Isn’t he a cutie? Think he might be young as his feathers look fluffy, He was as interested in me as I was him when I saw him earlier in the month. Their cry is much different to that of other cockatoos. I love hearing them. Not raucous at all.
Tag: Australian birdlife
Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo
These birds appear to be seasonal – they turn up once Summer is here, or well on its way. I’ve been hearing their calls here at home and at the park over the past couple of weeks but only really got to see them on Monday of this week. There were a group of six…
White-faced Grey Heron catches…?
I see the white-faced grey heron a real lot at the lake park now. It has at least two young and I sometimes see it with its young or other times alone. Yesterday morning I was walking early along the dam wall and saw it down by the water. I watched it as it dove…
Crimson Rosella
One of the great things about having all these parks and grounds nearby is that I can always be sure of getting a shot of something. I visited Grant’s Picnic Grounds briefly on Friday last and got some close ups of different birds. This is a Crimson Rosella. This image is available for purchase at…
Things are looking up
Don’t know what caught their attention but these two both looked up at the same time. Probably a bird flying overhead but I didn’t look up to see. One of the kookaburras seems to have something hanging from its beak – almost looks like a hair or something.