Yellow Tailed Black Cockatoo

[Terrier]

Often maligned as a harbinger of inclement weather the "Yellow Tails" are more often heard than seen, these guys were happily just ripping the bark off a dead tree by the river.

 

[Jeff1582 82]

Very nice shooting.......

 

[edsland]

Cool bird...

 

[Jeff G]

Cool that you get to see these types of birds in the wild and not in pet stores. Nice set.

 

[K9Kirk]

Nice shots! A little on the noisy side I think.

 

[Winona]

Nice! Don’t see them around here!

 

[Terrier]

Nice shots! A little on the noisy side I think.

Concur, still coming to grips with the camera, but I'll get there. Is it just me or is it a fact of life, that when you get a willing subject the light and/conditions are poor, when the light is perfect the subject is not so cooperative?

 

[K9Kirk]

Nice shots! A little on the noisy side I think.

Concur, still coming to grips with the camera, but I'll get there. Is it just me or is it a fact of life, that when you get a willing subject the light and/conditions are poor, when the light is perfect the subject is not so cooperative?

I totally agree and funny you should say that, I got some pics of a red tailed hawk today (my first) and he was soooo backlit. I suppose they came out "just ok" but I was really hoping for spectacular. It left me feeling a little disappointed.
Btw, with my camera I set it so it can't go over 1600 ISO, just to avoid too much noise. (Mine's always in auto ISO.)