I would not recognise a Kookaburra if it was staring me in the face.

It's a good thing the kids were able to identify this iconic bird when it came to visit our backyard this morning.

I only know the kookaburra as part of a song.

In all honesty, I don't know even know what a kookaburra sounds like or why the song says, "Laugh, kookaburra laugh..."

Apparently, this is what a laughing kookaburra sounds like.

Kookaburra sits on the old gum tree,

Merry merry king of the bush is he.

Laugh, Kookaburra, laugh, Kookaburra,

Gay your life must be!

Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree

Eating all the gumdrops he can see

Stop, Kookaburra, Stop, Kookaburra

Leave some there for me.

Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree,

Counting all the monkeys he can see

Stop, Kookaburra, Stop, Kookaburra,

That's no monkey, that's me.