully technical shot, you've brought them to us in a light heartedly and engaging way.. thanks :)PJ

Hay Robert. This is a sweet capture. I like how the two birds are silently waiting.

Thank you Pat and Priyantha.

I have never seen real Kookaburras. I only had to learn that song about them sitting on the .......tree, merry merry king of the bushes he, laugh Kookaburra, luagh Kookaburra save .....gee I dont even remember much about it....but thanks for showing me that they really do exist.

Your welcome Kimberly.

lol! How cute they are!!! I really love how there is nothing else in the picture except these birds on the branch...really makes this a fabulous capture!

Thank you Cindy.

This is a wonderful photograph. Did you know that it is said that if two or more sit together laughing that it is a sign of rain to come. Excellent work
Jason

Is it? Well it worked LOL.

Thank you Jason.

In elementary school, we learned the Kookaburra song and I've never forgotten it. I also never really knew what a Kookaburra looked like ... until now! Great capture, nice balance, and no distractions from the birds. Well done and thanks for the memory!

Your welcome Twig, thank you.

Superb birds and capture!! Beautiful!

Thank you Helene.

Very nice composition on interesting subjects. Is that Australian sky for real? I've always wondered, in your pictures of an ibis, a tree frog, and Willy, among others, they have a nice pastel blue sky color.

Thank you Joe. The sky is real.

Yes spring is here... i've had the kooks on my verandah.. =) great shot.. lovely and clear.. very nice Rob

Thank you Jacqueline.

Awsome shot. Thank you for introducing me to these unusual and lovely birds. :)

Your welcome Josette.

This one gave me such a smile! It's precious!

Thank you Terri.

You're either very clever or very lucky with your bird shots Rob, probably a bit of both I suspect:) Another great capture here.

Thank you Kelcey, I was dead lucky with that one :-)

you know why i like this pic alot. i am australian and i'd wake up to these birds laughing and laughing some days. i remember my friend walking out the back door, slipping on the back steps and the kookas laughing. it was so funny and yet so weird that these birds do that. i love this pic though because it reminds me of home

They have done that to me too Lisa, as you say it’s quite weird.