Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo #1
by Lexa Harpell
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Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo #1
Artist
Lexa Harpell
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Photograph - Photographs
Description
Birds of the World Series by Lexa Harpell.
Sulphur-crested Cockatoos are native to Australia and belong to the parrot family. Growing to 17-21 cm in length with white overall plumage - tinged with yellow under feathers on their wings, tail and head cone.
They usually fly in large flocks around sunrise and sunset in the bush squarking quite loudly - then perch on high trees looking for food.
They can be demanding 'pets' - and some say they are cute and begin to feed them on their suburban balconies. Like clock work, they turn up for their feed. When the food stops, (or you go on holidays) they begin to 'vandalise' the timbers on homes by pecking and tearing the timber apart causing a great deal of damage.
They are also destructive to fruit and cereal crops - especially in their large numbers.
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October 16th, 2016
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Fon Denton
So beautiful! I understand that some there consider them nuisance birds, like crows here in the US.
Lexa Harpell replied:
Some...people don't like them as they have very loud squawks and usually fly in large flocks late afternoon. BUT I LOVE THEM AND THEIR NOISE! I signed up for a life around nature. haha I'm currently in a place where there can be around a few hundred to a thousand of them. We have crows here, they can be a bit of a nuisance at times. Thanks for the comment Fon! L:)
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