Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Wild Bird Wednesday - Vandals in the Garden


White like angels, cute, intelligent and harmless??
No way. They may look like large blossoms but these Sulphur-
Crested cockatoos are more like a street gang than an angelic host.


Here the cocky is in slightly better focus.


This is the result of their playtime . . . my hoped of an almond crop
decorating the lawn


and a smug wrecker resting after his strenuous labour.


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  1. GaelynSeptember 4, 2012 at 5:43 AM

    Oh those dirty birds.

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  2. grammie gSeptember 4, 2012 at 5:51 AM

    Hi Arija...To me they are gorgeous, and if I saw one for real I would gush over it,but having to deal with there naughtiness..dear me!!
    Sorry about your almond crop :{ !
    Hope all is well with you!!
    Grace

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  3. india flintSeptember 4, 2012 at 6:09 AM

    Squaaaaaaaaark.

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  4. Florida Farm GirlSeptember 4, 2012 at 7:31 AM

    Let's hope that the blossoms were set long enough to produce almonds for you. I'm just guessing here, but I hope that's the case.

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    1. ArijaSeptember 5, 2012 at 8:11 PM

      Unfortunately they took off the whole flowers on the twigs . . . so, no almonds.

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  5. TexWisGirlSeptember 4, 2012 at 8:08 AM

    oh, such stinkers! street gang. ha ha!

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  6. Ruth HiebertSeptember 4, 2012 at 8:27 AM

    I guess beauty can be deceptive.Trust you are doing well.

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  7. HansHBSeptember 4, 2012 at 10:18 AM

    Shame on them!
    Great photos!

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  8. FjällripanSeptember 4, 2012 at 10:42 AM

    It is so fascinating that you have parrots in the garden. Nice captures! :)

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  9. Kenneth Cole SchneiderSeptember 4, 2012 at 11:01 AM

    I guess you have no alernative but to grin and bear it, which you have done very well!

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  10. The Weaver of GrassSeptember 4, 2012 at 11:24 AM

    Oh dear Arija and he is such a beauty too.

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  11. ElaineSeptember 4, 2012 at 11:39 AM

    They did look very smug about their accomplishment! Sad to see all those pretty blossoms on the ground. My garden was robbed yesterday by a moose who ate all the strawberries and swiss chard in the containers on my deck and sampled a big container full of pansies. I discover new things all the time that the moose find delectable.

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  12. UnknownSeptember 4, 2012 at 12:20 PM

    A good looking bird!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

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  13. Rambling WoodsSeptember 4, 2012 at 12:51 PM

    I love seeing them outside as opposed to a cage..Michelle

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  14. Adam JonesSeptember 4, 2012 at 1:20 PM

    Glad you can share the pictures, while we don't have to put up with them.

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  15. Sylvia KSeptember 4, 2012 at 1:55 PM

    Ah, but what a beautiful member of the street gang birds!! Love your captures for the day!!

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  16. eileeninmdSeptember 4, 2012 at 2:59 PM

    Oh no, I am sorry about your almond crop. But these birds are so pretty. And I love that they are free and not in a cage. Wonderful photos, thanks for sharing.

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  17. Elephant's ChildSeptember 4, 2012 at 4:53 PM

    Cockatoos are indeed beautiful and destructive in almost equal measure. Close to our home they peel the rubber seal from street lamps and then swing on it - much like a bungy jump. And I was not at all happy the year they pulled my tulips out of the ground as they flowered.
    I so hope that some of your almond crop can be saved - and that if it is they don't come in and scoff the lot.

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  18. Sallie (FullTime-Life)September 4, 2012 at 5:05 PM

    Oh no...they are way to beautiful to be so bad! Bummer.

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  19. mickSeptember 4, 2012 at 9:46 PM

    Great photos and I had one of those in my garden this morning nipping off all the grevillea flowers.

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  20. Stewart MSeptember 5, 2012 at 4:05 AM

    Hi there - I still find it remarkable that I see these birds as I walk home from work! How did that ever happen?

    thanks for the linking on WBW

    Stewart M

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  21. BeckySeptember 5, 2012 at 5:26 AM

    Charming little bird. I'd have some in my house for sure!
    Hope things are going well. Arija. A bit dicey here.

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  22. DanielleSeptember 5, 2012 at 5:39 AM

    I am still so amazed that these birds are wild where you live. They are so beautiful.

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  23. PatSeptember 5, 2012 at 6:00 AM

    They really are pests! I didn't know such beautiful birds could do so much damage.

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  24. AnonymousSeptember 5, 2012 at 6:24 PM

    They can be vandals alright - but so cheeky with it. I used to watch their noisy acrobatics while they stripped the trees of foliage in towns along the Murray River. Funny how you can be amused and cross with them at the same time.

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  25. NeilSeptember 5, 2012 at 6:31 PM

    They sure make a mess so do the Corella's.

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  26. Mary Howell CromerSeptember 6, 2012 at 5:51 PM

    Gorgeous, what lovies!!! My, oh my what a mess they make' How are you, I have not heard from you for so long. Love and hugs my friend!

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  27. Beatrice P. BoydSeptember 7, 2012 at 6:57 AM

    Arija, good thing they are such good looking birds or they could be done in for their mischief.

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  28. Jean @ Cheap ShedsSeptember 7, 2012 at 7:56 AM

    What a beautiful visitors! They are just amazing to watch. How I wish I have those visitors in my garden. cool!

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  29. LarrySeptember 7, 2012 at 10:24 PM

    Beautiful but definitely destructive huh Arija?

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  30. DeniseinVASeptember 8, 2012 at 5:15 PM

    They look fun but sound like a real bunch of characters.

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  31. Kathie BrownSeptember 8, 2012 at 9:56 PM

    Wow! They made quick work of that, didn't they! Too bad you can't teach them to do laundry!

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