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Cacatua galerita and Cacatua tenuirostris
On the left is a Sulfur-Crested Cockatoo. On the right is a Long-billed Corella.
Regularly stopped by the balcony of a two-storey Kingston house. Cockatoos would usually arrive first, then Long-billed Corellas, who are actually smaller, would chase them away. (I originally thought the Long-billed Corella was a Little Corella)
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Beautiful
Sorry Japh. I adjusted my screen and realised the Corella's beak is behind the Cocky's. Our Cockies are suffering a bit at the moment so I have got wary of seeing bills out of shape with tips missing and little patches of feathers not sitting right - similar to CT's breast in this one. It's probably fine... maybe ruffled from the current argument. Great shot.
Interesting... what makes you think so, Mark?
Wouldn't be super surprising, as I know there were at least one or two others with quite advanced cases in the area.
CT might have a touch of Beak'nFeather disease?
Thanks so much for the welcome and kind words, @Argy Bee! :)
Serves me right for going away. Nearly missed this gem. What a laugh. Two classic troublemakers arguing. Great spotting Japh and welcome to the Project.
Thanks, @sarahaw1981, much appreciated!
Fantastic photo, well done :-)
Glad you like it, @Sachin Zaveri :D
Lovely snap,, Beautiful,,,
Thanks, @Maria dB! It was one of those photos where you take it, and then hold your breath that it turned out as awesome as you hoped :)
What a great interaction shot!
@Phillip Torres: Thanks!! :D
This is such an epic frame! Excellent captures Japh!
@LuisStevens: Nope, they're fighting over the bowl. Believe it or not, the little one won!
@ShannaB: Oh great! I'll definitely do that then, thanks :)
Welcome to Project Noah, Japh!! I love this pic!! I would suggest deleting your second spotting record and updating this one to reflect both species. With spottings such as this where there are two species that belong in the same category (birds in this case), it is perfectly okay to add both common names and both scientific names in the correct boxes. (So, for example, 'Sulfur-Crested Cockatoo and Little Corella' in the common name box, and same for the scientific names.) You don't need to split them up. We hope you enjoy our community and we'll look forward to seeing more of your spottings!
Is the big one feeding the small?