Black cockatoo feasting on pine cones

Walking back from another grey & flat day at the beach, I spotted (well heard first!) the black cockatoos having a good feast.

[Kat]

Fabulous photo - I can never get that close to them! Well done :)

[Poppo Livy]

Now that is a great capture. Well done Denise

[Denise fuller]

Nice, I like the clarity of the fir cones as well as the bird

[Alex]

Very nice bird. Very elegant shot! Kind greetings.

[Mrs. Laloggie]

Wonderful capture of an unusual (for me) bird nestled in a lovely pine- cone filled pine tree.

[Denise Wood]

@darthkitty @terryliv @denisefuller @baalst @mrslaloggie Thanks all for great comments. The black cockatoo isn't all that common here but they are around when pine cones are growing!

[sally agnew]

Love hearing these noisy chaps flying over, great capture :-)

[Julie Chapa]

Great capture!

[Nita]

Great capture.

[Linda1949]

Never seen one of these. Thanks for sharing.

[Kevin Krueger]

Nice catch! Definitely not from this neighbourhood!

[Lynette]

Wow, great pic. I'd love to see one of these - high on my bird bucket list, as it were.

[Cindy McFarland]

Wow! What a great capture of this beautiful bird!

[Lyn Berriman]

Oh what a beautiful bird! Well captured.

[Denise Wood]

@hermann @tjchapa @sansjuan @lindacarol @kevinkrueger @net @cindymc @lynnilou . Thanks all for the lovely comments. Kevin- I think you need plenty of sunshine to have these in your neighbourhood! Lynette- they are wonderful so keep them on your bucket list. I will revisit the trees and try to capture one in flight as the yellow on their wings & tail is beautiful too.