The Laughing Kingfisher is a species of kingfisher that lives mainly in Australia and New Zealand, and is one of the two largest kingfishers in the kingfisher family, along with the big fish dog. It is named after its chirping sound like maniacal laughter.
The most important reason for paying attention to the Laughing Kingfisher is that it is not afraid of people at all, and I was lucky enough to see a Laughing Kingfisher in the forest, and I approached it very carefully for fear of frightening it to fly away. As a result, others turned their heads and squinted their eyes to watch me approach step by step, without the slightest intention of evasion.
When it was less than half a meter, it was still opposite my eyes, and it is estimated that where did this inner monologue come from, just look at it and not give it food? Looking at his face, it really has the sense of déjà vu of a husky in a bird.
The Laughing Kingfisher has a strong sense of territory, and if there is a foreign enemy invading them, they will pour out to attack the invaders, and even dare to deal with birds of prey such as goshawks. Protect your field all year round. Because the chirping of the kingfisher can be heard in the early morning or at sunset, it is known as the "clock of the inhabitants of the forest".
Laughing kingfishers live in groups of 1-5 families, consisting of several pairs of parents and their two generations of children. When driving on the east coast, I lived in a local B&B's home, because the family had fed the laughing kingfisher in the early years, but now a group of foodies fly to the family at regular times every day, and they will bark non-stop if they don't feed.
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Sometimes the owner does not feed in time or forgets to close the window, and the laughing kingfishers will fly into the room as if they were home.
Sigh again, Australian animals are rough nerves have not been beaten by society, this situation in our case is equivalent to flying into the kitchen of two pieces of meat, I just think about stew or barbecue?