Rare cockatoos at Umina campus

A pair of rare "glossy black" cockatoos was sighted at Umina campus of Brisbane Water Secondary College over the weekend.

Pictured is the female, with her characteristic yellow-feathered head and orange tail feathers.

The male has orange tail feathers, but dark brown head feathers.

The birds were found eating casuarina nuts in a tree in which they have been sighted in previous years.

Mark Snell, 9 Jun 2007