I had just arrived home this morning after finishing off some personal errands when I saw a Sulphur-crested Cockatoo enjoying some seed from the hanging feeder. I thought it was too good an opportunity to miss so I grabbed the camera. As I headed out to take some shots I noticed a Pied Currawong enjoying a bath so I snapped a few shots of it first. I love the shot at the top of the blog. Pied Currawongs have a bit of a bad reputation as birds that attack the nests, eggs and young of other birds. Although, around my neighbourhood the Currawongs tend to come off third best. Often they seem to find a source of food on the ground then a Noisy Miner comes to chase them off. While the Miner is still chasing the Currawong a Magpie will arrive to eat whatever the Currawong had started on.
The picture says it all
An immature Australian Magpie also enjoyed the bath.
I did not forget the bird that started me heading out to take photographs, the Sulphur-crested Cockatoo. I was surprised to see a bird of that size at the feeder. He was using his beak as well as his claws to hang on at times, and to move to different parts of the feeder. It was interesting seeing a bird that large being able to move itself around the top of the feeder so well.
