Drowned rats.
After another very wet night in Brisbane and surrounds we wondered if any of the Galahs would be in first thing. They were! Would Wingman and Mrs Wingman come knowing he has a bad time with his right wing at the best of times. But they came after about 40 minutes and like all of the poor birds, absolutely soaked. So here they are having some breakfast from their own private bowl which we hold back until they arrive. They protect their food with great vigour which seems not unusual for couples. Virtually all of the Galahs looked like these two or worse, many looked like Punk rockers with very spiky feathers on their heads. Mr W was quite ill at ease this morning and took off in phases as he has difficulty getting good lift with that bad wing at the best of times. When wet, everything is harder for him.
You can just see Mr W's bad wing there on the right but it is often more extended than that and it always troubles him. That's Mrs W on the right of shot. Because he was so unsettled I held another plate for him at the back door which he did eat from with no need to fend off any of the other 70 or so visitors that we had.
As I type this, Snowy the Sulphur Crested Cockatoo and his mate Snowy 2 have just arrived for some seeds also.
Drowned rats.
After another very wet night in Brisbane and surrounds we wondered if any of the Galahs would be in first thing. They were! Would Wingman and Mrs Wingman come knowing he has a bad time with his right wing at the best of times. But they came after about 40 minutes and like all of the poor birds, absolutely soaked. So here they are having some breakfast from their own private bowl which we hold back until they arrive. They protect their food with great vigour which seems not unusual for couples. Virtually all of the Galahs looked like these two or worse, many looked like Punk rockers with very spiky feathers on their heads. Mr W was quite ill at ease this morning and took off in phases as he has difficulty getting good lift with that bad wing at the best of times. When wet, everything is harder for him.
You can just see Mr W's bad wing there on the right but it is often more extended than that and it always troubles him. That's Mrs W on the right of shot. Because he was so unsettled I held another plate for him at the back door which he did eat from with no need to fend off any of the other 70 or so visitors that we had.
As I type this, Snowy the Sulphur Crested Cockatoo and his mate Snowy 2 have just arrived for some seeds also.