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Red-tailed Black-cockatoo male
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Red-tailed Black-cockatoo male (Calyptorhynchus banksii)

These birds were not easy to photograph, but this fellow landed nearby without too much foliage in the way.
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Habitat
Bush
Location
NT, Australia
Date taken
3 August 2012
Scientific name
Calyptorhynchus banksii
Equipment used
Canon 7D + Canon 100-400 5.6 zoom lens
Pops1
A fantastic shot Rookery, super detailed capture of this colourful fellow
 
Stanley Jones
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Wow, what an awesome bird!!! It looks like this chap was excited about something, excellent capture and picture Rookery!!!!
 
flossiepip
Looks good to me Rooky, superb capture. Had great views of the Pelicans today but no camera!!!
 
L
Congrats on a great capture! I was hoping to come across one of these, too, but well ... maybe next time!
Cheers!
 
Tiger1
Good one Rookery, as you say they are not the easies birds to approach and their habit of hiding from the camera doesn't help.

Alex
 

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Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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