Most often, a family group of Kookaburras will be heard calling together to advertise their territory. A family group will include two adults, who mate for life, and young birds which may stay around for several years to assist in the raising new young. Before European settlement Kookaburras were found only in mainland eastern Australia, but they have now been introduced to Tasmania and Western Australia. They live in bushland, forest and wooded watercourses. They nest in trees or termite mounds.
Kookaburras eat mice, snakes, lizards, birds, insects and frogs.
The Kookaburra has weak feet, but it has a very strong neck so it can kill its prey by either hitting it against a tree or dropping from a large height. The chicks feed on worms and small insects gathered by their parents. The Kookaburra is mostly known by its laugh. When they breed they usually return to the same place. In the garden, Kookaburras are usually seen perched high in trees or on tall poles, watching for prey.