Some bored galahs in the sleepy town of Bungendore. Its always amazed me how they sit on the power lines without a care in the world.
Large Oil painting 150×100 oil on Canvas Trees at Tambo outback Queensland with heavy shadows on a extremely hot day of 45 % c. ..........and at 8.am too. Arrrrrg flies!! Had to do this from a quick sketch, memory and in my air conditioned studio when I / got back home. /
It’s extremely satisfying when as a photographer you capture an image like this. It’s that microsecond of crystallisation of all factors that make a great image (even if I say so myself). / This is a female Galah ( a native Australian Parrot) that is both numerous and widespread in this country. Large flocks of them frequent grain and cropland areas and they are even more common in some suburban areas with parks and gardens than they used to be.
Woodblock print (Artist’s Proof). / January 2008 This is the full version of the print, which I also intend breaking down into variations of smaller images.
A very friendly pink galah couldn’t get enough of the camera. It was even patient enough for me to change lenses to the macro lens and here is the result!
Galahs flying through ‘romantic’ landscape. Oil on board.
Pretty galah!
View other works from this series Best viewed LARGE ============================================================= The fat crows feet by Nicole Ryan There were birds / black / foreboding birds / one liked to tap along my wooden fence / he was oversized / intriguing / suspicious / and far from shy / I was sitting at my kitchen table / listening to his crow call / my eyes would dart / this way / that / back out / back in / exercising / the wrinkles around my eyes / damn bird / he freaks me a little / yet; I enjoy it when he sings / and he brings all of the other birds / around and nearby / close enough / but never near / to me / to here / because they’re all afraid of him too / it’s his fence now / not my neighbours / not mine / he shits all over it / arrives each and every day / looks my way / stays / and then disappears / leaving me to wonder / if tomorrow he’ll return. / © ryan
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Our pet galah, Miss Cocky Boy, loves to wreck a good flower arrangement – there’s nothing better than nipping the flower heads off a vase of daisies! And she is having such fun doing it, LOL!! sold a card of this work, March 2009
A female Galah grooming at Dundee’s Wildlife Park, near Murray Bridge, South Australia. Taken with Panasonic Lumix FZ28, Aperture-f4.0, Shutter-1/500sec, ISO-200.
GALAH ~ Cacatua roseicapilla Description / The Galah (35 cm) can be easily identified by its rose-pink head, neck and underparts, with paler pink crown, and grey back, wings and undertail. Birds from the west of Australia have comparatively paler plumage. Galahs have a bouncing acrobatic flight, but spend much of the day sheltering from heat in the foliage of trees and shrubs. The voice is a distinctive high-pitched screech, ‘chi-chi’. Huge noisy flocks of birds congregate and roost together at night. / Distribution and Habitat / The Galah is one of the most abundant and familiar of the Australian parrots, found in large flocks, in a variety of timbered habitats, usually near water. It occurs over most of Australia, including some offshore islands, and is becoming more abundant round areas of human habitation. The growth in population is largely a result of increasing availability of food and water. Escaped aviary birds have also contributed to these numbers. / Food and feeding / Galahs form huge, noisy flocks which feed on seeds, mostly from the ground. Seeds of grasses and cultivated crops are eaten, making these birds agricultural pests in some areas. Birds may travel large distances in search of favourable feeding grounds. / Breeding / Galahs form permanent pair bonds, although a bird will take a new partner if the other one dies. The breeding season is variable, but mainly from February to July in the north and July to December in the south. The nest is a tree hollow or similar location, lined with leaves. Both sexes incubate the eggs and care for the three or four young. There is a high chick mortality in Galahs, with up to 50 % dying in the first six months. / /
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Female Galah, also known as the Rose breasted Cockatoo, a very common member of the parrot family in Australia. Taken in our backyard, where we put food out for the local birds.
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Acrylics on Canvas 1200×600 mm / Painted over a number of days, or hours / I Used about 8 photos for reference, also the use of a live galah. / I tried to capture the behaviour of Galah’s screeching and chattering as the sun sets whilst finding a spot to roost for the night,
Two young Galahs having a pit of a squabble / Galahs.. are a species of the Cockatoo family . / All my bird images are photographed in the wild / Thanks for visit and comments
Shot this one in Numinbah Valley, Queensland, Australia. It was the fence to the Farm Hands Shack shot. The flock of Galahs came out of no where, didn’t manage a focused shot close unfortunately, as I was working on this.. Oh well :) Canon 5D Mk II, 50mm, 16:9 crop. Available Large and best viewed Large!
Very little post processing the vibrant colors are from a glorious sunset /
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