Southwest WA’s black cockatoos are highly sociable and very intelligent.
They are intermittently LOUD, but rarely aggressive/disputatious.
Breeding pairs usually “bond” permanently, and both parents are remarkably attentive to their offspring.
When it comes to enjoying their food, very evidently – both the “capturing” and the consumption thereof – these birds have few peers.
Not long after I took this post’s photos my beloved and I walked out of Hollywood Reserve and into its big neighbour: Karrakatta Cemetery.
As you’ll see in the single-image sequel to this series, Karrakatta was about to give us an “avian surprise”.
Pelican Yoga has many “cockatoo” posts, most of which feature Forest red-tailed or Carnaby’s black cockatoos.
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