Galah

one of my favorite birds

Thanks! Great site, by the way!

No problem Alison. Welcome aboard.

I've been with this site since early on (and I'm one of the Rangers), but it has gotten so big that now I mostly focus on Australian spottings. Feel free to give me a heads-up if you need some help.

Gosh, I had no idea about all those being non-native in your area, thanks for the info!

I saw quite a few of them in Western Australia, where their colors really suit the expanses of red soils with the occasional splashes of gray shade. The Galahs we have in Tasmania are escapees, as are the Corellas.

The only native cockatoos here are the Sulfur-crested, Yellow-tailed and Gang gang. Of course we have lots of other bird species, but we also have had a lot of introduced species from the mainland. The Laughing Kookaburra is probably the most problematic, as it has really impacted the skink populations.

There were about half a dozen of them down by the beach, happily picking around. The only other time I have seen this was on a cricket pitch, which must have been recently used!

It's so nice to see them wandering in the grass looking for something to eat. I almost only ever see them sitting on the powerlines.