
Cocky whispering at Coomallo Creek
This patch of remnant bush on the edge of the West Australian wheatbelt is a place loved by one of Australia’s rarest bird species and the man who has studied the site for more than 50 years.
This patch of remnant bush on the edge of the West Australian wheatbelt is a place loved by one of Australia’s rarest bird species and the man who has studied the site for more than 50 years.
Goffin’s cockatoo named third species that carries toolsets around in preparation for future tasks.
With an area of nearly 21,000 square kilometres to cover, it was never going to be easy. But after almost three months of searching, the tenacity of a team of conservationists has paid off.
Bin-opening was first observed in 2015 and has since spread to 44 different parts of Sydney. Here’s how it happened.
This image of a mutation in a south-western red-tailed black cockatoo was captured by Rob McLean in Bunbury, Western Australia.
Recent reports have found that populations of yellow-tailed black cockatoos have declined across the east coast, but these resilient birds are establishing a new home in urban Sydney.
The oldest-known European depiction of an Australasian cockatoo has been discovered in a Holy Roman Emperor’s falconry guide.
The Kaarakin Black Cockatoo Centre is entirely focused on rehabilitating and releasing WA’s imperiled black cockatoos.
DARREN HAMLEY is a coordinator of gifted education at Willetton Senior High School in Western Australia. Earlier this year he asked his students to plan an expedition to photograph every species of cockatoo in Australia. They researched the best location to see each of the fourteen species and planned the trip from beginning to end researching weather, equipment, camping locations and where to actually find the birds. All but one was captured— the Palm Cockatoo, which is isolated by floodwaters.