Tuesday 1 December 2020

Wild Bird Wednesday 436 - Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo

The Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo (Cacatua galerita) is an abundant, obvious and noisy companion in my neck of the woods.  Their raucous screeching and generally eccentric behaviour are great to observe - but they can also do a significant amount of damage to fruit trees, electrical wire, gutters and downpipes.

I guess that they are just showing us puny mortals that we are not as great as we think we are!

Anyway, this one turned up a week or so ago when I was out and about, had a few things to say, eat some seeds and was gone!








If the truth be told - I like the third image the most.

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19 comments:

  1. Striking bird! I agree with you that the third image is more in keeping with the reality and the challenge (and rewards) of bird photography.

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  2. Hari OM
    ...but the fourth is the one I would hang on the wall! YAM xx

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  3. What a fabulous bird! I am so enamoured of it, I am waiting to read of your petition advocating that its name be changed to David's Cockatoo. Has a nice ring to it I think. And if Major Mitchell can have his own cockatoo, why not me? When the crest is fanned it is really appealing, and I always enjoyed the way it sidled up to me at a picnic table, looking to share in my lunch. In addition to having the name changed perhaps you can also have it added to the flag. After all, crosses and the like are old hat. Everyone has done that. And Canada has a leaf, for God's sake!

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  4. Amazing and extremely eccentric! LOL.
    Thanks for sharing.
    All the best!

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  5. A stunning bird and great photos. I have a friend in South Africa who breeds them.
    Keep safe and thanks for hosting. Diane

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  6. Isn't that a bird that some have as a pet?

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  7. Beautiful. I hope you have a nice trip to the coast. Greetings Caroline

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  8. Hi, one of my favorites from my trip to Queensland in sept 2014.
    I especially like the shot with it´s head feathers erected :)
    Take care!

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  9. That is one gorgeous creature! Those yellow plumes in the fourth photo are pretty as well as the shy photo #3.

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  10. Beautiful but noisy for sure..Great pictures..Glad he didn't stick around..

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  11. I love that third photo, Stewart!!!...:)jp

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  12. You captured the comic nature!

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  13. Beautiful!
    Have a wonderful day!

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  14. Your series of photographs of this beauty are really good, Stewart! I can admire this handsome bird from afar since I don't have to put up with its reportedly negative behavior.

    Enjoy your week!

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  15. Beautiful cockatoo; too bad they are destructive. Well, woodpeckers are squirrels are destructive too.

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  16. Lovely images! Thank you for sharing! Have a wonderful weekend!

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  17. Hello stewart
    You only see such birds here in the zoo, park or at home in the cage, great to see that they are sitting in the trees with you
    Greetings Frank

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