This one is feeding on Eucalyptus seeds. It has to strip away the hard outer shell to get to the seeds inside.
Notice how dextrous it’s claws are. The other foot is keeping a firm grip on the branch supporting it.
Cockatoos and parrots have feet with two toes facing forward and two toes facing backwards, while most other bird species have three toes in the front and one in the back.
They also like the seeds of Casuarinas and Banksias, using their very strong bill to tear them open.
Us humans could never tear open the seed pods with our teeth.
They sometimes also eat insect larvae, which are revealed by tearing open the branches of trees. In some regions, They also forage on the ground, eating the seeds of various weeds.
The trees in this video are Melaleuca Paperbarks.
Normally Paperbarks are easily recognised by the thin, papery bark on their, trunks and taller than these ones.
These low trees with bulbous, knotty trunks are rather spooky.
I am trying to imagine what the visual effects would be if there was water on the ground.
Marked in my diary. Come here in the winter, bring a torch for really spooky visual effect.
Sometimes you just don’t take enough video to make a decent story.
I have used the awning before but never tried out the side wall, this was the first time. The sidewall and awning cost less than $200 so I can’t complain but the side wall is half a metre narrower than the awning.
You could make that a much more interesting video if you zoomed in (or is it out?) on each segment one at a time then back again before moving on to the next. As it is it is a bit confusing with too much to watch, though I did like the chimes at the end
