Wild cockatoo pictures

Sarah they are great pictures. I just love the second last picture. He seems to be saying, well you could at least wait until I have my feathers all in place please. I need to look my best for the camera.

It really upsets me too Cara to see them killed for doing what they need to do to survive. I just wish they would capture some of them and legally export them if they are a problem and not kill them. Sulphur Crested Cockatoo's may be as common as mud over here but I never get tired of seeing them. I own 4 and I just love them. They are just such lovely birds.

Sharday I know what you mean about the puppy dog eyes. They may not have eyebrows, cheeks or lips, but their faces are so expressive. I remember my dear Sammy. I was outside talking to a friend and Sammy was inside yelling (he wasn't getting the attention he thought he deserved). I told him to stop a couple of times and then I went in to scold him and he looked at me the the most contrite expression on his face and said, 'Sammy not a good boy'. I just stood there and laughed, you couldn't be mad at him when he looked so sweet and innocent.

Cara, budgies are very common but not in the populated areas in Australia. They are found inland in basically semi desert areas. So unless you travel into the outback you won't see them except in pet stores and aviaries.

Birdmanca there are plenty of natural food sources around for them. But unfortunately they get into the seed crops in very large numbers and cause a lot of damage. The farmers hate them and will kill them. They are so wanted overseas and the prices for them are high. If they caught some of them and legally exported them instead of smuggling everyone would benefit except for the smugglers. They prices of them would come down overseas and the birds would be alive instead of dead.

When you have some of them you realize how smart they really are. They also have very strong emotions and it hurts and upsets them when one of the flock dies or is injured. I know how my Cockatoo's were when I lost my beloved Karl. He passed inside at 10.30pm and the others where his cage was under the awning just knew he had gone. They were dead silent for most of the following day instead of chatting away to me and the others. It wasn't until late in the afternoon I went outside and George Cockatoo looked at me and said 'You OK Darling'. They were in mourning for their mate Karl Corella.

I agree it is wonderful to see them in the wild and they would be in a perfect world. In a perfect world you could go outside and interact with all the wild birds just like you do with your pet birds. Unfortunately it is not a perfect world and where they interfere with the living of farmers they are considered a pest. It is not just a few birds getting into the crops, they come in their hundreds and can wipe out a whole field in a very short time. I would much rather see them alive in captivity than dead on the ground. Also many die in the smuggling process and the risk of disease being carried into another country is great. Legal exportation would drop that risk dramatically and save lots of lives.