Get close enough and the "black" stops being black at all — it's charcoal and violet and storm-grey, flecked with gold that only shows itself in the right light. This fella's caught mid-fluff, crest up, giving me the full side-eye. That amber eye ringed in dusty pink says everything a cockatoo needs to say without opening its beak.
Red-tailed Black Cockatoos are a regular, breathtaking sight across the Top End and across Northern Australia — I've never gotten used to watching them fly over.
Artwork Details
- Title: Red-tailed Black Cockatoo
- Subject: Red-tailed Black Cockatoo
- Medium: Original watercolour on 640gsm 100% cotton archival paper
- Size: 28 × 38 cm (unframed)
- Year: 2026
- Presentation: Individually signed on the front
- Framing: Unframed
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