Cacatua galerita

1 Sulphur-crested Cockatoo at Red Hill, ACT

Cacatua galerita at Red Hill, ACT - 9 Dec 2018
Cacatua galerita at Red Hill, ACT - 9 Dec 2018
Cacatua galerita at Red Hill, ACT - 9 Dec 2018
Cacatua galerita at Red Hill, ACT - 9 Dec 2018
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Cacatua galerita 11 Dec 2018 ArcherCallaway
Cacatua galerita 11 Dec 2018 BIrdsinCanberra

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I came across this single bird high in a hollow; more towards the centre of the hill. It was not doing much, with one eye apparently half-closed like it was napping. It did open the eye later on. I am guilty of anthropomorphising, as I had an image of a truly exhausted mum just catching a nap whenever she could.

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