The things a Kookaburra will eat

I thought I knew what Kookaburras eat, but this family of mine has shown me how inquisitive they are when it comes to tucker. Because I put out some fruit & veg out for my other visitors to the Tapas Bar, it amazes me what organic food they eat. They have to try everything. Something's they like and something's get tossed off the bar. Button (this year’s bub) is a classic, but I’ll get to that later.

When I’m feeding just them, their diet consists mainly of strips of beef, chicken, chicken bones.

C'mon bother, wouldn't you like to share?
Bwahahahaha



Don't you love it when it just rains treats.
C'mon Brother, surely you'll share that?
Bwahahaha

If they’ve been good, and I’ve cooked up some prawns (I always boil up a few extra for them), they get a treat. It's interesting watching their reaction to this. Of my family of 6, only 4 like whole prawns. Yet they all like the prawn heads I toss down. Go Figure!

If I have bacon, they get the rind. These strips I bury in the grass with just the tip showing. It’s a game we play “Snakes in the grass”. Unfortunately for them, I don’t eat a lot of bacon, but they love it when I do.

God, is there no end to this?

Looks like a snake, hey

But this post is about the other things they eat. The things you wouldn’t expect. And Button leads the way.

This is what they get to choose from; Rice, Potato, Sweet Potato & Pumpkin (steamed or mashed), Corn, Monstera Fruit, Peaches, Grapes, Mango, Bananas, Cockroaches, Spiders, Stick Insects (the last 3 compliments of my cats), oh yeah, flowers & berries.

Here are some photos of what they try;

Corn, great, time to make...............

 

POPCORN



And you thought we were meat eaters!
Welcome to the new age Kookaburras - Vegan
 

It's soft & squishy.
And it tastes like................



Banana - that's got to go!



Instead of Peaches & Cream
We have Peaches & Dandylions

But what she really likes is pumpkin.

I soo much like pumpkin



What devil thing is this?
What has he hidden under this pumpkin?
 

Maybe if I bang it so hard on the table that the corn jumps in fright...

I can't tell you the urge I had to pull the trigger

Hey Sis, you need to try this mango.
It's mangonificent

They're pretty keen on Potato too.
 

Over the lips, past the gums
Yeah, I know I'm a bird!
OK, so we don't have lips and we don't have gums.
But you get the jist.

Turns out we are partial to grapes of all things.

Who'd of thunk it? Kookas & grapes

they don't mind Chinese chicken omelette either

And then there's the flowers & bugs;

Pink looks tasty
I think so too.
I wouldn't mind eating pink (wink)

These Tobacco Tree berries look good
YUUUUUK, Got to go.

these blossoms have to go

He keeps putting these on the table.

They must taste OK
Nup, pretty ordinary actually.

The lengths I go to for these birds
This guy hit me in the thumb as thanks.
He got his just desserts!

Any that know me, this is dedication.
I HATE BLOODY SPIDERS

You're kidding me
Can't you see that

I do now.

My cats are always bringing in what they catch on the veranda.
They get the shits when I remove it from them to present to the Kookas.
 

AHHH, fresh cockroach.

So with all they eat, they digest what they can.
The bits they can't digest come back as this.
A bit like a fur ball.

Well that's it for what they like to eat.

OH, I forgot one their favourite things to chew on, and with that I'll see you on the next post.

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