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Yellow tailed Black Cockatoo
The creaks of protest from the blackwood tree, as strips are torn out by the yellow tailed black cockatoos, is a gentle accompaniment to the harsh calls as the cockatoos call to one another.
Flocks of 5 to 10 yellow tailed black cockatoos are visiting at the moment, their
strident calls drift across the forest top as the flock chooses a wattle tree to feed on. They then settle in and rip strips off the tree to get to the grubs within. The ground below becomes littered with bark and wood as they chew their way into the tunnels of the grubs in the tree. Then with more shrill calls and a graceful, undulating flight they are off to continue feeding elsewhere.
yellow tailed black cockatoo
Posted by
Mark
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2008-10-30 04:41
I live in Nerang, Qld near an area of bush reserve. Just yesterday we had a visit from a yellow tailed blach cockatoo. We didnt know what it was until we researched the internet.
A beautiful bird.
A beautiful bird.
Nerang yellow tailed black cockatoo
Posted by
Les Goldsmith
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2008-11-01 06:16
They might be my favourite bird, we have just returned from Tasmania and were pleased to see them at Corinna on the west coast and Coles Bay on the East Coast and Near Huonville down South. They seemed to be feeding on the Melaleucas
Yellow Tailed Black-Cockatoo
Sincerely
Sue Middelhuis