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Major Mitchell's (Pink) Cockatoo
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Major Mitchell's (Pink) Cockatoo (Cacatua leadbeateri)

One of several dozen feeding in the bloodwoods around Freshwater Bore, Newhaven Station, Northern Territory. Although these are the least common of the Australian white cockatoos, they are quite widespread across the continent.
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Habitat
Bloodwood and Hakea woodland / shrubland
Location
Northern Territory, Australia
Date taken
June 2008
Scientific name
Cacatua leadbeateri
Equipment used
D40X Nikon + AF-S 70-300 Nikon lens
madamcoolpix
:bounce: What a stunner of pinkish flyer!!! o:) Major Mitchell must have been very proud of having dedicated this looker! ;) Thanks a lot for sharing!!! :t: :t: :t:
 
Jaff
Bloodwood sounds like something you'd see in middle Earth! Never heard of that before.

A great pic of this Pinky though (does it have a mate called Perky I wonder? ;) ).
 
delia todd
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That's a great flight shot, nightparrot. I've added it to the Opus article.

Thanks

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