Yes super exciting but keep in mind it could very well be an escapee as well. Kati, could you tell us a bit about its behaviour, whether it was approachable, or if you noticed any bands? Did it do much or just sit there on the play equipment? Just the one bird I assume.
Hi Kati. Thanks for your photo. I have downloaded the original photo, cropped it and added it back to be used on the Species page, see:- https://canberra.naturemapr.org/Community/Species/Sightings/15251
Hi all! Thanks for your interest. I would say it’s behaviour was somewhat strange. It was sitting calmly eating some sort of berry/seed from a small twig it was holding. When children approached it it gave a loud squawk made ready to leave but when the children backed off it stayed where it was. No rings or tags I could see.
I assume so. Having said that the surrounding area is highly forested and supports other cockatoos (such as a large black cockatoo population) so perhaps it will survive well enough here?
Hello, there is a Major Mitchell’s Cockatoo in Coombs that regularly free-flies around. I would say it’s most likely him- hopefully he isn’t lost. I have been caught off guard a few times, and then see that it eventually flew back to a person.
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