Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/02/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Kookaburra is one of the bird sound that some Aborigines use in their didjeridu playing. I have never mastered that sound when I play. It's nice to see your photo. Thanks. On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 2:23 AM, H&ECummer <cummer at netvigator.com> wrote: > Hi Luggers, > Info taken from Wikipedia: > Kookaburras (genus Dacelo) are large terrestrial kingfishers native to > Australia and New Guinea. > Kookaburras are named after the sound of their unmistakable call, which is > like loud, echoing human laughter ? good-natured, but a rather hysterical > maniacal cackling in the case of the Blue-winged Kookaburra (D. leachii) - > pictured. The photo was taken today at Bradley's Head with the G1 and the > 45 > - 200 zoom handheld with VR on. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Australia2010/KookaburraW.jpg.html > http://tinyurl.com/ylgwqjz > Please enjoy, > All C&C welcome as always > Cheers > Howard (in sunny windy Sydney) > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- // richard m: richard @imagecraft.com // portfolio: <http://www.dragonsgate.net/pub/richard/PICS/AnotherCalifornia > blog: http://rfman.wordpress.com // book: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/745963