The Eleonora Cockatoo also known as a Medium Sulphur crested, is the most common species of the Sulphur crested. Just like all of the Sulphur crested birds, predictably unpredictable.
They are enthusiastic, happy, confident, proud, clever, mischievous, busy and they love to fly. The males run around the enclosure playing mutual games of tag. If a branch or log falls on the ground they will immediately, start to dig a divot under it. If the fallen perch stays on the ground for long, the males will start to claim it and become territorial. I can hear the tension building until I get in there and remove or rehang the perch.
The new birds are accepted readily and are thrilled to mix in with their own kind. Their eyes light up, like a kid at Disneyland. They love to root around on the ground and always keep the wild willow bushes behind their enclosure trimmed. (see photo left) I have no idea who the gardener is.