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Hundreds of galahs gather on the power lines in late afternoon for a snack before retiring. They glide down to the grass and eat the seeds - bit of an essay follows. They are also in pairs everywhere - mating season coming up.

The Word Galah: Galah is an English word (Australian) pronounced ga-lah.
It originates from the Yuwaalaraay (Aboriginal language of southeast Australia) word gilaa.
Description: The Galah is pale grey above and pink below. The male has dark brown eye and female has red eye. Its crest varies from pink in Western Australia to white throughout the rest of Australia. Juvenile Galahs have a grey breast and a grey eye-ring. Often seen in large flocks of between 30 to 1000 birds. In rain they like to hang upside down from branches or power lines, wings spread wide to catch the rain.
Other Names: Rose-breasted Cockatoo
Size: 34-38cm
Habitat: Open woodland, parks, roadsides, playing fields.
Food: fruit, seeds, nuts, berries, plant shoots and roots, grubs. They often feed on seed that has fallen to the ground and also eat orchard fruit and nuts.
Breeding: Nests in hollow tree. The nesting hole is lined with leaves and twigs. 3-4 white eggs are laid. Incubation is shared by both parents over a 30 day period. the young leave the nest at about 8 weeks.
Range: widespread in suitable habitat. Found throughout Australia, except in the very dry desert regions and dense forests.
Classification:-
Class:Aves
Order:Psittaciformes
Family:Cacatuidae
Genus:Cacatua
Species:roseicapilla
Common Name:Galah

In captivity galahs can live to 80 years of age.
(Source: galah.galahs.com.au/content/php/introduction.php and ozanimals.com )

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Taken on: May 8, 2012
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Camera: Olympus E-5, f/5.6, 1/320 sec, 300mm, ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)
Camera: Olympus E-5
Lens: OLYMPUS 70mm-300mm Lens
Aperture: f/5.6
Exposure Time: 0.003 sec (1/320)
Focal Length: 300mm
ISO: 200
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Auto, Did not fire
Exposure Program: Program AE
Exposure Mode: Auto
Metering Mode: Center-weighted average
White Balance: Auto
Gain Control: Low gain up
Sharpness: Hard
Color Space: Uncalibrated
Software: Adobe Photoshop CS5 Windows
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