
TWO attractive Aussie birds trigger a stir – in a quiet Scottish city.
The Kookaburras’ loud nookie is alleged to be worrying locals in Kirkcudbright, Dumfriesshire.

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The couple, who’re native to Australia and New Guinea, additionally impressed residents with their searching expertise as they swooped all the way down to hunt for frogs, rats and mice.
It’s believed that they had been as soon as primarily based on the close by Galloway Wildlife Conservation Park, which is now closed.
An area stated: “They’re all the time there – and making lots of noise. Individuals can’t consider what they see and listen to.”
For the reason that big-beaked kookaburras first arrived within the space a couple of month in the past, their noisy mating ritual — together with a laughing chirp — has grow to be a staple.


They spent a while in a neighborhood photographer’s backyard who took superb pictures of their antics.
One reveals a chook giving its mate a caught mouse – earlier than it involves feathered frolics.
The snapper stated final night time: “It’s superb the noise they make. And all of it appears to be a part of their mating habits.
“They’ve an urge for food – each for meals and for one another. All they appear to do is hunt and mate. Everyone seems to be speaking about her right here. They’re fairly an attraction and most don’t need to depart regardless of the noise.”
No less than their noise means former Celtic ace Frank McAvennie – portrayed by Jonathan Watson in Solely An Excuse – wouldn’t must ask, “The place’s the Burdz?”
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