This wild yellow crested cockatoo [Cacatua sulphurea], at the Grants Picnic Ground at Kalista in the Dandenong ranges east of Melbourne, brazenly stole this packet of seed from a visitor. The best part is how deftly he held it in his paw, as he skilfully snacked on the seeds. However is fellow cockatoos soon gathered, trying to get him to share but he wouldn't and it all ended in tears. The poor guy lost his one paw hold and the packet of seed dropped into the forest below, several cockatoos in pursuit.
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Indeed I was the visitor and victim of the dirty deed and have the scratches and nips on my arms to prove it...!
Cheeck Cocky! In fact, having lived in the hills for a long time now, it was the first time I had witnessed such a presence of cockatoos at Grants Picnic Ground (hadn't visited in a long while...).
Great Shot!
Jessie
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