The Australian Galah

How nice these 2 birds playing.

Wonder who won?.....lol …Any idea what these birds are called..I have never seen anything like them before here in Calfornia? Thanks for the comment on Air~Kitty.

Thanks! They’re called Galahs (pronounced ga-LAR) and they are very common here. Sometimes you see hundreds of them together. There were 16 of them in my garden last night! I think they are a type of cockatoo. We get white cockatoos and black cockatoos too, but they are much more shy than galahs. The one on the left is the female (you can tell by the orange iris) and the one on the right is the male (dark brown iris). I think the female won.

Great shot! Great title too. Talk about getting your feathers ruffled, this shot shows perfectly the meaning of the phrase.

excellent work !

Great work.

You can almost hear them squaking!! Has a very real feel about it -great capture.

what gorgeous birds! wonderful shot

awesome image

You READ SO well!!!
The privilage is all mine
I have my own little highway (between neighbours)
of these birds – you captured their charm with perfection!

wow great capture i love it well done my friend

brilliant capture well done

LOL.. of course she did ; ) gorgeous capture… Wendy

this is awsome dont they remind you of siblings loving and fighting at the same time good shot

This is a terrific shot, Arkle. And yes, they are Galahs (or Roseate Cockatoos … or just Silly Bloody Galahs). Had one on my finger once, when rescuing it from a creek. Didn’t draw blood, but by heck, it was a good strong bite!

Are you sure these ones weren’t doing a duet?

wonderful capture

just a stunning pic! wonderful capture of colour! yes I have plenty here! love them well I have no crops !

Fantastic action photo!
Yep, we get them hanging around our place too, they’re so noisy.   :-)

having a domestic =)
beautiful.

A beautiful capture of a wonderful Australian bird!