This gorgeous pair of red tailed black cockatoos was photographed at the Healesville Wildlife Sanctuary in the Yarra Valley in Victoria Australia during our February trip.
There are five sub-species of red tailed black cockatoos in Australia, with two sub-species under serious threat.
Healesville Sanctuary is dedicated to the recovery of 27 threatened native Australian species.
It’s animal hospital treats over 1500 sick or injured native animals each year, and it has an active breeding program for threatened species.
Although I was able to photograph other black cockatoos in the wild during our February trip, these were the only red tails I was lucky enough to see.
Cheers to you from Australia’s iconic red tailed black cockatoos~
For more on Healesville’s important work see:
https://www.zoo.org.au/healesville/habitats/main-track/australian-wildlife-health-centre/
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Gorgeous birds and as always beautifully photographed!
Thank you so much John. I was just admiring your gorgeous hummingbird captures.
Really amazing.
They are striking creatures, thank you დ
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Sorry about my confusion Nico and thank you for your kindness.
This is Nico! Blessings to you though!
Now I know your name! Thank you Nico and blessings back to you my friend დ
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Gorgeous!
Merci beaucoup Bette დ
It would be great if you once got to see these in the wild. What expressive costumes.
Yes. I hope so. We shall see what the future holds. დ
What a gorgeous deep color – regal I would call it!
Yes, people are seeing this pair as royalty. I see it too! And the Queen has the golden adornments დ
Beautiful and regal!
And in the species, the females has the gold jeweled adornments! დ
I love the faces on these birds. They’re really expressive. I’m glad you got to see them and share them with us.
Awww, thanks so much. You make me happy I posted them დ
Wow – these are awesome, Cindy – I seem to run out of adjectives for the birds you photograph!
Truly astonishing – how’s that??
Regardless, I always love your photos. Thanks!
You are an awesome friend Sheila. Love to you and Pretty and the family დ
Love these red tailed black cockatoos, Cindy. They look like Victorian kings and queens ‘surviving’ their ornate costuming…
They certainly do look regal don’t they! Love the metaphor დ
Cosmic wings, stellar maps tattooed in their bodies. I didn’t know about them, thank you for sharing their beauty n.n
I am just so glad your recognize their beauty დ
Wow. Beautiful. I’ve never seen anything like that. Nature is amazing!
Yes. Nature keeps calling on us, wanting us to see we are nature too. Stay well John. დ
Likewise. It’s survival!
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We share this world with amazing creatures. May we celebrate their lives by learning to live in harmony with nature.
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Amen. I share your prayer and your hope დ
Amen Rebecca, and may we also learn to live in harmony with each other დ
Oh my that first parrot is breathtaking
Thank you. Aren’t they stunning creatures!
Oh wow, these are incredible. What gorgeous colourings. It’s so sad to read that two subspecies are endangered. Cockatoos really are very impressive and beautiful, and you’ve got some wonderful photos!
Caz xx
Thank you very much. One sub-species has less than 1000 birds left in the wild. So sad დ
Wunderschöne Vögel !
Vielen dank mein lieber Freund დ
Stunning birds! Your photography captures them beautifully. Thank you, Cindy.
You are most welcome Jennie & thank you for all the light you shine დ
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Incredible photos and so beautiful 😍 thank you for capturing them Cindy 💕
Thank you much more for appreciating them Val & stay safe and well my friend დ
Magnificent, Cindy!
Grazie mille Pam დ
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Gorgeous birds and beautifully captured, Cindy!
Honored. Thank you Eugenia & cheers to you დ
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Aren’t they simply gorgeous! Your bird photography is stunning, Cindy and a true joy to watch. Sending you good vibes from the coast of North Norfolk. We all hope to hear some much needed good news from your part of the world. Take care. x
Thank you my friend. We are in definite need of some good news over here, but I suspect it will not be coming anytime soon. დ
What stunning colors and contrasts on these cockatoos. I love the contrast of gold specks on the body and red on the tails. Beautiful photos Cindy!
Thanks much Brad & hope all is well with you დ
Relatively OK. You’ll see what I mean on my blog.
Hang in there Brad. Don’t ever argue with a fool. They love to try and drag you down to their level. Don’t let ’em. You are awesome my friend დ
Thank you Cindy. I appreciate you and your support. Hugs!
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Stunning! Thanks for sharing Cindy 🙂
Thank you June for appreciating the birdies & cheers to you დ
They are gorgeous. And, I imagine the Australian fires did nothing to help their situation.
The fires were so terrible.
Wow, amazing.
