A tree full of Galahs

Aussies will know the expression “as mad as a tree full of Galahs”.  For the rest of you, a Galah is a beautiful parrot, known for eccentricity and inedibility.

A tree full of any type of bird is a noisy and raucous place to be, all the more so if the birds in question are large, noisy, and feisty.  You don’t try to reason with a tree full of galahs.

This is actually a tree full of Corellas, another Australian parrot that mum photographed and sent to me tonight.  Mum and Dad are in the wilds of Bourke – mum is on a six week mission to help out, and it looks like I won’t be able to go out and visit as was originally planned.

In an interesting piece of domestic news, Cocky has decided that Daisy is a threat that must be eliminated.  She has taken to hissing and posturing at the poor feline whenever he slinks past her house.  Emma had it right – a parrot is like a two year old with a can opener on their faces.