![]() More info at “Books by Jet Eliot”Įnter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Mostly mild grey in colour with some lighter scalloping (more pronounced and buffy in females), the male has a red head. It is the only species placed in the genus Callocephalon. I love days like this.ġ1 Yrs of Posts, Archive Search 11 Yrs of Posts, Archive Search Mystery novels. The gang gang cockatoo for sale ( Callocephalon fimbriatum) is a parrot found in the cooler and wetter forests and woodlands of Australia, particularly alpine bushland. Within five minutes an awesome pair of gang-gang cockatoos landed. And underneath the rusty disintegrated tracks was the bird feeder. The Gang-gang is one of only two cockatoos (the other being Major Mitchells) with red anywhere on its head. The trek took an hour! But true to her word, there was this odd little market in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by dusty scrub brush, amidst acres of mountains and wilderness. ![]() This was definitely worth a try, even if it turned out to be a bust. The 2019-20 Black Summer bushfires devastated Gang-gang Cockatoo habitat. Although they are considered widespread in this region, their population is vulnerable because their habitat is disappearing, due to the clearing of land and mature trees (used for nesting). Pairs are monogamous, and the male has a scarlet head. An endemic to south-eastern Australia, this 13 inch (34 cm) bird travels in flocks and pairs. Their entire world-wide range is a tiny ribbon of land right where we were located. Funny name, we mused.īack in the car Athena and I looked the bird up in the guide book. She named the bird, but we were unfamiliar with it. Wait there, and I guarantee you’ll find one. ![]() Go under the old tracks, she instructed, and you’ll find a feeder. ![]() Eventually we would come to an old abandoned tram car station that was just a little market now. They were involved instructions, potentially dubious, but I took notes nonetheless. She explained we had to go down several back dirt roads until we came to this corner and that bend. The woman was small and frail, but direct and focused, and sporting a delightful Australian accent. Afterwards, while we were admiring bird post cards, an elderly woman approached us and said she thought we might be interested in a bird she knew about. We stopped for lunch in a small town while hiking in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney. Gang-gang Cockatoos, New South Wales, Australia ![]()
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