Thank you Dani. Mother Nature gives us incredible gifts to care for. დ
Yes she does. 🙂
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That is a magnificent bird, Cindy! The speckles are like looking at a starry sky.
Yes! They are Vincent Van Gogh birds. დ
Amazing birds, Cindy! Thank you!
You are most welcome & cheers to you Fabio დ
Thanks so much, dear Cindy!
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Beauties indeed. Is that the male that was playing in the glitter?
I’m so glad these amazing birds have a sanctuary.
It is the female that is bedazzled for a change, and boy is she ever beautiful! I am glad too that people care enough to save them დ
OMG you were at Healesville!!!! I have so many memories of that place from childhood. I was born and raised in Melbourne, a real city child, but a fairly frequent summer Sunday outing was to Healesville for the day for a BBQ. It was my first introduction to real kangaroos, emus, and platypus. I’m so glad it still exists. Thank you!
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It is the second time I visited. I am so impressed with the work they do. It was especially moving this time as I arrived towards the end of the fires. How wonderful that you spent Sunday picnics there as a child. What wonderful memories this must conjure up. There is so much bird and wild life in The Yarra Valley too. I want to go back one more time and visit Kakadu.
Kakadu is amazing – one of the highlights for us.
You are the person who entirely gets how I feel about your country and continent and all the critters therein. It is just so amazing to me. It is in fact Oz without the wicked witch and her flying monkeys.
PS Nice cockys 🙂
A.
Wow, spectacled with gold! Raven black…Just lovely Cindy! Thanks for sharing!💕
Thank you for appreciating the feathered ones! დ
Such majestic birds! Totally love this, Cindy.
I am so glad you do and thank you for telling me Kally დ
I don’t think I could ever find the words to describe the beauty of these birds! I’m so glad you were able to photograph them for us!
Your so lovely comment makes me very happy I posted them. Thank you sincerely Kathy & be well my friend დ
Cindy , Greetings. One of the most amazing blogs of our time. I am so happy to see many beautiful things here at one blog. Extremely beautiful. Thanks for the follow and its amazing to be on this blog. I will visit again.
It is lovely to meet you and thank you for your thoughtful comments დ
Thank you Cindy, Keep smiling. ⚘🙋♂️
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Grazie mille Barbara დ
Beautiful photographs Cindy, there is a very unique cockatoo in far north Queensland that is endangered to a certain degree called the red belly black cockatoo, a beautiful bird and highly visible when in flight, thank you for sharing your lovely post.
Oh, I would so love to see this! Thank you for telling me & cheers to you დ
You are right, Cindy. Beautiful birds! –Curt
Thank you Curt! დ
WOW!!! Those are just magnificent birds! Obviously they need sanctuary since their habitat has most likely been diminished by humans. I’m so glad someone out there is doing such good work to preserve them. Then there are the poachers. Sigh. There is so much beauty in the world for us to appreciate if we just would do that. Thanks for sharing these wonderful photos with us.
“There is so much beauty in the world for us to appreciate if we just would do that.”
Yes. Imagine if we all would just do that. And endeavor everyday, to not make things worse. But maybe just a little bit better.
Love to you Marlene დ
Such an elegant Cockatoo 🖤 Amazing pics 👌
They would put the preeners in the court of Louis XIV to shame! დ
Yes, that’s true 😀
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Regal looking birds. A beautiful contrast with the yellow on blue.
They are striking creatures aren’t they. Happy you enjoyed them & cheers to you დ
Cool. I had no idea cockatoos came in that color.
There are a variety of black cockatoos in Australia and they are all stunners! დ
What a special bird!!
Yes, they are amazing little creatures! დ
Yes, they are amazing little creatures! დ
They are so beautiful and look so fantastical! Like something from a fairy tale.
They are indeed like real life fairy tale fairies Halim დ
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Thanks so much & cheers!
It’s awesomely beautiful!
They are stunning creatures aren’t they! დ
Yes, they are! 🙂
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Great closeups!
Thanks so much! დ
Wow… beautiful, and yet so unique. Thank you, Cindy for introducing to us!
So happy to make the introduction Amy & cheers to you დ
Classy birds!
Nature rarely disappoints 🙂 Great pics!
She just doesn’t does she. She gives us all this glory and trusts us to take care of it დ
Gorgeous photos, Cindy! I love the colors.
Thank you very much Michelle & cheers to you! დ
Wow! These are cracker sharp – pun intended. Zooming in I can see you reflected in the third image cockatoo eye!
Thanks for following my blog, reciprocated – Ill definitely be back!
You are an observant person. I value this დ