Another 'big thing for our state

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Australia has another ‘big thing’ and it’s situated in Moora, a small town in Western Australia. This time it’s a pair of endangered Carnaby’s black cockatoos. A public group has been raising funds for the sculpture for seven years and nearly gave up on the plan several times. A retired truck-driver gave his time, and truck, to drive to the Queensland on the other side of the country to bring back the 11.5 metre (37.8 feet) high birds. Once at the site they were assembled and lifted onto a ‘branch’. Moora conservationist, 84-year-old Wally Kerkhoff, has been involved in building and installing nesting hollows for the birds for more than 40 years. The birds breed in the area between July and February in the hollows of salmon and wandoo gums (eucalypts). Carnaby cockatoos are one of two species of white-tailed black cockatoos. There are some great photos on the article but I can’t show them here. Instead, you get one of my photos. Here’s the link to the article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-11/big-carnaby-cockatoo-sculpture-moora/107230254