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Post by Sir John on Jul 23, 2013 20:13:38 GMT -5
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Post by Swampy on Jul 23, 2013 22:09:13 GMT -5
Didn't know what a Galah was, though I do know of cockatoos. Thanks, SJ.
But how could they have such a mass gathering? Insects can hibernate underground for years if not decades, but birds can't do that.
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Post by Sir John on Jul 23, 2013 22:56:45 GMT -5
Swampy,
It is not unusual to swarms 1000s of Budgerigars, Cockatoos, and Galahs living happily near a water hole in th outback.
If it dries out they simply find another one.
The Galah mates for life, and it is not unusual to see one on the side of the road, and its mate flat on the road as road-kill. The live one will live out its life near its dead mate or until a new mate wanders by.
SJ
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Post by Sir John on Jul 24, 2013 0:26:28 GMT -5
PS,
A "bunch of galahs" is a derogatory term for a group that are not all that bright. Not sure why the poor old Galah is used as the basis for an insult. They are quite a nice bird, but as noisy as hell as most of the parrot family are.
.....and most of them are seed eaters.
SJ
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2013 1:02:56 GMT -5
Galah stew: First catch a Galah, fill a pot with water, add salt and pepper to taste, an old leather boot, some potatos cut in to quarters, a couple of sliced onions. crushed garlic, place lid on pot and simmer for 24 hours on an open fire.
Remove boot and vegetables and eat.
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Post by Swampy on Jul 24, 2013 1:34:31 GMT -5
Galah stew: First catch a Galah, fill a pot with water, add salt and pepper to taste, an old leather boot, some potatos cut in to quarters, a couple of sliced onions. crushed garlic, place lid on pot and simmer for 24 hours on an open fire. Remove boot and vegetables and eat. Do people actually do that? |
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Post by Sir John on Jul 24, 2013 1:52:06 GMT -5
No. we usually throw away the Galah, and eat the boot!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2013 21:09:21 GMT -5
Swampy I worded that badly, I referred to eating the boot and vegetables, meaning that the boot would taste better than the Galah.
On TV last night images of hundreds of thousands of Galahs striipping tress of leaves and perching on power lines causing them to swing together and short out. I saw many when I was last in central New South Wales not long ago but the numbers have increased since then.
One local commented that walking from his home to the local bar was a health hazard of bird droppings raining down.
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