corella

They were having fun

I have seen much larger flocks than this. The noisy parrots do a lot of damage to crops, and farmers usually attempt to "remove" them. But, as with all parrot flocks, one or two remain on look-out while the others feed. I have not seen corellas in my region for a while.

Corellas are a rather unpopular species. The do lots of damage to sports fields, bowling greens, garden lawns etc., by ripping up the turf. Also damage to grain crops.

A photo I took today of a pair of corellas with their young one preening the bubs feathers so precious.

A photo I took in a local park Logan Brisbane this little bird was with a large flock on a island in the middle of the shallow open water lake I tool this photo with my NikonCoolpixP900 on auto setting hehe hope you like it

Little Corellas ripping up the local football ground

Little Corella

Little Corella. Cacatua pastinatur. Photographed Exmouth, WA.

With eyes that look like he's been on the booze. What a strange name for a bird 40cm the "little corella"Undoubtedly the clown of all Australian parrots. the Corella is a real joy to watch. Hanging from branches and powerlines with others they seem to compete to see which one can do...

Not normally seen in this area, the drought has caused these Corelllas to venture closer to the suburbs

Little Corella. A white Corella turned pink by the first rays of the rising sun.

Little Corella. A Little Corella in a pine tree.

Little Corella. There was until recently a very large flock of these birds in the local area, but the council, in its great wisdom, bowed to the demands of a vocal minority who cried "get rid of them" loudly and often. A program of trapping the birds and them gassing them resulted in the...

Found him down near the ocean eating a juicy looking plant.

Distinctive long upper mandible. size 38cms.Large flocks feed on the ground.Not a WA native.

Photographed in Swan river park, Perth, Western Australia. Endemic to southern part of W.A.

Little Corella's sometimes fly in large flocks, and destroy a lot of native trees.

One of the best acrobatics in the bird world, they make you laugh when they are teasing and fighting each other.

and what a sight it was for us to witness but for the farmers in the area it wasn't that fun...

small white cockatoo with short, erectile, cap like crest,whitish-horn bill; blue-grey bare skin around eye.

are these long-billed or other species of Corella?

Two Long-billed Corellas in a eucalypt tree.