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Marty,
Pecking orders are truly mysterious. We only feed a little except in winter, as we want them to eat cock-chafers, slugs, earwigs etc.
Just enough to lure them in!
The real interest around the house is the almost daily battle between the Gang-Gang Cockatoos and the Gallahs for a Banksia Tree (I think).
The cacaphony is absurd. Each breed takes up positions and squawks at the top of its lungs for about an hour. That day's 'right to graze' seeems to be decided by how many mates each side can muster and how much flapping they can do. Its about 60/40 to the Gallahs at the moment.
Paddy,
I do like Pelicans!
I guess they're pretty familiar to anyone growing up here, but I get a charge out of them.
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