Browse: Home / Urban Clown Posse, Avian Division

Urban Clown Posse, Avian Division

By on October 2, 2007

DSC_0089

This morning, a pair of sulphur crested cockatoos decided that my neighbour’s citrus trees desperately needed pruning. They were chopping off branch-tips 30-40cm long, and throwing them into the air. Oranges and lemons were also snipped to plop noisily on the ground. Then this rascal had the cheek to raise his crest all offended-like just because I started laughing.

Related posts:

  1. On Notice: Samsung Microwave Division
  2. Nong of the day: “socialised medicine” division
  3. Carping Corner (Historical Drama Division): The Tudors
  4. Spent day with camera (and partner)
  5. Quip of the week: journalist division

Posted in | Tagged , , | 6 Responses

Article written by :: (RSS)

tigtog (aka Viv) is the founder of this blog. She lives in Sydney, Australia: husband, 2 kids, cat, house, garden, just enough wine-racks and (sigh) far too few bookshelves.

This author has written 3303 posts for Hoyden About Town. Read more about tigtog »

6 responses to “Urban Clown Posse, Avian Division”

  1. Jangari
    Jangari October 2, 2007 at 10:46 am |

    My favourite bird, notwithstanding the fact that they like to eat my passionfruit well before they’re ripe, and have the audacity to take a single bite out of each one!

    Excellent photo too, though it would benefit from a little level enhancement.

  2. hc
    hc October 2, 2007 at 10:50 am |

    A great photo. The Sulphur-crested cockies have attitude issues – their screeching arrogance makes them an indispensible part of the Australian bush.

    Also one of the birds that has also coped reasonably well with urbanisation.

  3. tigtog
    tigtog October 2, 2007 at 12:41 pm | *

    Thanks, folks. Jangari, I keep on forgetting that I can play with the levels etc etc.

    Here we go:
    full_crest

  4. tigtog
    tigtog October 2, 2007 at 12:45 pm | *

    And just the crest, close up:

    mohawk-adj

  5. blue milk
    blue milk October 3, 2007 at 9:28 am |

    I love this, love the photo and love the story that goes with it.

  6. tigtog
    tigtog October 3, 2007 at 9:49 am | *

    As you can see by my change of avatar, it’s made my week! (I’ve been getting a bit bored with my galaxy for a while, but didn’t know what to change it to)

The commenting period has expired for this post. If you wish to re-open the discussion, please do so in the latest Open Thread.