Yesterday I awoke to the sound of hangry (bad tempered as a result of being hungry) noises in the back garden. The young galah here getting in a bit of a state hassling mum, you can tell by the colour of their irises which are male and female, both mum and young galahs have brown/red irises, the male has very dark brown..
Mum looked down from her spot on the edge of the patio with a 'give me a break' look in her eye before they flew off together to feed without a camera stuck in their private space, but..
... later in the evening while saying goodby to Aimee after dinner mum and bub flew in to sit on a branch above my birdbath in the front garden and the spectacle of the feeding ritual was astounding! Honestly it was so vigorous that my photos were blurred but please have a look here the most frenetic 50 seconds you're likely to see today :) an amazing sight. Hopefully the link works. Happy Wednesday, take care and stay safe..
...what a joy it must be to see such colorful birds!
ReplyDeleteThey certainly are a delight to watch.
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, that is something to see! You are so lucky to have these colorful (if noisy) guests visit you from time to time.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful birds.
ReplyDeleteYou are truly privileged to be able to see such wonderful birds!
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ReplyDeleteA great series of photo of these spectacular looking birds. Hope the youngster learns how to feed himself. Mom is taking him to school.
Nothing worse than a hungry teenager! Beautiful birds if not the most elegant feeders.
ReplyDeleteThey are fabulous looking birds, Grace!
ReplyDeleteMagnificent looking birds and amazing photos. Those close-up shots are amazing.
ReplyDeleteWhat amazing and beautiful birds they are. The feeding video is pretty awesome too, she can feed extremely fast. :)
ReplyDeleteIt's hard work being a mum!
ReplyDeleteOh my what a sweet pair they are! Thanks for sharing them.
ReplyDeleteThe video rekindled a childhood memory of feeding a baby cockatoo with soaked dried peas and that is how it would feed.
ReplyDeleteThe birds are so colourful. Amazing to watch the parent feeding the young one. Noisy too. Love it.
ReplyDeleteI can't imagine seeing such colorful birds in my backyard. They are beautiful!
ReplyDeleteVivid Colors There Perth - Excellent Capture
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Dearest Grace,
ReplyDeleteToo bad that such an exotic picture does no show up on the Blog List on the sideline...! A Dutch blogger friend found the solution to that and I've posted about it on February 7.
What a noisy way of having to raise those Galah birds!
Their 'teenagers' seem to be rather 'demanding'...
Hugs,
Mariette
Oh, Grace, LOL! That looks like a fight in that video!
ReplyDeleteYou so made me laugh with this. THE LOOK. My Peanut once gave me that and destroyed my scarecrow (that obviously wasn´t scary) cause he/she could not reach the bird-food. How mean can a Squirrel be?!
Beautiful birds!
Oh my -- what delightful pictures!
ReplyDeleteGreat pictures Grace. Golly what frenzied feeding in that video :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely birds and the link worked perfect. The parent looked a bit like a hammerdril to feed the little one. Very touching.
ReplyDeleteAmazing birds. Loved all clicks
ReplyDeleteWow, Grace, wonderful portraits of these amazing birds !
ReplyDeleteGosh these are fabulous! What an awesome post, G!
ReplyDeleteThey are so pretty and you have taken great photos. I know when we were over there several people said the Galah were pests but I am sure I would be happy to have them breeding in my garden. Have a good day, Diane
ReplyDeleteWhat Beautiful birds, they are!!! :)
ReplyDeleteEspecially, the first three shots are wonderful.
What a wonderful photo's you made!
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