A distressing photo of a kookaburra trapped in fake spiderwebs has served as a poignant Halloween warning to Sydney residents.

The photo, shared on social media yesterday, was taken on the lawn of a home in north Wahroonga, on Sydney's Upper North Shore.

It shows the kookaburra ensnared in artificial cobwebs, a Halloween decoration which has become popular over the past few years.

"The webbing was wrapped around the bird's neck and it was in distress," the poster, whose daughter found the kookaburra, said.

Luckily, a student vet nurse was able to cut the cobwebs with scissors and set the bird free.

The bird appeared to recover and flew away.

The photo prompted comments from local residents calling for the fake spiderwebs to be banned.

"This webbing absolutely should be banned - it k

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