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Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo

Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo (Image ID 44172)
Photographed byJim Schultz on Sun 15th Nov, 2020 and uploaded on Fri 8th Jan, 2021 .
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ID44172
CommentImage specific (01.08.21BiLMkII_BOZ0645); the image is that of a ♂ Forest Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo, ssp. Calyptorhynchus banksii naso, which is endemic to WA and listed by Museum of WA as 'Vulnerable' per 07.01.19:
Walking back to my car from the floating viewing platform at Bibra Lake, I suddenly found myself in the midst of a feeding flock of Forest Red-Tailed Black-Cockatoos. The flock numbered about 20, and it had several loudly begging youngsters within it, these being fed by their mothers in the crown of Marri trees. Marri and Jarrah Eucalypts mature patchily, so you never quite know when these majestic black-cockatoos will be visiting; the nuts of these trees have to be just right, before the birds will start to forage in them. When a tree or a patch of trees are exhausted of their nuts, the birds will move on to another source of ‘just right’ trees to feed upon. This image shows how a Marri nut is held and treated to the powerful bill of this male black-cockatoo, until the seeds inside are cleverly extracted. Personally, I do suspect that some of the soft, nut flesh is also eaten, but I have not been able to find research results about this specifically
EquipmentNikon D850 with GPS
Nikkor AF-S 500mm f4G ED VR
Technique: Camera rig support: Gitzo GT3543XLS Tripod, Dietmar Nill gimbal tripod head; standing tall under tree
Exposure Mode: MANUAL 1/2000 sec at f6.3; ISO-800. Metering Mode: Center-Weighted; Focus Mode: AF-C Low & AF Area Mode: Dynamic, 9 points
Nikon ViewNX-i for viewing and selecting files; Adobe Photoshop Camera Raw/CC 2020 for resizing and cropping to 127% followed by conversion to Tif, selective sharpening and general post-processing inclusive of removal of mild halos; Topaz Pro plug-in DeNoise was used for notable blanket sharpening and moderate noise control. ‘Australian Bird Guide 2019’ was used for species distribution confirmation, supplementary data and colour checks; significantly, Johnstone & Kirkby ‘s (1999) study of ‘Food and feeding behaviour at Bungendore Park and Jarrahdale’ was also consulted
LocationBibra Lake, Western Australia
Keywordsmale, feeding/with prey, adult
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