They found it! A sulphur-crested cockatoo discovered it this morning and brought his mate back with him.
I’m now glad that I didn’t put a house on top – it wouldn’t have been big enough for these two!
Hooray! 
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I hope you’re prepared for a general onslaught of cockatoo-related mayhem in your garden now!
Wow! They discovered it! Congratulations!
Oh my! Sizeable visitors indeed! So refreshing to see these wild birds, and landing on your feeding platform no less. I think for a house you’d need something on the order of a mansion to accomodate them both!
Woot! Great to see your first visitors!
We haven’t had any Sulpur Crested Cockatoos at all this year, I couldn’t interest you in a swap for some Little Corellas could I?
How wonderful to be able to attract such beautiful birds. Do you also get Cockatiels? I love your tree-hugger photo. I found your blog on Blotanical – Welcome!