Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo

[Bear Dale]

Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo

Just showing the impressive beak on these beautiful birds. This one was busy tearing apart a Banksia tree after the large grubs that they go after mostly in Spring, the grubs can be up to 6" long. They will dig a massive hole to get to these grubs.

Scientific name: Calyptorhynchus funereus

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[Cleanimage]

I enjoyed taking a peek at the shot and reading the background on these birds. The beak on that cockatoo looks thoroughly broken in. Thanks for posting.

 

[Allan]

Sharp close-up. Lots of wear on the bird - it can't be a youngster.

 

[Bear Dale]

I enjoyed taking a peek at the shot and reading the background on these birds. The beak on that cockatoo looks thoroughly broken in. Thanks for posting.

Thanks John, the only cockatoo that hunts for these grubs.

 

[Bear Dale]

Sharp close-up. Lots of wear on the bird - it can't be a youngster.

They can live for 50+ years I think in the wild and double that in captivity Allan.