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Calyptorhynchus latirostris
Australian Threatened Species...
Male Carnaby's Black-Cockatoos feed the female at her nest during the incubation period and fly over 12km to ensure she gets the food she needs during nesting The cockatoos rarely use the same hollow to nest in if the breeding attempt the previous season was unsuccessful The birds display strong bonds with their partners throughout their adult life If two eggs are produced, the second egg is laid two to eight days after the first egg The cockatoos can live for 40 to 50 years in the wild.
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Thanks.. I love them too..
Its an absolute pleasure having these guys fly over my house. Nice picture
Thanks Harsha Singh.. 8-)
Christiane and cockatoos, I am your fan. ;-)
Your welcome, Christiane!!
Thanks p.young713 for posting this great information. I just hope we will not loose this beautiful bird!
I know!! I love birds too! The world is a mess, right now!! Hopefully things wll get better with conservation such as the bald eagle program we had here in the US since the 1960s. The wildlife seems to be recovering here, but I think it took a lot of legislation. I can understand both sides now! A lot of Industry closed and now there's unemployment!!! I think in the case of Carnaby's Black-Cockatoos~it states it is the heat(possible global warming) and loss of woodlands? The wildlife area? Is there a lot of building going on there? Also over here at one time there was a lot of DDT use and they did away with it and as a result the wildlife has recovered. I think the article said the rains are coming early could that have anything to do with the earth tilting, I heard it is slightly off the axle? http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2005/jan...
It may effect the seasons I think!
@p.young731 I always feel bad when I read a article like that! I hope we will not loose this beautiful bird! That would be a sad day for this world!
I read the article, it is sad! these are such beautiful birds, Christiane!
One very sad article.. I love these birds..
http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/j...
Thanks Emma and p.young731
nice!
Awesome photo!
Thanks... I hope so too...
Beautiful photo!
Hope they'll make it!