In the next tree we saw this bird:
I think it's a gang gang cockatoo. I can't recall seeing one so close to the city ever before, but maybe they are less rare than I think.
When I checked on the internet, I saw this clip, which looks to me like the same bird:
I checked once again at Birds In Backyards and read:
They are widespread in eastern New South Wales from the central slopes and tablelands to the south coast, down through Victoria's north-eastern regions to Seymour, with some records in east Melbourne, Mornington Peninsula and south-western Gippsland.Rosanna is in the north-east of Melbourne.
Aren't we lucky to have these glorious creatures flying free around us?
4 comments:
What beautiful birdies you have on your walk, Penny! We wish ours were as colorful!
Love ya lots♥
Mitch and Molly
I saw some birds in the same park. That little crest looked just like a gum blossom, making the bird hard to see. The birds are lovely at Rosanna.
Mary, when I first felt the bits of plant raining down on me, I looked up and couldn't spot the gang gang, because of that topknot that looks like a gum blossom.
Mich and Molly, the birds sure are lovely.
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