This is the Laughing Kookaburra, one of Australia’s most iconic birds and the largest of the kingfishers.
Fun fact: they live in family groups and defend a shared territory year round. The “laugh” is actually a coordinated territorial call and the sound can carry for over a mile.
TBH, I kind of love that nature gave these adorable little forest muppets a full on villain laugh as their method of property defense.
📍 Queensland, Australia
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