It seems my two fine feathered friends (a pair of beautiful white Western Corellas) rather enjoyed their dining experience of last week and decided to repeat their repast on my book-leaved conifer, which i happily snapped for posterity. 🙂
Most of the birds i capture in my garden are in and out, whether it be for a feed, a drink or a bath in under 5 minutes, but these guys (or guy and his girl rather) are in no such hurry and nibbled on the conifer’s seeds non-stop for 30-40 minutes! How they have the strength to fly off after stuffing themselves silly is anyone’s guess? 🙂
This was only their evening meal, as the sun was getting quite low in the sky, and i assume they had been spending much of the rest of the day eating also!
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As you can clearly see, the male corellas have a crest they can raise when alarmed or when attracting a mate.
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They look so permanently amused
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Indeed! They are amongst the most laid back and relaxed birds i know of. They have such an endearing quality about them, I smile every time i see one. 🙂
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Stunning birds. They must be just wonderful to watch.
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They bring me a sense of peace and of Joy! They let me walk within 10 feet of them with no more thna a glance while they feed! 🙂
They are around 18-20 inches long with a 3 foot wingspan!
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The do look like they are laughing all the time. What great birds!
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Indeed! I have a feeling they make great pets as they are quite affectionate, very intelligent and live a long time. It would be a great shame though to keep one in a cage and not let it have the chance to fly as nature intends for them to do. I think if they become regulars i might try to become better acquainted with them – i’ll have to find what kind of seed they like – beside the conifers which are remarkably small once you prise the outer shell off. 🙂 ( ‘S probably why the eat so MANY in a sitting! )
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