What bird is that?
I was sitting down with a coffee taking a break from gardening when I saw what I thought was a white cockatoo about 20 metres away on the top of a group of netted fruit trees. A closer look revealed that it had a still struggling blackbird in its talons - not a cockatoo then, I thought.
The bird was about the size of a white cockatoo, completely white with a black bill. It had an orange area around its bill, not feathers, more a wattle.
It sat there for about 5 minutes until it's prey had stopped struggling and then took off. I didn't have the camera handy - sorry.
I've been through every online resource I could find for Tasmanian birds of prey but couldn't find anything that matched my visitor. Given the wide range of pastimes persued here, I thought I's ask if anyone can identify this bird?
[I'm in Port Huon about 60kms south of Hobart if it helps]
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