Laughing Kookaburra
quality counted cross stitch design kit
BRD1002
member of the
Australian Native Birdlife Series
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Cross Stitch Kit
$46.00
Australian dollars $AUD
(postage included in price)
DESIGN SIZE at 18 count:
170 x 200 stitches ~ 9 1/2″ x 11″ or 24cm x 28cm
PRODUCT DETAILS
Perched high up in the gum trees, the Australian Laughing Kookaburra surveys his territory.
With detailed attention given to the colouring of this majestic kingfisher, the finished product of this design is a “lifelike” study of the Kookaburra in it’s natural habitat.
~ first released 2001
What is inside this kit?
- 18 count pale blue Aida fabric
- generous supply of quality DMC embroidery threads, pre-sorted & carded for your convenience
- 2 thread cards clearly marked with design symbols
- tapestry needle
- large A2 size design chart
- A4 size instructions sheet & colour picture of completed design on front cover of kit.
- resealable clear plastic bag to store kit in
INTERESTING FACTS
LAUGHING KOOKABURRA (Dacelo novaeguineae)
The Laughing Kookaburra is one of Australia’s best known native birds & is the largest member of the Kingfisher family.
Naturally occurring in the eastern states of Australia & introduced to Western Australia in the late 1800’s, the Laughing Kookaburra is famous for it’s distinctive rollicking laugh.
Living up to 20 years, Kookaburras are hunters & will inhabit open forests & also suburban areas, looking for snakes, lizards, rodents & insects.
A very family orientated species, Kookaburras live in tight groups & will work as a team to protect their bush territory from other birds. It is quite common to see a large number of these birds sitting together on a tree branch enjoying the afternoon sun.
With an off-white coloured head & body, dark lined eyes, brown back with sky blue markings & a tail striped with brown, black & white; the Laughing Kookaburra is a subtly coloured bird that can be undetectable when nesting in the hollow of a tree.
Breeding from September to January, the Kookaburra will remain with the same mate for the entirety of it’s life.
