Black Cockatoos of SW Western Australia - Baudin’s, Carnaby’s and Forest Red-tailed Black Cockatoos

[@lindamcgregor4080]

I had a whole flock of the Carnaby's in my grevillea Robusta tree yesterday in my garden, in Rockingham WA. What a magnificent sight. I feel so privileged to have them in my garden.

[@LifeintheBush]

That is so lovely and it is such a privilege 😍. They fly around my suburb a lot but I’ve never seen them come into my garden for the grevilleas and Hakeas or the bird bath I put in especially for them. I’ve now added a red flowering gum and dwarf candlestick banksia and am on the hunt for a dwarf menziesii but they’ll take a few years to grow and flower. I hope they visit my garden soon.

[@saltushachalmers]

Thank you for the info. We have a few white-tailed cockies in our bush in Bindoon. What magnificent birds! We have a steady bird bath for them. Thank you for saving and preserving the birdlife here in WA. Liked and subscribed.

[@LifeintheBush]

That’s so good to hear 😊 they would probably be likely to nest in your area, if you have a large tree suitable for a nest box, who knows, you could support new generations 😊. Check out Recycology or Simon Cherriman on Google to learn more about nest boxes. 😁

[@ripme6616]

I have a very deep connection with the Black Cockatoo

[@LifeintheBush]

How special, they are such amazing and charismatic birds 😍

[@geofftottenperthcoys9944]

How?

[@gth042]

Thank you for the information. Cool birds! Cheers, from NC/US. ...Many links in the description are broken, by the way (March 2024). 😄

[@LifeintheBush]

G'day 🙂 Thank you for watching and commenting and letting me know about the links. I've checked them all and removed the ones that are broken now👍

[@gth042]

Cool, thank you! 😄😄

[@trevorinthailand]

Very interesting. Great photographic work.

[@LifeintheBush]

Thank you Trevor, I'm so pleased you found it interesting. :)

[@LisiJanVentures]

Love this❤

[@LifeintheBush]

Thank you 🙏🏼💚

[@LizShaw-w6x]

In Mount Lawley, the forrest red tails feed on our ‘cape lilac’ (white cedar) trees for much of the year. They make an enormous mess and are very noisy, but I wouldn’t have it any other way….🙂 We have seen some carnabys recently as well. At least I think they are carnabys and not baudins…

[@LifeintheBush]

That’s great 😊. Likely to be Carnaby’s in Mt Lawley 👍🏼💚

[@donnachapman9887]

Fantastic information Karen :)

[@LifeintheBush]

Thank you Donna :)

[@matthewwisniewski6284]

Can you do more videos on Banksia’s

[@LifeintheBush]

Absolutely, I love Banksia's. I have more planned for future videos 😀

[@CoachCorky]

I reckon that the rainbow lorikeets and corellas are almost responsible for the disappearance of a lot of our bird species like 28s, I hope proper management and conservation is established

[@LifeintheBush]

It's such a shame that they are having such a detrimental impact on local species. The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development is currently developing a WA Pest Parrot and Cockatoo Management Strategy.

[@ianmeller9356]

I am trying to identify four large birds that are now roosting in the very tall eucalypt adjacent to our house in Sydney. I saw them fly into the tree at dusk so unable to take a photo. They in the light of dusk appear to be of the parrot family, with a large black feather wind span and a black body and have tail feathers that fan out in flight that are black feather on the outside of the fan and then are white on the inside of the fan. Their call is not that of a pied currawong. I have gone online trying to identify them but the only hit was to the Carnaby's black cockatoo....!!!!!!! So I am now perplexed.....is it a cuckoo or a parrot?????

[@LifeintheBush]

That is so exciting, I love a good mystery 😃. Given your location they could be Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoos, perhaps the yellow appeared white in the low light of dusk? Check out this identification on the Birdlife Australia website and see what you think birdlife.org.au/bird-profile/yellow-tailed-black-cockatoo Also a cockatoo is basically a large parrot, so you are correct, they are in the parrot family 😊. How fortunate you are to have them roosting in a tree so close to your home. I hope there are plenty of hollows around for them when they are ready to breed. 😀

[@Fatma-mx6cc]

Can’t someone help breed some of the birds who are declining to help them out?

[@LifeintheBush]

Hi, that's a good question. I'm not aware of a breeding program but there are projects underway to help provide more habitat, food plants and nesting boxes for them. As well as lobbying to prevent clearing of their habitat. The birds cover a lot of ground. If they are bred in captivity they still need a lot of habitat, food and breeding sources for them to survive in the wild. 💚

[@fernandocanelas7364]

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[@LifeintheBush]

🙂👍