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Shadowless Flight

Strange how the cockatoos on the verandah cast shadows but no shadow from the one in flight

Shadows of morning
Wings finding refreshed flight paths
Questions of the day


Hosted by Tracy @ Hey Harriet

Cockatoo Competition

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Cockatoos on my verandah railing in the Dromana Hills, Mornington Peninsula.
Cockatoos are not known for fancy manners.
If another cockatoo is eating desirable food, it is quite OK to attempt to snatch it - even from the mouth!
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Camera Critters #120
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Snatch and grab critters
Cockatoos are not polite
All food is fair game
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Hosted by Misty + supported by Tammy

Cockatoo Antics

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Cockatoos share? some bread on my verandah in the Dromana Hills, Mornington Peninsula
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Camera Critters #118
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Cockatoo banquet
Give a little and take some
Amusing antics
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Hosted by Misty + supported by Tammy

Flurry of White Wings

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Cockatoos suddenly swing into the powerful winter winds in the Dromana Hills, Mornington Peninsula
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SOOC Sunday #86
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Flurry of white wings
Like crazy white paper kites
Cockatoo mayhem
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Hosted by Jan @ murrieta365.com

Birds in My World

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Kookaburras are regular visitors to our verandah in the Dromana Hills, Mornington Peninsula
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Three or More Tuesday #71
Camera Critters #104
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Rosellas on our clothesline
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Butcher bird on our antenna
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Wattle bird
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Magpie
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Semi urbanised
Wild life adapt to people
Perhaps that is good
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Sulphur-crested cockatoos
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Twelve Cockatoos

Collage by Gemma Wiseman ~ Collage of 12 cockatoos on my verandah in the Dromana Hills, Mornington Peninsula.
(In the top photo, on the left, there is one cockatoo just visible behind the wings of another.
And there is one cockatoo in the distance on the higher railing.)
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PhotoHunt #193 ~ Twelve
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Twelve white cockatoos
Feathered personalities
Loud entertainment
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Summer is Alive!

Collage by Gemma Wiseman ~ The air is warming into summer in the Dromana Hills, Mornington Peninsula
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Mosaic Monday meme
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Jet skis and sails skim
Cockatoos air their feathers
It must be summer
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Crazy Flight

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Crazy cockatoos in flight, Dromana Hills, Mornington Peninsula
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SOOC Sunday meme
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A change in weather
Wings contort and twist in flight
Cockatoo madness
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Cockatoo Drama

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Cockatoos on my verandah steps, Dromana Hills, Mornington Peninsula
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Nature Notes #26
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White feathers on stage
Role players in a drama
Characters with wings
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Wings more than wings...

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Early morning cockatoo wings in the Dromana Hills, Mornington Peninsula
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Carry on Tuesday #15 ~ (We) loved with a love that was more than love ~ Annabel Lee ~ Edgar Alan Poe
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Sunlit wings inspire
Sweet early morning insights
Dreamings for dreamers
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I love wings
Not as it used to be
(Those old days
Locked in my natural instincts)
Now I see
Their spirit
In my spirit
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But I digress
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I fly now with the one I love
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She is still there
On earth
Travelling
And I still watch over her
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I remember those beautiful days
Protecting her
Curling round her tears
Letting her know
She was not alone
She would never be alone
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I remember walking with her
Slowly
I shadowed her footsteps
Daily
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I rested on her pillow
I kept her warm
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She always brushed me tenderly
Kept me happy with my favourite foods
Let me snuggle close
On her lap
For hours
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I remember
I remember
I will always remember
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We loved with a love
That was more than love
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Eternity is ours
Now
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Wings
Time and space travellers
Above the earth
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Always
Her Sebastian
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Cockatoo Railway Station

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Cockatoos gathered round our verandah in the Dromana Hills, Mornington Peninsula
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Camera Critters #72
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman
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Terminating train
All change here for new skyline
Bread while you're waiting
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman
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Cockatoos in the Rain

Mosaic by Gemma Wiseman ~ A gathering of wild cockatoos weathering the rain on my verandah railing in the Dromana Hills, Mornington Peninsula
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Mosaic Monday meme
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Dampened white feathers
Wings still work well in the rain
Cockatoo wisdom
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It's Those Cockatoos Again!

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ The wild winter weather has abated a little and the cockatoos are returning to our verandah looking for food.
We still only feed them occasionally (not with sunflower seed because they become agro, fight and generally embark on ballistic escapades! Imagine up to 50 or more cockatoos doing this!)
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SOOC Sunday meme
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Wind-blown white feathers
Battling moody winter blues
Needing comfort food
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Pics by Gemma Wiseman ~ Feeling a bit wind-blown!
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Cockatoo Dance

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Cockatoo antics on my Dromana Hills verandah, Mornington Peninsula
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Monochrome Monday/Monochrome Maniacs
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Hear inner drumbeats
White feathered wings on parade
Rhythms of a clown
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A Few Shadows, A Few White Feathers

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ White feathers and shadows on my back verandah in the Dromana Hills, Mornington Peninsula
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Shadow Shot Sunday #56
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Cold morning shadows
Labyrinth of shade and light
Some white travellers
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Flecks of Yellow in Winter

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Wild cockatoos' pale combs and a stray yellow flower give some colour to a winter's day in the Dromana Hills, Mornington Peninsula
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Mellow Yellow Monday #22
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Icy drifts of wind
Some sombre sleeping colours
A little yellow
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They're Playing Our Blues

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Two wild cockatoos on our TV antenna grooming one another beneath a magic blue sky touched with white cloud
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Blue Monday meme
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman
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Antenna for two
You are always on my mind
They're playing our blues
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman
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