Fun Fact of the Day: April 25, 2012

As you might imagine, the laughing kookaburra, a carnivorous bird native to the eucalyptus forests of eastern Australia, gets its name from the manic laughter-like call it lets out. But did you know this bird has another funny name? Thanks to its noise early morning and evening choruses, people call it the “bushman’s clock.”

While this house and feeder set probably won’t bring you a kookaburra, you may be able to  get a finch for a neighbor: