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Kookaburra by keida

Kookaburra

keida

Totem of the day is Kookaburra! Face your fears and do what must be done in order to reach your goals. This could be a sign that you have been daydreaming too much rather than doing the work necessary. Rather than simply thinking, straighten up and get to work! Get balanced and use your persistence to stay focused on completing your goals. It is also important to remember to laugh and spend time away from your worries. Do not let yourself become too bogged down by worry. Act with empathy for those around you and don't let lighthearted acts hide if someone is in pain. The Kookaburra spirit guide is known for it's connection to laughter, healing, teaching, inner truth, family, connections to the Gods, and overcoming fears. Kookaburra comes as a sign when it is time to heal through the power of laughter. Let yourself be happy and giggle, chortle, or guffaw. At the same time, Kookaburra can be a signal that you may have bad habits or negative thoughts that need to be squashed. Take power from within yourself with guidance from Kookaburra in order to face your fears and break old patterns that are not helping you. In doing so, Kookaburra can aid you in finding your inner truth. Turn to your family and consider what your role within your family unit is. You may need to look at what responsibilities or respect you wish to gain from your family. This could include making sure you are giving enough to your family to deserve the respect and honor you wish to have. When Kookaburra appears, healing is on it's way. Whether this is through laughter or transformation, know that you or those around you will undergo a positive change that will spread to all of you. Kookaburra is seen within many Dreamings, or tales, from Australian culture. In one Dreaming, the Great Spirit Giami was the one who created the first Kookaburra and tasked it with giving loud laughter each day as the sun rises in order to waken the creatures and people with happiness in their hearts. It is said that one must never mock the Kookaburra for even though it laughs, it is really quite sensitive and may hide if it is teased. People who connect with Kookaburra laugh often even when they aren't feeling the best. These individuals are determined and casual, yet are known to go after their goals with an aggressive attitude and, at times, come across indifferent or happy even when they are anxious or upset. They require a stable home life and often take the role of a leader in social settings.

Kookaburras, Dacelo, are carnivorous birds that belong to the Kingfisher family and can live up to 15 years in the wild. Their name originates from the Wiradjuri Aboriginal word guuguubarra which came from the laughing sound they create. Native to Australia and New Guinea, these birds prefer habitats in woodlands or eucalyptus forest, but can also be found in gardens or parks. They can grow to up to 17 inches in length and weigh just over a pound. They have a uniquely square head and a thick neck with powerful muscles. Their beak can be as long as their own head and they are known for the brown streak that courses over its eye and face as well as the lighter brown stripe ontop of their head. While they are mostly off-white and brown, they possess blue or white markings on their feathers and a reddish-brown tail clad in stripes of black. This allows it to camouflage easily in it's surroundings. Unlike other Kingfishers, Kookaburra are adapted to prefer life among the trees and do not hunt for aquatic prey as much as their relatives. Although they stil have a love for bathing. A Kookaburra's diet consists of large insects, crabs, frogs, fish, as well as other birds, small animals, and, in particular, snakes. They employ a kingfisher styled hunting technique of perching above in trees waiting for prey before streaking down to either swallow their prey whole or snag their target in their beaks. If too large to swallow whole, they will smack their prey against hard surfaces to break up into smaller chunks. This behavior is thought to be what caused the strong neck muscles they possess in comparison to other birds. Portions of food they cannot digest such as bones, fur, or the exoskeleton of insects are spat back out similar to owls. Kookaburra are said to have a particular love for snakes and have been viewed diving down to grasp snakes behind their heads before flying up and dropping them. Kookaburra are known to live in family units within specific territories. They have a call specific to claiming territory that works to keep away other Kookaburras. At times, an entire family may call out together as a unit to warn away others. Studies have found that family units will laugh in a way similar to each other. Kookaburra generally sing at dawn and dusk with a slow build-up into their raucous laughter. It is thought they create pair bonds for life when breeding season begins in September. Parents will build nests in tree-dwelling termite mounds or in large holes in trees. A single female Kookaburra lays usually 3 eggs with a day or two in between each egg. The mother and father will both incubate the egg with help from their own offspring from previous years. The chicks are born blind and naked and will be cared for and fed by both their parents as well as their siblings. When these chicks mature, they will generally stay with their family unit to aid in raising future offspring within their family and to defend their territory.

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