We have the most gorgeous new neighbors - Red-Tailed Black Cockatoos. A flock has been hanging out at the cemetery across the street for about a week or so.
A few came to the gum tree hanging over our yard yesterday.They are much more skittish than the ubiquitous pink and gray Gallahs. Gallahs watch you walk right up to them and then, they tell you off.
These RTB's flew off just because my camera made a tiny "bee-deep." They were a good 20 meters away at the time.
Thus, I have few photos and none of them good. Come on, black things just don't photograph well.
Their awesomely bright red under-tail patches show up for about a millisecond when they take flight and they are always flying AWAY which isn't the pretty red side.
These dears don't usually come to town. We first saw them at Ross River Resort our first Christmas when we still misunderstood the word, "resort."
Their noises are raucous and beepy. That's what first made me look- to see what the new bird sound was.
They're BIG - about the length from my elbow to the tip of my fingers. That's just a guess because, as I said, you can't get too close.
Remember, I did my best with the photos.
