A Sulfur crested Cockatoo. This was taken very close to home. They love to sit and feast on pine cones that line our driveway. Sometimes I think they deliberately throw them at us too. They are so cheeky with really expressive faces.
Oh! I used to be a bird brain. I had 12 parrots living in my side of a duplex. My neighbor was a saint not to complain about the racket. One was an Eleanora Cockatoo. This reminds me of it, but it never was an easy bird to have around. My macaws were loud and destructive, but cuddly and sweet. The cockatoo was demanding and aggressive, but so beautiful. Definitely not an angel
Great shot and timing. I sometimes stop and wait for the swans to flap their wings but that usually only happens just before I get my camera ready or just after I have put it away :-)
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