Denise Lawry, Determination (ANIMALS 2023)

The residents of the coastal town of Lorne in Victoria wage an ongoing battle with local Sulphur-crested cockatoos, as these creatures ravage and maraud rubbish bins in their search for food, creating widespread unsightly debris. Here is a determined bird, wily and strong, removing a rock placed unsuccessfully to prevent the raid.

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