Birdorable 189: Galah

July 20, 2009 in New Birds, Parrots and Parakeets and Birdorable Bonanza 2009 with 5 comments

This post was last updated on November 23, 2010

Today's 189th Birdorable is this Birdorable Galah, also known as the Rose-breasted Cockatoo or Pink and Grey. It is a widespread parrot in Australia, where it can be commonly seen in the bush as well as urban areas such as Perth and Melbourne. Wow, I can't imagine having such colorful birds visit our backyard feeders.

Photo by scuze (Source: Flickr)

Until the 31st of July we'll be adding a new bird every day as part of our Birdorable Bonanza until we reach #200 at the end of this month. Here's a preview of tomorrow's bird:

Comments

Addie Owlz on July 20, 2009 at 11:11 AM wrote:

Kewl, its adorable! Hmm, is the next bird a Rockhopper Penguin?

Heather Richards on October 10, 2016 at 1:31 PM wrote:

I love you Addie. I also luv owlz.

Heather Richards on November 26, 2016 at 6:42 PM wrote:

PENGUIN! Really! I'm not into owls anymore. Do not look at the previous comment. I'm into penguins now. What I wrote wasn't true, except for the "I love you" part. Rockhopper penguin, probably.

vania on July 23, 2021 at 3:10 AM wrote:

i need this

Spurwing Plover on February 26, 2023 at 7:32 AM wrote:

Rock Hopper Penguin

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