Pictures Cockylicious!!!

[Stormcloud]

Hi everyone my name is Yindi and we decided to pay Stormcloud another visit yesterday.



Yindi is an aboriginal word that when translated means "The Sun". I was given this name because of yellow tail and cheek patches.



We found Stormcloud walking along the creek early yesterday morning and it was a cold and foggy start to the day.



All the YTB2s, GSC2s, Corellas, Galahs, King Parrots, Crimson and Eastern Rosellas come here to the creek bank to eat the mineral rich clay just like macaws in South America do.



Note the muddy beaks on our white GSC2 cousins above.



Then it was time go and gather up all the crew and fly off to our next destination.



Which happened to be the big snow gum (eucalyptus) not 10 metres away from Stormcloud's front door.



But it can get quite tricky for large birds like us to navigate through the foliage to find a suitable branch to perch on.



And after all that hard work it was time for a good old communal preening session.



...Continued below.

 

[Stormcloud]

After all who doesn't like a good scratch.



Then it was time to go and see what Ruffles was up to, but it can be a challenge squeezing in between the branches.



Ruffles was about to land on the branch below me.



But like all Cockies, he loves to clown around!



And swing around on the branches.



Sometimes Ruffles even likes to hang around upside down!



Which means he has to flap like crazy to get back up again!



But eventually with a lot of flapping and squawking Ruffles eventually ends the right way up again.



After all that clowning around we were hungry and it was time to take off and look for some fresh green pine cones to trash.



So until we next meet again it's TOO-dles from Ruffles and TOO-dles from me, Yindi.

 

[expressmailtome]

I can not even imagine how beautiful it is to see them firsthand in the wild! You are very lucky!

Matt

 

[Birdiemarie]

I'd be saying "WOW" all day long!

 

[zoo mom]

Awesome.

 

[CheekyBeaks]

Fantastic Pics

 

[VictoriaVague]

Amazing pics.

 

[Katster]

Oh I would love to move to the land of cockatoos

Beautiful birdies. Thanks for sharing! The Pinkster sends out his greetings

 

[Stormcloud]

Oh I would love to move to the land of cockatoos
Beautiful birdies. Thanks for sharing! The Pinkster sends out his greetings

Thanks and well then I'm sure this will be right up your alley.
Think Pink!!! (for Zoo Mom)

 

[bicmeister]

How neat!

 

[JAM]

Now that you have stunning shots of the stunning cockies to a tee, I challenge you to flight shots of those cheeky little lories!

 

[Anne & Gang]

absolutely fantastic!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Stormcloud]

Thanks everyone.

 

[saroj12]

Wow! Fantastic pictures! Love the narrative too!

 

[95talongirl]

Too cool! It would be so weird to see these wonderful birds in the backyard!

 

[jmfleish]

As usual...I'm drooling...and dreaming!

 

[lupe]

I'm green with envy!! You lucky devil you .....thanks for sharing it Gerard..I really enjoyed it.....

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