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Cacatua sanguinea
The Little Corella is a white cockatoo native to Australia and southern New Guinea, and is a member of the family Cacatuidae. It has a white body and bill, short crest, blue skin around eyes, pale pink patches between the eyes and bill, and yellow underwing and undertail. Flocks are often vast and noisy, consisting of up to several thousand birds.
These corellas have just been feeding on the cones of a Bunya Pine (Araucaria bidwillii), located in suburban Brisbane - http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/125... They are part of a small flock of about 12-15 birds.
Sorry, but these photos aren't the best. Long focal length comes at the price of picture clarity on a pocket camera. These were the best I could manage. Here's a little bit of info on the spider in pics 4 & 5, from a pervious spotting: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/222...
Spotted on Jan 10, 2014
Submitted on Jan 18, 2014
5 Comments
they are really large! But, yes, it seems that these two species don't have much in common :) but they look great together in one photo! :)
The spider (a Golden Silk Orb-weaver) was considerably closer than the Corella, and even though it's a large spider, it's no match for a bird this size. Anyway, the spider eats insects, and the bird eats fruit, nuts, and seeds. I doubt they're scarcely aware of each others presence. Here's some spider info: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/222... On second thoughts, this species of spider is known to catch very small birds in its web.
Lovely spotting! :)
But I also would like to hear a stroy about the spider!
is the spider way much closer to you than the bird and that's why it looks so big?
Interesting shots. I wonder what they think of those spiders.
I know what you mean about pricy focal lengths. Still, nice pics and description. I love to read the story behind the pic. Now, what kind of spider is in that fourth pic.?! Is the bird thinking of eating the spider or vice versa?