© irene waters 2014
© irene waters 2014
“Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree
Merry merry king of the bush is he
Laugh Kookaburra laugh Kookaburra
Gay your life must be”
Australian folk song unknown
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Irene Waters
Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist
I began my working career as a reluctant potato peeler whilst waiting to commence my training as a student nurse. On completion I worked mainly in intensive care/coronary care; finishing my hospital career as clinical nurse educator in intensive care. A life changing period as a resort owner/manager on the island of Tanna in Vanuatu was followed by recovery time as a farmer at Bucca Wauka. Having discovered I was no farmer and vowing never again to own an animal bigger than myself I took on the Barrington General Store. Here we also ran a five star restaurant. Working the shop of a day 7am - 6pm followed by the restaurant until late was surprisingly more stressful than Tanna. On the sale we decided to retire and renovate our house with the help of a builder friend. Now believing we knew everything about building we set to constructing our own house. Just finished a coal mine decided to set up in our backyard. Definitely time to retire we moved to Queensland. I had been writing a manuscript for some time. In the desire to complete this I enrolled in a post grad certificate in creative Industries which I completed 2013. I followed this by doing a Master of Arts by research graduating in 2017. Now I live to write and write to live.
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Oh! My kids love this! My little one (not-so-little) used to sing this. 🙂 He says it’s so cool that you have a famous bird right in your own back yard.
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I’m so glad the song made it to the States. They seem to be able to survive in any surroundings and you’ll find them on balcony railings in the city and in trees or on the ground in rural areas. Wonderful fun to hear them laugh.
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I was just going to ask what kind of birds were in the pictures when I read your song. Kookaburras – do they have a unique song?
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They have a song that sounds like a human laugh when a belly laugh gets rolling. When you have five or more laughing at the same time it is hard not to join in. I have put a utube link so you can hear them although I don’t believe they should be being fed bread.
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Thanks for the video! They are very interesting birds. We have some crows here that sound a bit like them when they get going!
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What a fun name for a bird!
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Almost an onomatopoeic name and a joy to hear them laughing en masse.
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Always find the kookaburras in my peninsula world are a joy to have around. Great alarm clocks in the morning. Good way to wake with a smile when they begin laughing together. They can be quite loud.
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Yes I love kookaburras too. We tend to have the lorikeets waking us up of a morning but the sound of birds singing or laughing is a joyous alarm clock.
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Kookaburras everywhere! May their laughter give you joy!
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Always love to hear them laugh
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what a lovely garden spot!!!
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It is my girlfriends back yard and it is absolutely the most lovely place to lose yourself in.
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The most wonderful thing about a garden is the way the shadows shift throughout the day and the seasons!!
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That is for sure. In summer here you chase the shadows for a bit of relief from the heat.
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And I think I also see a butcher-bird !!! 😀
O lucky you !
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Yes it is a butcher bird. Not my garden M-R. A girlfriends so I am still lucky as I get to visit. 🙂
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On my visit to Australia many years ago, I didn’t get a chance to see a kookaburra which was a huge disappointment. I didn’t realize they were such big birds! Love the little clip 🙂
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Glad you liked the clip. Going back a number of years they were a bird of the bush but now they seem to have acclimatised to all manner of environments. Pity you didn’t see them while you were here. Next time maybe….. 🙂
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I like the sound of that … the next time!! I really hope there is 🙂
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