Cockatoos

A White Cockatoo was the first exotic bird I saw on my first morning in Australia seven years ago.
A parrot! A parrot! How exciting!
I hope he is still alive and enjoys his long cockatoo life somewhere in this country, where many native animals are called pests and treated as such.
Let's say 'Goodbye' to several Cockatoo species today as this is their final appearance on the pages of this bloG. I wish I could post some Blacks, Gang-Gangs and Cockatiels too, but didn't get the opportunity to photograph them...

above: Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Tasmania

above: Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Tasmania

above: Galah, Tasmania

above: Long-billed Corella in flight, Tasmania

above: Little Corella, NSW

above: Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Tasmania

above: Galah, Tasmania

above: Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Tasmania

above: Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Tasmania

above: Long-billed Corella, Tasmania

above: Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Tasmania

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Corellas II - What a nice family!

Corellas dropped by again this morning. At first the two kids walked up and down the branch...

... and then the parents arrived and each gave a good meal to one chick.

What a nice family! Very cute indeed.

Little Corella family, NSW

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Corellas (40)

above: Long-billed Corella, Tasmania

A family of four Little Corellas visited the nearby eucalypt early this morning. Corellas aren't common here and in fact this the first time I get a chance to photograph them. The images are not good - they never are good from this distance - but I thought it was a good chance to compare some old Long-billed Corella images to these new ones. This way the bad photos will have at least some informational/educational value.

above: the parents, Little Corella, NSW

above: one of the young birds, Little Corella, NSW

above: Long-billed Corella, Tasmania

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