A FUN children's ditty about a kookaburra and an electric wire, that no doubt we've all sung at one time or another, came true on Sunday for members of a rural fire brigade on NSW's south coast.
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Cambewarra Rural Fire Service crews responded to reports of a fire on Pestells Lane, Meroo Meadow.
Crews quickly extinguished the small grass fire and on investigation found a kookaburra had come into contact with the power lines and had fallen to the ground causing the grass to ignite.
While badly burnt the bird was alive and alert.
On returning to the station the injured bird was dropped off at Wildlife Rescue South Coast Inc.