Bird Watching: Daily photos Vol. 439, 4 by MargaretK

MargaretK wrote:
I finally managed to get some shots of the red-tailed black cockatoo. Look closely, you're seeing a bird that is rapidly progressing to extinction in the wild because of habitat destruction. It's heartbreaking to be seeing them where we are, in the city. They're here because they are starving and there is not enough food for them in their natural habitat. Nothing sadder than seeing these beautiful big cockatoos feeding on the seeds of the Cape lilac, a tree introduced from South Africa. Developers and governments have a lot to answer to.

First shot is of the female, then the male, then the two together, followed by the male leaving his perch and last, the male in another tree close by.