Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua galerita)

Conservation status: least concern

Out on my evening walk, before I was chased indoors by the threat of Cyclone Alfred, raucous calls alerted me. A Cocky sought a sheltered roost beneath lowering skies, circling, banking, continuously adjusting its wings.

The low sun clipped its primaries, turning a flight for sanctuary into something altogether different.