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Re: LUTINO GALAH

Posted: 14 Jul 2011, 12:00
by 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 :?

Re: LUTINO GALAH

Posted: 14 Jul 2011, 15:23
by 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 . :thumbdown:

Loved doing the HSC , it got the brain going .

Re: LUTINO GALAH

Posted: 14 Jul 2011, 16:02
by Diane
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 . :thumbdown:
But Deb what with Henry Lawson Drive and Ulan Road its sound so lovely, all poetic and creamy. :lol:

Re: LUTINO GALAH

Posted: 14 Jul 2011, 16:06
by 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 . :lol:

Re: LUTINO GALAH

Posted: 14 Jul 2011, 17:23
by Diane
:lol: I was thinking more "Oil of Ulan" :lol:

Re: LUTINO GALAH

Posted: 14 Jul 2011, 17:49
by Tintola
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 :?
So I'm guessing that you are about 27 years old then! :snide:

Re: LUTINO GALAH

Posted: 14 Jul 2011, 19:45
by jusdeb
50 in 6 days .Image

Re: LUTINO GALAH

Posted: 15 Jul 2011, 17:10
by avishoot
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 .
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 !!

Re: LUTINO GALAH

Posted: 15 Jul 2011, 17:26
by 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.

Re: LUTINO GALAH

Posted: 16 Jul 2011, 15:51
by Nrg800
VR1Ton wrote:Watch a falcon chase domestic pigeons.
That's easier said than done! I would love to though!