yellow-tailed black cockatoo

And one last view of the Yellow-tailed Blacks from last week.

Male has red eye.

I had the pleasure of being surrounded by about 20 of these birds happily feeding.

Took this photo while camping at Brownhill Creek last July. We heard their unique sound and had a quick glimpse of them heading to a hill overlooking the campground. Knowing there were pine trees in the area, we quickly travelled up the hill and followed a track into the pine trees to see about...

Took this photo while camping at Brownhill Creek last July. We heard their unique sound and had a quick glimpse of them heading to a hill overlooking the campground. Knowing there were pine trees in the area, we quickly travelled up the hill and followed a track into the pine trees to see...

Just so you understand. In the park where the pic of me covered in Rosella's was taken I could just as easily been covered in Sulphur-crested cockatoos. Except for one thing, fear!!! Like the black cockatoo in the image above they can cut through timber - fingers, ears, ..... with ease. I have...

I used to moan about not seeing the YTBC and now I have seen then fairly up close on 2 occasions. Really made my day!

I used to moan about not seeing the YTBC and now I have seen then fairly up close on 2 occasions. Really made my day!

Yellow tailed Black Cockatoos appear to arrive here early Spring and depart late Summer (September / January) They frequent the local native She Oaks and Grevillea trees which grow along this area of coast. I was lucky enough to capture three shots this season which I was very pleased with...

A rare and recent visitor to our yard. They never stay for long either. Heard their calls as I was leaving for work so raced back for my camera and managed a few snaps before leaving. Haven't seen them since.

Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo.

a flock of 7 birds were hanging around the best surfing beach in the world this morning (North Narrabeen) in the light rain. they kept being chased by the local ravens.