mesmerized by the warmth of the early morning sunshine
Various parrots check out this potential nesting spot where decayed limbs had been hard-pruned some years back by local council management staff on a cherry-picker
stepping back from the tree, there are at least seven cockatoos up there
Sharing with Wild Bird Wednesday
Great photos of the white cockies. They look beautiful up in the trees. It's just when they come down into my garden that there behavior is atrocious!
ReplyDeleteYour photos make us dream ;-)
ReplyDeleteCéline & Philippe
These birds are so cute, you just want to cuddle them.
ReplyDeleteTake care Gordon.
a very beautiful couple. :) Great shots.1200mm lens and handhold. How is that possible?
ReplyDeleteWhat I wouldn't do to see these beauties in the wild! Wonderful photos and thank you for sharing them :-) such different wildlife from what we see around here.
ReplyDeletewow! amazing birds to see in the wild!
ReplyDeleteGreat shots but they make a lot of noise.
ReplyDeleteOh! aren't they pretty boys ..... you've managed to keep a steady hand Carole .... lovely Australiana captures.
ReplyDeleteA very regal looking bird! Quite proud of himself, I think. :-)
ReplyDeleteI love your Cockatoo. Beautiful series of photos, Carole!
ReplyDeleteGordon: you wouldn't want to cuddle these ones, I think that beak is kind of vice-like. Naturefootstep: I would've been braced up against the arbour posts near the back fence to stabilize myself first. Definately have to have some strategies in place to make it work at that distance
ReplyDeleteTop shots Carole!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shots of the bird.
ReplyDeleteI will never get over the wonder of seeing these gorgeous birds out in the wild. Wonderful shots carole
ReplyDeleteHi Carole,
ReplyDeleteGreat to see these birds in the wild
Here they are only in the zoo.
You've captured perfectly, my compliments.
Great shots! No need to ask what kind of noise these make!
ReplyDeleteCheers and thanks for linking to WBW
Stewart M - Melbourne
PS: I added another image to the WBW - I forgot last night!
You must have a steady hand. The shots are great as always. The birds are beautiful but what a screech they make.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! They look som sweet and proud. Thank you for sharing :)
ReplyDeleteGreat shots! I have seen this bird in open for the first time!
ReplyDeleteGanz zaubergafte Fotos von einem sehr schönen Vogel.
ReplyDeleteLG Mathilda ♥
Such handsome creatures they are, Carole!!
ReplyDeleteWonderful shots of these gorgeous birds!
ReplyDeleteHi Carole... I know these are a regular bird's in your part of the world, but to me they are just gorgeous,and amazing something I would only see in a cage here : (
ReplyDeleteWonderful post I enjoyed seeing the antic's !! : )
Grace
A great series of photos. Love these birds, but they are so noisy. We get flocks of them in our trees and they are deafening.
ReplyDeleteI echo the words of NatureFootstep.
ReplyDeleteI love their "spikey" yellow hairdo's.
ReplyDeleteHow nice to see these birds out in the free world! Here they can't live outside, only inside in cages!
ReplyDeleteLovely photos, Carole M!
Greetings Pia
Hi Carole
ReplyDeleteill be back and see a lot of wonderful pictures on your blog...... i love these birds and the light.
greetings, Joop
Even the cockatoos live with you in freedom.
ReplyDeleteI see these parrots only to people at home or in a cage in a zoo. It seemed amazing to see flying around. These birds in the wild
Beautiful birds to see Carole... I am so jealous that you have these as wild birds.
ReplyDeleteFrom where I sit I can hear those 'Chainsaws of the Sky' right now!!! They're beautiful ... but SO destructive!
ReplyDeleteI think I'm for the first time to respond to you blog so everything is new!!
ReplyDeleteThis series is super nice and I love it so that's enjoy for me!
thanks for that!
I hear good look at your beautiful pictures!!
grt,
Annie
http://anniezon.blogspot.nl/
Superb photos of these beautiful birds, Carole!
ReplyDeleteHard to imagine them in the wild, although my recent experience with a few hundred "wild" parakeets gives me an idea. :)
Cheeky and quite destructive birds but I do love them!! Awesome shots. Carole! I do wish I had a steady hand and the zoom you have!! 1200mm is incredible!!
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