kookaburra parental Duties 1

 

Kookaburra - Parental Duties 1 – My little family of Kookaburras who have a nesting site in my old gum tree and return each year to raise their family.

A Limited Edition Print (3) fine art photograph by Elizabeth McNamee.

Captured in a suburban backyard, this photograph records an intimate struggle atop a Hills Hoist clothesline. A patient mother kookaburra attempts to feed an oversized insect to one of her three chicks. The fledgling repeatedly drops the massive morsel, forcing the mother to fly down, retrieve it from the lawn, and try again until the chick finally swallows the meal. Nesting nearby in a garden termite mound, this family highlights how native wildlife adapts to domestic settings. The image beautifully bridges the gap between human suburban life and the relentless duties of wild life families thriving outside native bushland.

These Fine Art Giclee Prints are printed using archival pigment inks and made using 100% cotton, museum grade, archival quality 330gms paper with an ultra-smooth finish which is acid, lignin and chloride free with ph buffering for superb durability and print stability.  These prints are supplied unframed and without a mat..