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Sally Mynhardt

These lovely-looking wild birds are not very popular around here.
They are very noisy and quite destructive to things like
rubber windshield seals and woodwork.
They usually fly around in flocks of 10 or more and
can kick up a terrible screeching din.

Some are kept as pets and can be taught to talk.

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stephenreed25-Mar-2014 18:38
A beautiful bird and also expensive, around £800 over here.
Guest 26-Nov-2013 17:28
Excellent capture!!!! Great work!!!!
Guest 22-Nov-2013 16:56
Very nice image of this "snow white" bird, a difficult exposure...
Sally 22-Nov-2013 01:59
Dear Terry, Cindy, Lynn, Janice and Jim.
Thank you all so much.
Yes these birds are a minor nuisance in towns,
but very destructive to crops in farming areas.
Jim Stiles20-Nov-2013 22:31
I own a Goffin's Cockatoo and although he's quite tame, he can be very destructive! I can only imagine how destructive these birds can be on the wild! Beautiful, but can be very annoying and troublesome! That said, I live your photo very much looking up to a deep blue sky!
Janice Dunn20-Nov-2013 19:32
I love these birds, but I know they aren't popular in Australia. Cheeky characters I think
Cindy Flood19-Nov-2013 01:24
They are very pretty birds. They do look like a pet parrot.
LynnH18-Nov-2013 12:10
We have hoards of parrots that are noisy like that. Nice shot!
Terry_O18-Nov-2013 07:30
Lovey shot, Sally! Even though they may be a pest, they certainly are beautiful.