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08/09/2004 08:02:09 PM · #1 |
I've decided to post this photo again.
Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo
Reason#1: I see far too many bald eagles on this site, and I'm restoring the balance. This is the Aussie bald eagle. Hear it Screech. I encourage people from other nations to post their idea of a national symbol in it's full glory!
Reason#2: It didn't get nearly enough attention last time to satisfy me.
ISO400 1/125 f/5.6 300mm (480mm equiv.)
//www.dynalink.com.au/images/surfing/CRW_3953.jpg
Message edited by author 2004-08-09 20:02:22. |
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08/09/2004 10:29:29 PM · #2 |
| It is a great shot...Australia has eagles too though (wedge-tailed). |
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08/09/2004 10:48:47 PM · #3 |
| Every afternoon about 4pm I hear about 30,000 (exageration) of these little darlings. They are very loud but love them all the same. |
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08/09/2004 11:21:22 PM · #4 |
Unfortunately, Wedge-tailed eagles aren't exactly plentiful. I could quite easily get shots of sea eagles, but I'd need much more focal length...
lentil: Do you by any chance live on the eastern coast?? It seems they are most raucous there/here... |
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08/09/2004 11:25:11 PM · #5 |
Love these birds have a look at this one.
//www.dpchallenge.com/image.php?IMAGE_ID=85362
Having trouble with the link, try that.
Message edited by author 2004-08-10 00:10:19. |
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08/10/2004 12:12:37 AM · #6 |
| I am on the eastern coast wimbello, I live on the central coast of NSW. Where are you? |
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08/10/2004 12:17:43 AM · #7 |
Originally posted by lentil:
Every afternoon about 4pm I hear about 30,000 (exageration) of these little darlings. They are very loud but love them all the same. |
There were a lot around where I used to live. They'd fly over in flocks of thousands at a time. We'd tell visitors "never look up with your mouth open" :P
We didn't like them so much, they can strip an entire field of wheat in about 15 minutes. Individually I like them though...
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08/10/2004 12:51:13 AM · #8 |
Originally posted by lentil:
I am on the eastern coast wimbello, I live on the central coast of NSW. Where are you? |
I live in Avalon, so just over the water from you. I'm just up the road from Careel Bay Wharf.
Correct me if i'm wrong, but the reason there are so many cocky's along the eastern coast is that years ago (20-25??) there was a prolonged drought, and alot of these cockatoos flew east to the coast. There they fed, bred, and squawked their lungs out, and never went home. |
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08/10/2004 02:35:43 AM · #9 |
Correct me if i'm wrong, but the reason there are so many cocky's along the eastern coast is that years ago (20-25??) there was a prolonged drought, and alot of these cockatoos flew east to the coast. There they fed, bred, and squawked their lungs out, and never went home. [/quote]
I have heard something similiar, we get a few early morning visits a week i love watching them but they can be a bit distructive if they find the right thing to chew up. |
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