4/11/2024 0 Comments Gang gang cockatoo tailProviding water to birds is not just about helping them, I believe it can also bring enjoyment to us as we get to have experiences like this. Both sexes have broad wings and short tails ( Higgins 1999). I really enjoyed this brief encounter, as this magpie gained some relief from the heat while displaying trust in me. I suppose the Maggie eventually felt it was satisfied, as it flew to the top of a wood pile closer to me before departing to a tree. It did this several times and I gave that plant a good watering as I felt compelled to play my part by holding the water steady for this bird to enjoy. It would then walk away from the droplets to shake the water off, before returning. It stayed there for a while, getting low in the dirt while moving around. ![]() While I was watering a plant the magpie walked to the area just short of the plant where droplets were falling like rain. I thought it was going to to fly off when I saw it take to the wing but it flew to the other side of the garden where I was pointing the hose. I let the bird enjoy the water while I kept watering. The bird would wash, then get back onto the lip to shake itself, before repeating the process. It had a drink then walked into the bath to let the water wash over it. As soon as I switched the hose off and turned away from beside the bird bath the maggie was straight up on to the lip of the bath. Every now and then bracing itself like it was about to jump onto the edge of the bird bath but being a little concerned, probably as I was still there making a noise with the hose. The magpie waited on a nearby rock while I filled the bird bath. I took the hint and put some fresh, cool hose water in the bird bath. It kept walking past me to the place where I had just been watering so it could put its beak in a small pool of water that had formed near the plant. It was a magpie walking along less than an arm’s length from me. While I was occupied with pointing the hose in the right direction I saw movement of a black and white object out of the bottom corner of my right eye. As an example, only a week or so before this day I was watering some of our plants in the back garden. I think one reason for their popularity is that magpies can become very accustomed to humans, even interacting with a familiar person. Map is from Atlas of Living Australia website at licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.An Australian Magpie ( Cracticus tibicen) was the first bird I photographed that day, somewhat appropriately given how popular these birds are in Australia. Parents feed their young for several weeks after fledging and family groups feed together during the breeding season In Canberra in winter it also feeds on Cotoneaster and hawthorn (Crataegus) berries. It is very difficult to differentiate a male cockatoo parrot from a female and amongst the 21 cockatoo species you have only the gang gang cockatoo, red tailed blacked billed cockatoo with unique physical traits separating the male from the female. Also seen by roadsides and in parks and gardens of urban areas.Įucalyptus seeds and acacia seeds, nuts, berries, plant shoots and roots, grubs. In winter, Gang-gangs will move to lower altitudes into drier, more open forests and woodlands. Immature birds look like the hen except for some red in the head feathers in young malesĭuring summer, is found in tall mountain forests and woodlands, with dense shrubby understorey. ![]() The Gang-Gang Cockatoo is a dark grey cockatoo. Photograph copyright: Stuart Harris - all rights reserved. ![]() Gang-Gang Cockatoo ( Callocephalon fimbriatum) Logrunners, Whipbirds, Pittas, Lyrebirds.
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