Joshman wrote:oh wow, nice colours!
those birds look a bit like you average gallah.
They are related. Both are cockatoos. They are much better behaved, but don't have the same sense of fun. Also Galahs tend to travel in flocks, Gang Gangs in family groups. In this case two. They are also MUCH quieter. Sulphur cresteds are the worst.
Galahs are pink body, white head, grey back. We get them too, but at a different time of year.
At the moment we have magpies & wattle birds - they live here too - and silver eyes and another little one that moves too fast to see clearly, several kinds of rosella, and king parrots.
The bower birds have moved on now the raspberries are finished. The currawongs have moved on too. Unusual they usually stay all year. Kookaburras visit now & again, but haven't been here since it got cold.
We also get Sulphur crested and yellow tailed black cockatoos. Occasionally we see red tailed blacks too.
Its fun watching them They each have a different time of day to feed. The maggies seem to be the fat controllers, but are not at all aggressive to us even at mating time.
Posted: Sun May 04, 2008 11:29 pm
Sharp, well exposed and rich in colour. Nice one.
