picture by D. Bell

Sulphur Crested Cockatoo cacatua galerita 

This large, raucous cockatoo is in plentiful numbers in Aus-
tralia. They fly in flocks and each flock has its own roosting 
place. Few Australian birds are as well known as the Sul-
phur Crested Cockatoo. Until midmorning the cockatoos 
usually feed on seeds on the ground, and during the hottest 
part of the day they sit in trees, idly stipping the leaves and 
bark. They love the seeds and herbacious plants, grain, 
bulbous roots, berries, nuts and leaf buds. Worms and 
grubs are picked  from the dead logs and bark, including 
insects and their larvae. They make popular pets.