Yellowtails return to Wye River for summer
A few weeks ago we heard the welcome wail of a family of Yellow Tail Cockatoos visiting the coast for summer. We love these gentle giants, the largest of all the cockatoo family.
They come to harvest Banksia cones a few metres from the Sea Zen balcony, just like this. |
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| This family are taking over the tree looking for the tastiest cones. |
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| They also enjoy ripping apart huge pine cones, so as soon as they have had their fill in our tree, they are off. |
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| These magnificent birds have a wingspan of about 1.2 m and fly in an unmistakable slow bouncy flight. It looks effortless, but they cruise along at around 50 km/hr. One lucky day, we drove along the Great Ocean Road beside a family of three for about 5 kilometres. Magic! |
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