We've all got to stay busy and creative, right? For some of us, that means baking bread and assembling jigsaw puzzles. For Farvardin Daliri of Townsville, Australia, that's not ambitious enough. His crafting project is a giant singing kookaburra bird model. It's 28 feet long and 15 feet tall.
Recently, Daliri has hauled the loud, singing bird around town to amuse his neighbors. They're no strangers to his work, as it's not his first giant animal sculpture project. ABC News reports:
"I started in Tasmania and then worked my way up to Townsville for the past 30 years, where I founded the Townsville Cultural Festival," he said.
He has created other sculptures over the years, including a giant koala.
"We've also made the Jolly Swagman, Slim Dusty and other icons ,but we decided as we need tourism after COVID-19 that I might as well build it in Brisbane and drive it up the coast," Dr Daliri said.
-via Marilyn Terrell | Photo: Farvardin Daliri
So my Dad made good use of his time in lockdown and built a huge laughing Kookaburra. pic.twitter.com/UGVC4dZsCL
— Rafaan (@RafaanDaliri) May 26, 2020