Rachelle Vanslobbe, Kookaburra vs Turtle (November Theme: Family)

Recently I’ve started doing photography of local wildlife. After recovering from a major brain surgery this year, it has helped me to become creative again, and I’ve found a love for photographing the wildlife, especially the birds! Recently at the park, a kookaburra perched next to me, while much to my surprise- eating a turtle!! It smashed it against the log below, to break the shell before gobbling it up. The whole process took a long time, and the kookaburra was unphased by my existence the whole time. It allowed me to come up close and personal, and snap the following shots! After it finished eating, it continued to sit by me for the remainder of my picnic.

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