~ Anne ~
Gang Gang Family
This morning these Gang Gang Cockatoos spent almost 2 hours in a tree in our garden!
I first noticed them thanks to our dog who was lying at the foot of the tree, her head tilted back and a look of intense concentration on her face!
The three birds were scattered around the tree to begin with, but gradually made their way closer to each other and finally I was rewarded with this 'family portrait'!
The bird with the red head is a male, and I'm assuming the grey-headed female cuddled next to him is his wife. I think the third bird is a juvenile male.
I'm not sure why they spent so long in this tree. They weren't eating, just sitting there, bobbing their heads and making their strange croaking call which I have seen described as like a creaking gate or rusty hinge.
I took over 400 pics of the birds! :-O
Although I was longing for an SLR, I was quite pleased with the way some of them turned out, so you can expect to see a couple more!
Gang Gang Family
This morning these Gang Gang Cockatoos spent almost 2 hours in a tree in our garden!
I first noticed them thanks to our dog who was lying at the foot of the tree, her head tilted back and a look of intense concentration on her face!
The three birds were scattered around the tree to begin with, but gradually made their way closer to each other and finally I was rewarded with this 'family portrait'!
The bird with the red head is a male, and I'm assuming the grey-headed female cuddled next to him is his wife. I think the third bird is a juvenile male.
I'm not sure why they spent so long in this tree. They weren't eating, just sitting there, bobbing their heads and making their strange croaking call which I have seen described as like a creaking gate or rusty hinge.
I took over 400 pics of the birds! :-O
Although I was longing for an SLR, I was quite pleased with the way some of them turned out, so you can expect to see a couple more!