Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Photo a Day 118 - Wild Bird Wednesday


Here are some more shots I took on our zoo visit. They were taken in a huge walk-in aviary, so I guess they are wild birds in captivity.


This is the magnificent Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo which inhabits the east and northern areas of Australia. Here in the south we have the smaller Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo.




The Royal Spoonbill is common arounds waterways, wetlands and coastal lagoons and mangroves.




The beautiful Eclectus Parrot has an even showier female partner which is pretty unusual in the bird world. It is found in the rainforests of the northern most tip of Australia.


Liz Needle  -  linking with "Wild Bird Wednesday".



5 comments:

  1. Yesi have see the Parrot up in queensland when I was staying with my daughter.Would love to see the Eclectus Parrot in person although probably never will. Saw a pair tht had been captured.

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  2. That cockatoo is absolutely gorgeous!

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  3. Pretty birds and photos. The Cockatoo and parrots are my favorites. Enjoy your day!

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  4. Beautiful photos! Love that black cockatoo!

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