These photographs were taken at the oval next to Royal Park Trin Warren Tam-boore on 14 December 2024.
It was a reasonably cloudy morning but the harsh sun shone through the cloud, creating a less than soft light on the Galahs. Still diffused but slightly harsh.
I was lucky enough to be able to get a photograph of a Galah with its crest up. This does happen often.
First: Nikon Z 9, Nikkor Z 800mm f/6.3 VR S @ 1/800s f/6.3 ISO90
Second: Nikon Z 9, Nikkor Z 800mm f/6.3 VR S @ 1/800s f/6.3 ISO140
After a few weeks of absence, it looked like the Galahs are back at Royal Park Trin Warren Tam-boore. These photographs were taken on 11 December 2024.
The first image was taken at the oval next to Trin while the second was taken at the Skink Habitat.
While a common bird, they are quite pretty and add colour to the city park on a dull summer day. Their calls are not as rough as the Sulfur-crested Cockatoo but I wouldn’t described them as particularly musical. The way to identify the sex of the Galah is the colour of their eyes. The males have dark brown eyes while the females have pink eyes.
First: Nikon Z 9, Nikkor Z 800mm f/6.3 VR S @ 1/800s f/6.3 ISO220
Second: Nikon Z 9, Nikkor Z 800mm f/6.3 VR S @ 1/640s f/6.3 ISO140
This Galah was photographed on 7 August 2024 at Royal Park Trin Warren Tam-boore. It was originally on the ground but flew up to a tree. It appears to proceed to give the tree a hug which I find quite amusing.
Nikon Z 9, Nikkor Z 800mm f/6.3 VR S @ 1/500s f/6.3 ISO220.
About 120 Galahs was observed at the oval next to Royal Park Trin Warren Tam-Boore in the morning of 20 June 2024. The one in the photograph is a male. You can tell that it is a male by the colour of his eyes.
Nikon Z 9, Nikkor Z 800mm f/6.3 VR S @ 1/500s f/6.3 ISO280