and golden tails,
feast on pine cones,
by bush lagoons.
Raucous flocks,
rest on scribbly gums.
While a curious cockatoo,
climbs down to me.
Cheers to you from Australia’s gorgeous sulphur crested cockatoos~
Note: Scribbly Gum are a type of NSW eucalyptus tree that have distinctive scribbles on their bark left by larval scribbly gum moths.
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Thank you, Cindy for all your posts – you remind us all that we live in a beautiful world, that we can build hope and resilience when we connect with nature and with each other. Hugs and much love coming your way, my dear friend.
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Hearing from you Rebecca is always a lift in my day. I know we share a deep connection to the natural world and through this, to each other. You make my life better my friend. Thank you for being in my life დ
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Many many hugs!!
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Another fellow full of character Cindy, lovely photos.
Leslie xoxo
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Thanks much Leslie & hope you are safe and sound my friend დ
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We are my dear, hoping all is well with you and yours too.
Leslie xoxo
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This is such a sweet bird, Cindy.
Australia is very rife with many fantabulous creatures!
You were lucky to go there ,and meet all of the sweet critters!
Great shots!
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I love every single one of them! Cheers to you Resa and thank you დ
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I can see why they are called scribbly gum trees…
I’m not sure which is more wonderful…your talent
or your experiences. Both are little bits of heaven.
Thank you for sharing.
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Awwww, such a lovely comment. You touched my heart. Thank you and cheers to you! დ
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I love the bird’s yellow crown feather! Great photos!
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Thank you! They are beautiful birds and they love to talk! დ
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Those are such beautiful birds. I had no idea that’s what they’re called. Makes sense looking at them and knowing what they’re called.
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Yes. They are quite aptly named aren’t they! დ
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Yeah 🙂
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good morning dear friend.. waves.. sends happy wishes.. hugs to keep you safe…
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Thank you so much! Sending hugs and safe wishes back to you my friend დ
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It is beautiful bird. By the time of my being to Sydney, I’ve met one of that bird near Aquarium. It sat on the parapet chained to the hook. Nobody was around and it looked lonely. Unfortunately, it was prisoned not free at all.
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That is sad. These are seriously social birds that live in large flocks, fly all over together and mate for life. It is wonderful to see them free as they should be დ
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So nice to see not all the cockatoos are doomed to life as a pet. These are happy, healthy looking critters.
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Yes, coming from the states, the only cockatoos I see are in captivity. In Oz it is paradise to see them flying free in huge flocks! დ
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They are beautiful! Thanks for sharing these.
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You are most welcome Marlene. I hope you are safe and well დ
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Lovely
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Thank you very much Ranjit and be well my friend დ
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Hi Cindy. I enjoyed seeing some of these amazing cockatoos at the Free Flight Bird Sanctuary last fall, but it must be even cooler to see them in the wild. Thanks for telling us about the Free Flight Sanctuary and now showing these gorgeous birds in the wild!
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Oh my God! You are the second blogger who visited there. I am so completely touched by both of you. Seeing a place where a veterinarian and staff and volunteers, save captured parrots from the desperation of caged captivity, is something to experience. It is the love that is so mind boggling, between traumatized parrots and people. There is a healing that happens to both.
Parrots in the wild need our love if they are able to survive. Thank you so much Kathy for caring about them დ
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What beauties! Thank you, Cindy.
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Thank you Jennie for all you do and stay safe my friend დ
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You are welcome, Cindy!
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Wow, what a beautiful bird! Thanks for capturing them for us!
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I think they would be far more happy knowing you like them too დ
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Beautiful, Cindy.
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Ahh, thank you John. Stay well my friend დ
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Amazing photography Cindy.
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Honored you think so & thank you very much! დ
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Thank you for taking us there, enabling us to enjoy these special creatures through these beautiful photos. 💖💗
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Thank you more for traveling with me Amy. You make the experience better დ
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Fabulous images, Cindy. Australian birds, especially the sulphur-crested cockatoos, are so confident, so loud and positive, full of personality. They always make me smile. Thanks for a great post.
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I have only seen sulphur crests in captivity, except for the two times I have been to Australia. I know it’s normal for folks in Australia to see flocks of all these ‘caged’ parrots flying free and talking loudly. For me it is a penultimate life experience. Thank you for knowing. დ
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Gorgeous birds, and that tree bark is amazing!
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Plus some genius named them scribbly gums დ
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It sounds like the name of a jazz saxophonist!
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I definitely think you should become one and call yourself this!!! 😉 😉 Thank you for making me smile დ
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Haha, working on it! 😎🎷
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They are perfection. xxx
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They are! Thank you for knowing დ
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Striking birds. Lovely photos.
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Thank you very much. I am happy you like them დ
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Oh, they are stunning, Cindy. You made me feel like I was close enough to touch them. Hugs on the wing.
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Ahhh, always makes me smile to hear from you my friend. Thank you & hope you are doing well დ
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awesome shots! Wish I lived somewhere like that!!
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Thank you & I do too!!!! დ
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It looks like hands in the scribbly gum, that pattern would be great on a top.
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You have the eye of an artist my friend დ
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Beautiful birds, although I never really trust cockatoos because they seem so smart.
Thanks for the info on the scribbly gum moth. The marks look exactly like artistic scribbles.
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Oh, I love this comment, not just the scribbly gum moth artists, but the too intelligent cockatoos. How did you know? დ
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Thank you so much Cindy. 🙂
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Thank you more. I am so lucky. I blog so I have the real privelege of knowing you. Be well დ
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Thank you for this wonderful poem, and the great mentioning of these wonderful birds, Cindy! Excuse the late revisit. Many thanks to Charles. His reblogging guided me again to your blog.Stay save and be well. Michael
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Thank you for your very thoughtful comments Michael. You made my ❤ smile. Be well my friend დ
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Always a great pleasure to me, Cindy! Be well too, and enjoy life. Michael
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As per usual–Beautiful photography
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Aww, thank you very much Daniel დ
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Another fascinating post, Cindy. I never heard of Scribbly Gum before. It’s composition and texture looks like a beautiful abstract sculpture.
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It is fascinating isn’t it. I was struck by it too დ
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Nice one!
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Grazie Sande დ
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Winning creation 👍 great work 👍
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Thank you very much Subrata & happy you enjoyed დ
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