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Garden Guests Diary: Sharing Supper

I captured Mr and Mrs Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo sharing supper late this afternoon.  Our seed bell had been munched to the point where it had fallen to the ground and these birds are known for their intelligence.  The pair were sitting very close to me on our pool fence, about an arm’s length away, undeterred by my camera and they continued to share the remnants of the seed bell.  It was a beautiful momement and one where you have to shake yourself to believe that these are actually wild birds! Here are some of my photographs of this stunning couple.

Mr Sulphur has discovered the remnants of the seed bell - no one else had better come close!

The male Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo munching the remnants of the seed bell in his huge claws

Mrs Sulphur joins in the late afternoon snack

Mrs Sulphur is eyeing the seed bell in hubby’s claw!