The laughing kookaburra assumes it has your vote for bird of the year - video

Probably the best-known Australian sound, one that even made it onto the soundtrack of old Tarzan movies, the laughing kookaburra assumes it's a shoe in for this year's bird of the year competition. And who can blame it? It's an Australian icon. Much loved in eastern Australia but considered a pest where it has been introduced into WA and Tasmania. An iconic sound for an iconic birdCast your vote for the Guardian and BirdLife Australia's bird of the year poll. Continue reading...