LUTINO GALAH

[Tintola]

OMG. You did your HSC only 9 years ago???? And you have grandchildren??? Busy little thing aren't you?" I suppose there is not much else to do in Dubbo, Eh

[jusdeb]

I was living in Gulgong back then .
If you dont know where Gulgong is then imagine if the world had a bottom cheeks , well its right in the middle of them .

Loved doing the HSC , it got the brain going .

[Diane]

If you dont know where Gulgong is then imagine if the world had a bottom cheeks , well its right in the middle of them .

But Deb what with Henry Lawson Drive and Ulan Road its sound so lovely, all poetic and creamy.

[jusdeb]

Yes Ill give them that they do a good Henry Lawson Festival .

Ulan road leads to Ulan coal mines , nothing soft and creamy about that .

[Diane]

I was thinking more "Oil of Ulan"

[Tintola]

OMG. You did your HSC only 9 years ago???? And you have grandchildren??? Busy little thing aren't you?" I suppose there is not much else to do in Dubbo, Eh

So I'm guessing that you are about 27 years old then!

[jusdeb]

50 in 6 days .

[avishoot]

We have one that visits that is much lighter in colour than the others . It is silver /white where the others are grey .
Haven't been close enough to see the eye colour so dont know what to make of it .

Do you think your one is a wild natural mutation or an escapee ? It certainly is nice .

not sure if wild or escapee but it has been interesting to watch the interaction between the normal birds and the mutation . when feeding, the normal birds slowly but deliberately move the lutino bird to the extremety of the flock as they feed , it will then try to position itself amongst the normal birds and the sequence starts again .perhaps this is done with sick and injured birds as well ??? on one occasion i observed allopreening with a normal but the flock was disturbed and i have not seen this occur again. when the flock is in flight the lutino melds with the group. its just a pity that the bank manager insists that i work , i could get quite used to watching the birds !!

[VR1Ton]

normal birds slowly but deliberately move the lutino bird to the extremety of the flock as they feed

Self-preservation on the flocks behalf, different bird stands out so easier for a predator to target. Watch a falcon chase domestic pigeons, it's generally the whiter/different birds that get picked off.

[Nrg800]

Watch a falcon chase domestic pigeons.

That's easier said than done! I would love to though!