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Whitsunday Cockatoo


Whitsunday Cockatoo
Photo Information
Copyright: Thomas Sautter (mjdundee) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 76 W: 0 N: 287] (1207)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-04
Categories: Birds
Camera: Olympus mju 720 SW
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-05-02 15:53
Viewed: 1561
Points: 34
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These wonderfull large and loud birds are a common sight on Hamilton Island. The look is from Skiathos Apartment No. 4. During Breakfast and dinner they visit the balcony in order to check whats on the plates. Unlike other smaller spcies Cockatoos are very rare extremely tame or try to steal while humans are around.
Info from Wikipedia:
The Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Cacatua galerita, is one of the larger and more widespread of Australia's cockatoos. Frequently sought as a cage bird in other countries, in Australia they can be so numerous that in crop-growing areas they are shot or poisoned as pests. Government permit is required, though, as they are a protected species under the Australian Commonwealth Law.

They can be destructive to cereal and fruit crops, as well as timber structures such as house planking and trees.

The Sulphur-crested Cockatoo is similar in appearance to the three species of corella found in Australia. Corellas are smaller, however, and lack the prominent yellow crest, there are a few regional subspecies within Australia.

Typically these birds will weigh around 800 grams and can be very loud. Their call is meant to travel through the forest environments in which they live, including tropical and subtropical rainforests. These birds are naturally curious creatures, as well as very intelligent. They have adapted very well to European settlement in Australia and live in many urban areas.

Sulphur-crested Cockatoos, along with many other parrots, are susceptible to a widespread viral disease known as Psittacine Beak and Feather Disease (PBFD), which causes the birds to lose their feathers and grow grotesquely shaped beaks.

These birds range throughout the various climates in Australia, from Far North Queensland beyond the Iron Range Mountains, as well as parts of the Snowy Mountains. They are also numerous in Adelaide and Southern South Australia and can be spotted north of Perth.

These birds have been known to engage in geophagy, the process of eating clay to detoxify their food.
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Original portrait with great deep of field.
I like the colours, also the details and framing.
Maurizio

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  • Scott Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 224 W: 0 N: 316] (1540)
  • [2006-05-02 16:40]

This one was posing for you, very nice POV.

scott

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  • chiliu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1494 W: 0 N: 1175] (6494)
  • [2006-05-02 16:54]

Hi Thomas,
Great capture of this Sulphur-crested Cockatoo with beautiful background,
very good focus and details, great composition.
Thanks for sharing!

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  • osse Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 962 W: 0 N: 89] (7801)
  • [2006-05-02 17:39]

Hi Thomas
Great shot.Good portrait with beautiful background. Good details, sharpnes, POV and composition.
well done

osse

Bonjour Thomas
Une excellente photo avec un joli Perroquet,les couleurs sont justes et parfaitements exposées. Félicitations pour la belle composition et beau très joli paysage marin en arrière plan.

Merci et bravo...JP

Great composition Thomas.
Excellent colors and details are good.
TFS!!!!
Regards
JC

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  • jossim Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1575 W: 5 N: 2181] (12252)
  • [2006-05-02 20:35]

Bonjour Thomas!


Félicitations pour cette belle présentations de ce Perroquet et le magnifique paysage en arrière plan.
Merci pour l'envoie.

joseph

Thomas, what a great pic., color and clarity, and above all the bird is awesome. Thanks

Jose

Hi, Thomas.
Lovely shot. I like this bird and sailing Whitsunday islands a lot. Nice composition with super panoramic view. Excellent exposure and sharpness.

Hi Thomas

A great shot. Very well composed, with good clarity, depth of colour and sharpness. Detail is spot on. A big tick for this shot! :-)

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  • Luc Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1873 W: 304 N: 4300] (14729)
  • [2006-05-03 6:20]

Very good photo.
Excellent note.
Thank you Thomas.

Hi Thomas,
Interesting composition with this wonderful BG and the cockatoo so well seen...
Your subject has excellent sharpness, detail, color, DOF, and exposure.
Please assure me that you have not done a BG replacement here with PS :)
Well done and TFS!

Hi Thomas, excellent colors, BG, POV, perfct Photo, TFS Kyle

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  • pilonm Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 548 W: 90 N: 871] (2919)
  • [2006-05-04 14:59]

Hello Thomas,

Congratulations for this very nice and sharp image! The composition is more than perfect to my eyes! Colors, details, pov, dof are at their best too!

TFS,

Michel

What an incredible photo opportunity!
You say they are a common sight but still, you have made a great photo out of it. Quite comical but technically pretty good. Good composition and a nice DOF.
Congratulations.

Very nice shot! The colours are really good, but I think the best details is the point of view!
Nice work, bye Tom

Absolutely beautiful shot...I was on Hamilton Island two years ago and the sight of these birds making their way so casually into your stay there was a pleasant surprise. Great DOF, exposure, very strong composition...you really captured the experience of both the island and the Cockatoos that inhabit it. Nice work.

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  • Adam73 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 209 W: 5 N: 522] (2251)
  • [2006-12-13 19:30]

Just amazing. Most bird pictures are portaits and this is so different and beautiful. Wow. I absalutely love everything about this shot. Exposure on the white feathers is perfect, sharpness and details. Exotic bird with an exotic background.

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