Re: LUTINO GALAH
Posted: 14 Jul 2011, 12:00
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 

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But Deb what with Henry Lawson Drive and Ulan Road its sound so lovely, all poetic and creamy.jusdeb wrote:If you dont know where Gulgong is then imagine if the world had a bottom cheeks , well its right in the middle of them .
So I'm guessing that you are about 27 years old then!Tintola wrote: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
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 !!jusdeb wrote: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 .
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.normal birds slowly but deliberately move the lutino bird to the extremety of the flock as they feed
That's easier said than done! I would love to though!VR1Ton wrote:Watch a falcon chase domestic pigeons.