Native cockatoos

[Beckyymayy]

Nigel had some visitors, The morning I woke up to nine noisy cockatoos out the front of my house.

 

[BirdyMomma]

That is SOOO AWESOME!!!!!

 

[Beckyymayy]

Another photo

 

[TreeBee]

That is to Cool!!!!!!

 

[Mekaisto]

Cockatoos ate all my almonds this year, didn't leave a single one for me!



These guys were in my yard today, a little red rump and his girlfriend.

 

[thekarens]

That's so cool!

 

[Betrisher]

There's a short street that butts onto ours which has an avenue of fairly bushy native trees, making a nice cool corridor for residents to walk under. Or, at least, it did until the cockies came along and stripped the trees bare! LOL! After just three days, the trees were naked and all the leaves and twigs carpeted the street. The council had to send a work crew to clear up the mess. I thought it was wonderful to see our native wildlife being provided for so well. And the cockies just had a riot, chewing and chomping and guzzling down the vegetation. LOLOL!

 

[MarciaLove]

oh that is so cool!!!!!! lucky!

 

[getwozzy]

That's so cool!!! I would LOVE to see wild cockatoos boppin around in my backyard haha

 

[Terry57]

I am so jealous! What an amazing sight!!! I would love to see those beauties in my backyard

 

[MikeyTN]

I also would love to see those in my backyard as well.....one day I'll visit there.....

 

[Charleymomma]

That is amazing.

 

[jenphilly]

Funny thing is how much we would all love to see them, but does everyone in Australia look at them and see pigeons!? Especially if they eat all your almonds

 

[Mike17]

Funny thing is how much we would all love to see them, but does everyone in Australia look at them and see pigeons!? Especially if they eat all your almonds

It's not just almonds- I lived on Cape York (far north Queensland) for a while and as soon as the pawpaws ripened, we had cockatoos eating them during the day, and flying foxes at night. Sulphur-cresteds are known for eating peoples' verandahs in places like Sydney (well, demolishing them, if not consuming). So, they're far from being universally loved.

 

[jenphilly]

Mike - Sounds like you would be happy to collect them all up and ship them over here for us crazy Americans to keep as pets

I had read they were extremely destructive and considered a 'pest' species.

 

[Mike17]

Mike - Sounds like you would be happy to collect them all up and ship them over here for us crazy Americans to keep as pets

I had read they were extremely destructive and considered a 'pest' species.

Cockatoo numbers are probably way over what they were at European settlement. They (along with kangaroos etc) have been provided with water in the form of countless farm dams, plus easy food in cereal crops. The non-endangered species could be exported in large numbers without impacting on their status in the wild. An area some distance from where I lived in Cape York Peninsula was a relatively new agricultural area, specialising in growing maize. The flocks of sulphur-crested were astounding, a white cloud, many many thousands. The area before agriculture would have supported maybe 5% of the current numbers- they can have several clutches a year now as food is provided year-round. The poor farmers go around half their working day firing blanks from shotguns to scare them off the crops- they're not allowed to shoot or trap cockatoos as they're protected (mostly- farmers in my current state can get permits to shoot them). I'd rather see them exported than shot.

 

[lisascannell]

We have dozens of these, and galahs, living in the park at the end of my street. We refer to them as "sulfer crested" in Australia and the pink cockatoos are just a "galah".
I never tire of seeing them Cockatiels are native to Australia too but have never seen them in the wild. Planning a trip to inland Australia soon so I can see them in the wild

 

[Mekaisto]

We have dozens of these, and galahs, living in the park at the end of my street. We refer to them as "sulfer crested" in Australia and the pink cockatoos are just a "galah".
I never tire of seeing them Cockatiels are native to Australia too but have never seen them in the wild. Planning a trip to inland Australia soon so I can see them in the wild

I don't know where in SA you're from, but if you head East into the Mallee, you'll see TONS of cockatiels - Mulgas and Regents too if you're lucky

I saw bluebonnets last time I visited the Mallee, I was so excited!

 

[lisascannell]

We have dozens of these, and galahs, living in the park at the end of my street. We refer to them as "sulfer crested" in Australia and the pink cockatoos are just a "galah".
I never tire of seeing them Cockatiels are native to Australia too but have never seen them in the wild. Planning a trip to inland Australia soon so I can see them in the wild

I don't know where in SA you're from, but if you head East into the Mallee, you'll see TONS of cockatiels - Mulgas and Regentsefonite too if you're lucky

I saw bluebonnets last time I visited the Mallee, I was so excited!

Oh thanks! I didn't know that. Definitely worth a day trip there then! Actually planning a trip to the Flinders Ranges. Might even see some budgies!

 

[jenphilly]

Lisa - Get lots of photos and videos when you go!! Would love to see!