As with many stunning birds, Red Tailed Black Cockatoos are endangered by the thriving illegal trade in bird smuggling.
High demand and high transit mortality mean that many more birds are taken from the wild than actually sold.
Female Red Tailed Black Cockatoo having a meal of Eucalyptus Seeds.
Family of Red Tailed Black Cockatoos
Father on the right, Mother on the left and Daughter in the middle
At sunset, flocks of this species are often seen flying high, returning from feeding areas to roosts in large trees along the banks of rivers or streams.
They may be less wary while feeding than at other times, and generally do not allow a close approach by an observer, readily taking flight and screeching loudly which makes this a fortuitous photograph taken by me. Standing directly below them.
Why Do We Never See Baby Pigeons?
They do exist, but you have to know where to look.
"Every spring, down-covered mallard ducklings follow their mother across a pond. Goslings graze along side their Canada Geese parents in waterfront parks. Baby chickens peck the ground soon after hatching. But why do we never see baby pigeons?"
"Some baby birds—like those down-covered ducks, geese, and chickens—leave their nest shortly after hatching and do a lot of growing up while following their parents around. Others, like pigeons, stay in the nest and depend on their parents to feed and protect them, well into their youth." (READ MORE)
I am watching a live stream of a Peregrine Falcon sitting on her 4 eggs atop 367 Collins Street Melbourne.
Two have hatched.
The is high drama here as the biological father - Dive-bomb Dad - had a fight with an interloper and has gone missing.
Sadly, Dive-bomb Dad is presumed dead as the two were seen fighting on the banks of the Yarra River.
Though not verified.
The interloper is not performing his duties. Failing to share the incubation of the eggs.
Though his fatherly instincts have started to kick in, he is bring food to for the new chicks.
Live feed from 367 Collins Street Melbourne.