Sulphur Crested Cockatoo, a photo from New South Wales, East

Photographer's Note

Today's native bird that regularly (in fact daily) visits out back yard is the very common Sulphur Crested Cockatoo (Cacatua galerita). This one is feeding on the seed of the Australian Christmas Bush (Ceratopetalum gummiferum). The seed stage of the bush is red (the flowers are a much less spectacular white).
Most of you would probably have seen them in zoos around the world. They are also popular as pets in many countries. They are native to Australia, Papua New Guinea and the eastern parts of Indonesia. Several countries now have local populations (eg Singapore and New Zealand).
These birds are quite long lived (30-40 years in the wild but plenty have been recorded as living to 100 in captivity.
They tame easily and can develop a wide vocabulary for talking but they do have a loud raucous call.

Taken using a hand held Sigma 150-500 lens.

Best in the large view.

holmertz, papagolf21, Fis2, Royaldevon, pierrefonds, johnjmoe, jean113, PaulVDV, ktanska, COSTANTINO, worldcitizen has marked this note useful

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Silvio1953 (221729) 2020-05-17 23:13

Ciao Ian, great capture of fantastic Cockatoo, splendid sharpness, fine details and wonderful natural colors, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

jemaflor (147224) 2020-05-17 23:16

Hi Ian,
excellent photo of this white bird, perfectly managed, nice sharpness and photogenic colors contrast with these pink flower, tfs.

pajaran (115989) 2020-05-18 0:19

Pozdrav.
Lep pogled i trenutak, dobar tekst ...
Lep papagaj. Lepo drvo sa cvetovima i beli pagagaj sa zutom krestom.
Lepo pokazano, dobro uhvacen trenutak.
Zelim vam sve najbolje u novoj nedelji koja je pocela.
Paja.

Greeting.
Nice view and moment, good text ...
Nice parrot. A beautiful tree with flowers and a white parrot with a yellow crestom.
Nicely shown, well captured moment.
I wish you all the best in the new week that has begun.

emka (158204) 2020-05-18 0:25

Hello Ian, I have seen many such cockatoos in Australia. Beautiful bird and interesting flowering tree on which it sits. Splendid composition.
Take care

MAlgo

holmertz (102774) 2020-05-18 0:37

Hello Ian,
For me it would be a great experience to find someone like this in my backyard. What a gorgeous bird, and it's so very nicely placed. This is a feast of colours and textures.
Best regards,
Gert

papagolf21 (152607) 2020-05-18 0:57

Bonjour, cher Ian,
Alors ce magnifique oiseau est immortalisé d'une superbe façon.
Le plumage blanc et la crête ou huppe sont de toute beauté.
Excellent !
Amitiés.
Philippe

Fis2 (170861) 2020-05-18 0:58

Witaj Lan!
Another beautiful parrot!
Excellent shot.
Good colors and sharpness.
Well done.
Nice new week.
Krzysztof

Royaldevon (85932) 2020-05-18 1:04

Hello Ian,

This is a fine photograph of the cockatoo, showing fine details of its shape, its plumage and its size.
It is really well positioned in the frame, following a near diagonal.

I'm so curious, in the wild, do these birds mimic the everyday sounds like cars, or people speaking?

Keep safe.
Regards, Bev :-)

pierrefonds (114536) 2020-05-18 4:47

Hi Ian,

The bird is well placed in the frame. The point of view is showing the details of the Sulphur Crested Cockatoo. The colours and the sharpness are very good. Have a nice dya.

Pierre

jean113 (27893) 2020-05-18 7:09

Hello Ian, from this point of view and your presentation the bird looks quite large. I like that it fills the frame.
Very good sharp quality.
Informative notes.
Kind regards, Jean.

PaulVDV (62978) 2020-05-18 11:14

Hello Ian,
It would be already a big surprise for Europeans to see such a beautiful bird in the wild, even more naturally in your own garden.
Wonderful yellow crest.
Best regards, Paul

ktanska (44804) 2020-05-18 11:15

Hi Ian,
This fellow is quite familiar to me too from my visits to Australia. Very active, curious, noisy and beautiful. And on your shot the coctatoo is on very nice place in the middle of flowers.
Kari

lousat (139332) 2020-05-18 13:22

Hi Ian,a magnificent member of cuckoos family,great capture very sharp and bright! Have a nice day and thanks,Luciano.

SteveH (8220) 2020-05-18 19:28

Hi Ian, beautifully sharp shot of this iconic Aussie character. nicely framed too with the bird forming a diagonal across the foliage. Cheers, steve

COSTANTINO (116580) 2020-05-18 21:31

Hello my friend
excellent close up of this wonderful
white bird...you are very lucky
to be able to see such a bird
visiting out back yard
welldone
regards
costantino

worldcitizen (16104) 2020-05-20 17:17

Hello Ian,
It's amazing that so many majestic and beautiful birds visit your backyard. I like all types of parrots, and this is a great capture of this cockatoo on an attractive bush. The feathers look so soft and this bird obviously is good at preening. Take care...