Black chicken cooking in Sapa, Vietnam

Black chicken cooking in Sapa, Vietnam in January 2012

Cockatoo

Cockatoo at the Koala Park in west Pennant Hills, Sydney in January 2010

Koala sleeping

Koala at the Koala Park in west Pennant Hills, Sydney in January 2010

Majestic flight

Two beautiful white-bellied sea-eagles (Haliaeetus leucogaster) photographed on the Adelaide river, Northern Territory, in March 2008

Another Rosella photo

Here is another photo of the Crimson Rosella in my garden in Canberra in February 2008.

Tame Rosella

I was in my garden in Canberra, February 2008, bringing in the washing when this Crimson Rosella (Platycercus elegans) appeared. I went and got my camera. It was obviously used to people and it had a companion with it that kept it's distance. It demanded food and I went and got some sunflower seeds which it happily ate, making strange chirping and whistling sounds, while I took photos and video clips. Eventually it flew away and has never returned. More photos here and video clips here and here.