Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Close up of one of the wild cockatoos who visits my verandah, Dromana Hills, Mornington Peninsula.
These birds have a loud screech and can be very destructive.
But their antics are funny.
And they are very beautiful!
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Nature Notes #8
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Knowing cockatoos
Curious critters on wings
Loud clowns of the skies
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AUSTRALIA ~ The Antipodes
I love a sunburnt country / A land of sweeping plains / Of ragged mountain ranges / Of droughts and flooding rains / I love her far horizons / I love her jewel-sea / Her beauty and her terror / The wide brown land for me / ~ Dorothea Mackellar (1885-1968)
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Big and Beautiful Bird
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9 comments:
oh gem, that is a gorgeous shot!!!!
It is so nice to see this beautiful bird in the wild..something I will not see here..I just posted the new Nature Notes if you want to add your link..Thank you for participating in Nature Notes...Michelle
How amazing that these little folk fly freely around your home!
Aloha
I'm reminded of strolling through the public gardens (was it the Royal Botanical Gardens?) in Sydney, many years ago. Hubs and I suddenly came across scores of these cockatoos! For us, never having seen one outside of a cage, it was the most amazing thing ever - and a reminder... :-)
Beautiful shot! Thanks for the memories...
HI!
He's beautiful!!! That would be a great bird to have swooping onto my deck. Thanks for sharing. Have a great day!!
Sherrie
Beautiful bird and a great close-up. For someone who has only seen one in a pet store, it's amazing that you see them wild like that.
OH my! I'm sure their antics can be irritating, but what an amazing thing it must be to see these birds in the wild. You got a great photo of this one!
That's a beautiful bird and so well photographed.
What a great bird...I can't imagine seeing one like this up close. He's so handsome.
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