Look right, look left.........

[Kobione]

A fairly rare, (to this area), visitor to the bird table this morning.

 

Look right:

 

 

Look left:

 

 

 

No-one around, so I'll scrunch these seeds, and spit out the bits I don't want!!:

 

[bugmeister]

What a beautiful visitor you had there, and so helpful giving you the views as it looked around.

 

Sulphur crested cockatoo I think?

[Kobione]

Thanks, Bugs - yes,  Sulphur Crested. We don't get too many of them in our local area, and you can tell this one is a bit 'wary' by the way his wings are just a tiny bit extended, giving him a slightly 'hunched shoulder' look, but we were lucky he landed when the sun was almost fully on him. We had fun watching

[annie]

my god, how amazing it must be to find one of those on your bird feeders. he's a beaut. wonderful pictures kobione..

[Terry]

Great set Kobione, #3 is a belter

[colinb]

cracking 3rd shot - and all we qet are pigeons!

[ChrisLumix]

Gorgeous! What's the difference between a cockatoo, a cockatiel, and a parakeet? ('Scuse my ignorance).

[bugmeister]

Gorgeous! What's the difference between a cockatoo, a cockatiel, and a parakeet? ('Scuse my ignorance).

I think they are all ultimately members of the parrot family, the cockatiel family are often found as cage birds and the parakeet is often found as a noisy, gregarious mob. The cockatoo family includes the largest birds of the bunch and also includes the infamous Galah.

 

I'm sure there are much more descriptive differences, hopefully someone else will expand

[ChrisLumix]

I think they are all ultimately members of the parrot family, the cockatiel family are often found as cage birds and the parakeet is often found as a noisy, gregarious mob. The cockatoo family includes the largest birds of the bunch and also includes the infamous Galah.

 

I'm sure there are much more descriptive differences, hopefully someone else will expand

 

Yes, I've heard of the 'infamous galah' - I'm told it's far better to have heard OF it, than heard it

[NannyFerret]

Can I come and camp in your outhouse, please, Dee?  but never mind, I am enjoying the lovely shots that you get and post on here for us all to see.

[KateW]

Beautifully seen and taken.

[Kobione]

Thanks all for the nice comments.

 

Gorgeous! What's the difference between a cockatoo, a cockatiel, and a parakeet? ('Scuse my ignorance).

 

Chris - Bugs got it pretty right - they are all sub species of the parrot family. Cockatoos are the largest varieties, such as these Sulphur Crested and the Black Cockatoos, and Galahs also come into this category, and there are quite a few more. Cockatiels are smaller species, and we don't see too many of those, our country is just a tad harsh. They are often seen as caged pets, but if you head to the right area they would be seen in flocks. Parakeets are the smallest varieties, and includes Budgies, also seen in flocks in the right country.

 

We get mainly Galahs, a few Long Billed Corellas, and this is the first Sulphur Crested we have had this close since we got here. In the 'smaller versions' we get Eastern Rosellas occasionally, Red Rumped Parrots, which are small, and also down in numbers this year - it's a food thing.

 

Our bird table is a constant source of entertainment, but not always easy to catch the subjects so well as this