Kookaburras help to break down dead leaves, disperse seeds, and reduce insect pests in native vegetation.
Plant a few young gum trees, if you have space, so that future kookaburras have a place to nest.
Kookaburra nest boxes are horizontal and have a small, circular entrance. The birds bring their own nesting materials.
Make sure the water is shallow enough for the kookaburras to stand in. Birdbaths also encourage other insectivores like fairy-wrens and grey fantails to visit your garden.
As kookaburras go through the leaf litter and mulch, they overturn the decaying matter and help it to break down faster.
Kookaburras can get sick from eating contaminated prey.
