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by killiecrankie ( edited 17 Mar 2018 ) 17 Mar 2018

This photo of a Yellow Tailed Black Cockatoo was taken earlier this year in our back yard.A few days before this was taken a pair of these birds were drinking out of the bird bath just before sunset.



This one was ,one of 4 birds that arrived for a drink in the morning a few days later but before I could get closer to take more photos ,some loud voices from next
door ,frightened them off & they haven't been back.


We have only seen these birds up the north coast not down here.

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by katydid 18 Mar 2018

Beautiful bird and great shots!

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by cfidl 18 Mar 2018

That is so exciting! I look forward to more pics.

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by kustomkuddle 18 Mar 2018

What an interesting bird. Lovely to see birds I'm not familiar with!

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killiecrankie by killiecrankie 18 Mar 2018

Had to look this bird up, in our book of Australian birds

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by pennifold 18 Mar 2018

Gorgeous Judy, we've got Corella's visiting our back yard and boy has it been hot today. We've noticed lots of Lorikeets too.
It's 10.14 Sunday evening as I reply to your post and it's still 29C outside!!!!!!!!!!! I've still got the air con on. Love Chris

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killiecrankie by killiecrankie 18 Mar 2018

No air con here ,I got sick of sticking to everything I touch .Our outside thermometers' silver ball is still showing 42C but the red line is showing 33C.Don't know if the silver is still made from mercury these days or not.It will be interesting to see if it eventually goes back down to join up with the red line

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by abuch 17 Mar 2018

what joy, to have that kind of beauty in ones back yard. very lucky!

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killiecrankie by killiecrankie 17 Mar 2018

We have been here 40yrs now & the bird life has really changed ,we see all sorts of parrots turning up now but the sparrows ,pee wees,willy wag tails have disappeared.

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by graceandham 17 Mar 2018

Amazing birds AND yard.

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killiecrankie by killiecrankie 17 Mar 2018

thank you ,but the plants will be suffering today 41C according to my husband outside now.

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by sdrise 17 Mar 2018

Beautiful!!!

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by sewdeb 17 Mar 2018

How lucky to spot this visitors!

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by mrskiki 17 Mar 2018

Beautiful.

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by jgwatchorn 17 Mar 2018

In our area ( far north coast NSW - Bangalow) we see the Red tailed Black cockatoo in groups,they are very noisy birds.
Which north coast do you live?

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killiecrankie by killiecrankie 17 Mar 2018

Central Coast shire.They were making such a loud noise ,so I looked out to see ,what was going on.I thought it was the myna birds attacking our white cat.

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