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Jeremy the #cockatoo now has an indoor/outdoor cage. We were not sure whether he'd use it, but it seems like he likes it!
#parrots #birds #petsofmastodon

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Anthony Horton 18h ago

There were some avian dinosaurs there, too.

#BinChicken #Cockatoo

Art History Animalia 6d ago

#TwoForTuesday:
#Ostrich & #Cockatoo by pioneering Japanese graphic designer Hisui Sugiura (杉浦非水 Sugiura Hisui, 1876-1965) from his design collection Hisui Sosaku Zuanshu, 1926
National Diet Library Japan:
https://www.ndl.go.jp/en/imagebank/theme/hisuisosaku
#JapaneseArt #GraphicDesign #BirdsInArt

MrAndrewD Mar 30

It's the time of year where crackles of sulphur crested #cockatoos go through plane trees and liquidambars, eating the seed pods.

They're messy eaters, leaving a huge amount of green detritus as they work their way from tree to tree stripping seeds and forcing them to the ground to be eaten by other members of the crackle, working their way along from tree to tree.

#ParrotOfTheDay #cockatoo #cockatoosofmastodon

Emma in Hobart Mar 28

Cute birb!

"A palm cockatoo chick has hatched in an artificial hollow in Far North Queensland."

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-29/palm-cockatoo-hatching-from-artificial-nest/106498256

#cockatoo #birds #birb #abcaustralia

Endangered palm cockatoo chick born in artificial nest a world first

Scientists rejoice as adult birds enter an artificial hollow to feed and incubate the egg, before hatching and eventually flying away.

Sydney Birder Mar 19

Local group of Glossy Black-Cockatoos now six strong!

Every now and then over the last few years, I’ve seen a group of Glossy Black-Cockatoos on the banks of Manly Dam. They have a few favourite spots, always where the Casuarina trees are in seed.

For the first couple of years, there were always three birds in the group. I don’t know if they were the same birds each time. Then suddenly there were five. And yesterday, for the first time, there were six. Glossies are rare compared to the other types of cockatoos in our area (Sulphur-crested, Yellow-tailed Black, and Corellas), so it’s wonderful to see this group growing in size.

https://youtu.be/NQx4koYy_yM

Yesterday was a muggy, grey day. My camera kept misting up due to the high humidity. Every now and then the mist turned to light, drifting rain that settled into blotches on the lens. Still, the video gives you and idea of the gentle, calm presence of these large birds.

Glossies are a type of parrot. In Australia we have 56 species of parrots, including cockatoos, lorikeets, rosellas, ringnecks and budgerigars. Check out my previous sightings of Glossy Black-Cockatoos.

Common name: Glossy Black-Cockatoo
Scientific name: Calyptorhynchus lathami
Approximate length: 50cm
Date spotted: 19 March 2026 (autumn)
Location: Manly Dam Park, near Sydney: 33°46’23.8″S 151°14’39.5″E

#australia #birdCalls #birds #birdsong #birdwatching #Cockatoo #GlossyBlackCockatoo #parrots #SydneyBirds

Glossy Black-cockatoos at Manly Dam

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Rockiriya Mar 13

А теперь к грандиозным новостям! Пятого апреля повезу свои изделия на ярмарку "белобока" в Москве 🥳
Юхуу, моя первая ярмарка за много лет, пытаюсь сейчас к ней подготовить как можно больше всего

#parrot #handmade #art #bird #птицы #miniature #cockatoo #rock #stoneart #птица #попугай #beads

Art History Animalia Mar 12

#Woodensday :
Asmat artist(s); Indonesia, West Papua, Erma village
Jifoi (bowl), mid-20th c.
Wood, paint
On display at the Met (1978.412.1177)
#Parrots #BirdsInArt #IndigenousArt #AustralasianArt
ℹ️ ufir ( Palm #Cockatoo ) head as the prow; fruit-eating birds = headhunting symbolism (see label)