Sulphur Crested Cockatoo
by Chris Armytage
Title
Sulphur Crested Cockatoo
Artist
Chris Armytage
Medium
Photograph - Photographic Art On Digital Canvas
Description
Sulphur Crested Cockatoo, digitally altered photograph, white cockatoo with selective colour yellow crest and dandelions in a grassy field © 2018 ChrisArmytage™, Photographic Artist, Australia.
The sulphur-crested cockatoo (Cacatua galerita) is a relatively large white cockatoo found in wooded habitats in Australia, New Guinea and parts of Indonesia. In Australia, sulphur-crested cockatoos can be found widely in the north and east, ranging from the Kimberley to as far south as Tasmania, but avoiding arid inland areas with few trees. They are numerous in suburban habitats in cities such as Adelaide, Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney and Brisbane.
The plumage is overall white, while the underwing and -tail are tinged yellow. The expressive crest is yellow. The bill is black, the legs are grey, and the eye-ring is whitish. Males typically have almost black eyes, whereas the females have a more red or brown eye, but this requires optimum viewing conditions to be seen.
Their distinctive raucous call can be very loud; it is adapted to travel through the forest environments in which they live, including tropical and subtropical rainforests. These birds are naturally curious, as well as very intelligent. They have adapted very well to European settlement in Australia and live in many urban areas.
These birds are very long-lived, and can live upwards of 70 years in captivity, although they only live to about 20–40 years in the wild.
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June 25th, 2018
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Comments (8)
Chris Armytage
Delighted thanks, Miroslava Jurcik, for featuring my "Sulphur Crested Cockatoo" in Australia in Pictures!
Felipe Adan Lerma
Softly riveting! So glad I saw this on Images That Excite You, Chris - the combination of the coloring and the Cockatoo’s expression! l/f :)
Chris Armytage
Many thanks, John M. Bailey, for featuring "Sulphur Crested Cockatoo" in Images That Excite You!
Angela Davies
What a beauty he is and you can see his personality in eye expression and pose, nice use of selective color, FL
Chris Armytage replied:
Thanks so much Angela. These beautiful birds are considered pests in Australia, especially if you have a timber house - they have been known to eat the timber until there is very little left ... in their natural habitat they are beautiful, and they are happy to stay there if there is enough natural food.
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