Pictures Cheeky Clarence Cockatoo :)

[CheekyBeaks]

One of our local wild Sulphur Crested Cockatoos that we have named Clarence is getting to be quite bold, I found him waiting for me under the carport so I could put some food in the feeder He let me get within a couple of metres from him to get these pics and when I finally gave in and got some seed for the feeder he parrot waddled following behind me and flew about a metre from my face to get to the feeder, 'he's' such a beautiful bird. he also has his girlfriend with him but she is a little shy and stayed in the tree...

 

[WeasleyLover]

He is very handsome!

 

[VictoriaVague]

Very brave and cheeky boy. A Too with attitude, imagine that...

 

[zoo mom]

Listen human I expect MY feeder to be filled on time from now on. I let you get your pictures.

 

[witchbaby]

He is stunning.

 

[nellysmom]

That is so cool! To be picked by a TOO

 

[bicmeister]

aww he sounds quite clever

 

[expressmailtome]

I guess that he knows a bird lover when he sees one!

Matt

 

[SueA555]

Very cool!

 

[melissasparrots]

Have you noticed if the GSC2's in Australia vary much in different locations? Or maybe in different seasons showing more vibrant colors after a molt? I've seen some pictures of wild cockies where they have a thick white eye ring, very stocky build with short tail and pretty much no yellow cheek patches. I've seen others that look a lot more like my Ariel being just a little longer bodied, light yellow cheeks and thinner white skin around the eye. Could this just be regional variation, effects of sun exposure and age in terms of fading the cheeks and thickening the eye skin? I'm just always curious because I'm in no way convinced Ariel is a pure GSC2. Sometimes I look at pics of wild cockatoos and think they look like the spitting image of her so maybe she is pure. Other times I look at pictures and see there are some differences.

 

[CheekyBeaks]

@melissasparrots

I have found that the sulphurs I have seen as pretty much the same as this fellow in the pics, I haven't noticed any yellow cheek patches, if they are there they would be very pale. Clarence is pretty dirty at the moment, I suspect he and is mate are nesting and have brown stains from hopping in and out of a tree hollow, but they are usually a pristine white.
I'm in QLD so is is possible that there are variations further south and I think New Guinea have sulphurs as well so there may be differences with those those.

 

[CheekyBeaks]

@melissasparrots here is a pic I came across of an Indonesian Sulphur, it has noticeable yellow cheek patches unlike the Sulphurs I am used to seeing ihere in Australia...

 

[Skyler]

Stunning---of course I started singing Born Free

 

[Abigail]

Those are great pics!

 

[JAM]

I haven't noticed yellow cheeks on any of the sulphurs I have seen here in NSW.