Little Corella taking flight
A Little Corella taking flight from a Norfolk Pine
Canon EOS R1 with a Canon RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1 L IS USM Zoom [ISO 500, 324mm, f/8.0 and 1/2500])
Little Correllas (Cacatua sanguinea) are small parrots that resemble small Sulphur-crested Cockatoos, and can sometimes be found in flocks of those birds, although there call is different. Indeed every time I hear their almost plaintive call, I think of the line from John Williamson’s song, Sail the Nullarbor - “…a pair of white corellas singing out of tune.” However, it is easy to like these birds because they are so playful. I have seen them swinging by their beaks from the flags marking golf holes, for no apparent reason. The bird in this picture was involved in more reasonable pursuits, chomping down on the seed pods of the Norfolk Island Pine Trees at Narooma. It was part of a flock that was feeding. They stayed in the tree for a little while then flew to another tree. While this image is a tight crop, I like it because of the corella’s head and its purposeful look, along with the remnants of its meal still attached on its beak.
