AUSTRALIA ~ The Antipodes

AUSTRALIA ~ The Antipodes
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Thursday, August 6, 2009

Special Wings


Pic by Gemma Wiseman~ Here is an unusual shot of a wild cockatoo on my verandah railing in the Dromana Hills, Mornington Peninsula
This particular cockatoo is a regular visitor.
We nickname him Gammy because he has a broken wing.
On this particular day it was raining.
What you see is his broken wing stretched out before he takes flight.
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Nature Notes #21
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Special white feathers
He may have a handicap
But still he can fly

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Pics by Gemma Wiseman ~ Here is Gammy in his usual sitting position.
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4 comments:

goatman said...

Odd he can fly with that broken wing. But I have a duck who walks on a damaged "paddle" (coon I think)and seems not to notice the difference. Nature goes on . . .

Carver said...

He's a beautiful bird. I'm glad that he can still fly. Great shots of him.

ramblingwoods said...

I was going to ask if he can still fly. It must be wonderful to be like him and be free as opposed to being in a cage..Do you feed in anything? Lovely post for Nature Notes, but you have so many posts that are showing Mother Nature....Michelle

MyMaracas said...

I too am relieved to know he can still fly. It must be amazing to see birds like that in the wild. We only see those in pet stores.

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