Looks like an old bird. It's very tame, or perhaps fearless. Probably the latter. Think he could do with a bath. We've seen them drink from our swimming pool but unlike the kookaburras, they never go for a swim. |
Sulphur Crested Cockatoo |
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This photo was taken by my husband late this afternoon in our backyard in Sydney, Australia. August 29, 2003. |
Looks like an old bird. It's very tame, or perhaps fearless. Probably the latter. Think he could do with a bath. We've seen them drink from our swimming pool but unlike the kookaburras, they never go for a swim. |
September 23, 2003 - This photo also taken in our backyard. A different cockatoo from the one pictured above. Same species, different bird & extremely tame. Did not move while I fetched the camera and took it to Peter, who was standing really close to him, just stayed there in the tree looking around. Click image for enlargement. |
We don't encourage cockatoos as they are known to strip all the timber off a house for reasons unknown. Theories for this behaviour are boredom or that someone has stopped feeding them. |
