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Juvenile Australian native Laughing Kookaburra

Old damaged Sulphur Crested Cockatoo, missing feathers, worn and tired, close up detail

Sulphur crested cockatoo resting in a tree.

Sulphur-crested Cockatoo feeding on seed pods

Kookaburras are terrestrial tree kingfishers native to Australia and New Guinea. They have a loud distinctive call that has become synonomous with Australia.

The laughing kookaburra is a bird in the kingfisher subfamily. It is a large robust kingfisher with a whitish head and a brown eye-stripe. The upperparts are mostly dark brown but there is a mottled light-blue patch on the wing coverts.

Two Sulphur Crested Cockatoo foraging for food on the ground

One pelican swimming through dead trees on a river

$A sulphur-crested cockatoo stands serenely in the foreground, its striking yellow crest contrasting beautifully with the dark green forest backdrop. The bird's calm demeanor exudes a sense of tranquility, as its white feathers glisten subtly in the dappled sunlight filtering through the dense canopy above. The forest is alive with the vibrant hues of lush foliage, creating a picturesque setting that highlights the cockatoo's majestic presence. The bird's bright eyes and sharp beak add to its exotic allure, making it a captivating focal point in this peaceful, tropical environment.\n\nIn the background, the dark green forest stretches out, a tapestry of verdant leaves and towering trees that form a natural sanctuary for various wildlife. The stillness of the scene is punctuated only by the occasional chirping of unseen songbirds and the rustle of leaves in the gentle breeze. This serene moment captures the essence of nature's beauty and the delicate balance of its ecosystems. The cockatoo, perched gracefully, embodies the spirit of the wild, a reminder of the elegance and splendor that exists in the untouched corners of the world.$

A cockatoo looking over the shoulder of another eating a small green plant

Wild Sulphur-crested cockatoo bird in New South Wales, Eastern Australia

Grass tree and other trees line the Murray River in Pinjarra WA

Closeup Laughing Kookaburra, side view, white background with copy space, full frame horizontal composition

A Kookaburra with long beak looking away

Aviary: single kookaburra sitting on a branche and looking over shoulder.In the same family: Alcedinidae

Selective focus of lesser cockatoo perched in its enclosure in the afternoon. Great for educating children about wild animals.

White bellied Sea Eagle (Platycercus elegans) perched high in the trees above Lake King in the Gippsland Lakes

This photo captures the moment when a kookaburra takes off from a tree branch, with its wings spread wide in mid-flight against the backdrop of tree branches and a partly cloudy sky.

Kookaburra is terrestrial tree kingfishers of the genus Dacelo native to Australia and New Guinea. Close up

$Great egret (Ardea alba) captured in mid-air flying over natural ocean slough, near spring nesting area.\n\nTaken in Moss Landing, California. USA$

Blue-winged kookaburra on a wooden frame in Magnetic Island, QLD

$Western Cattle Egret.\nThe western cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis) is a species of heron (family Ardeidae) found in the tropics, subtropics and warm temperate zones. Most taxonomic authorities lump this species and the eastern cattle egret together (called the cattle egret), but some (including the International Ornithologists' Union) separate them. Despite the similarities in plumage to the egrets of the genus Egretta, it is more closely related to the herons of Ardea. Originally native to parts of Asia, Africa and Europe, it has undergone a rapid expansion in its distribution and successfully colonised much of the rest of the world in the last century.\n\nIt is a white bird adorned with buff plumes in the breeding season. It nests in colonies, usually near bodies of water and often with other wading birds. The nest is a platform of sticks in trees or shrubs. Western cattle egrets exploit drier and open habitats more than other heron species. Their feeding habitats include seasonally inundated grasslands, pastures, farmlands, wetlands and rice paddies. They often accompany cattle or other large mammals, catching insect and small vertebrate prey disturbed by these animals. Some populations of the cattle egret are migratory and others show post-breeding dispersal.\n\nThe adult cattle egret has few predators, but birds or mammals may raid its nests, and chicks may be lost to starvation, calcium deficiency or disturbance from other large birds. This species maintains a special relationship with cattle, which extends to other large grazing mammals; wider human farming is believed to be a major cause of their suddenly expanded range. The cattle egret removes ticks and flies from cattle and consumes them. This benefits both species, but it has been implicated in the spread of tick-borne animal diseases.$

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