Being Thankful For Wild Life Encounters Is On My Mind

I heard the squawking, and through the mist they came.

Three Red Tailed Black Cockatoos.

They come down from the hills and perch in the tree across the road to eat the berries.  It is a Red Cedar and since it has been fruiting these 3 have visited a few times.

The same thing happened last year but I have no idea if it is the same Cockatoos or different ones.

As the mist cleared I was able to get a bit closer and take a few more photos.

It is at times like these that I wish I had a super duper camera with a great big zoom lens on it.

Hubby and I have been talking about planting out some Red Cedar trees and when we do I will make sure that they are close to the house so that when the Cockatoos come, which not doubt they will, we will be able to enjoy watching them.

You can just make out the little yellow berries they are after

Then there are these guys, a pair of King Parrots.  They turn up from time to time and like to be fed sunflower seeds on our out door table.
For a while it was just the male turning up, then he brought another male with him and then it was his lady friend below.  They are pretty tame and you can get very close to them, normally I can sit and have a cuppa right beside them while they eat.

The male has the red head and the female has the green head

I am very thankful that I live in a place where I can see the beautiful wildlife this country has to offer and I plan to do my bit to make sure they are around for others to enjoy as well.