This is one of a series of bird mug shots. The first three included a corella, a galah and this feisty cockatoo all with their crests raised. This is the final in the three, as he (of course) has the most impressive crest of them all. Hence the title of this painting “Now this is a crest!”
Cockatoo Mug Shot AKA Now this is a Crest
Watercolour on cotton paper
Image size 13.3 cm x 18.3 cm
SOLD through Michael Reid Murrurundi