Double Foundation Chain
I first came across Double Foundation Chain in the Encyclopaedia of Needlework by Thérèse de Dillmont.
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On a walk with the dogs recently we saw this tree hollow. Tree hollows are highly prized by the local bird life for nesting.
This male gallah was on the job and he took a quick look at me before feeding his young.
He just had to stand on his doorstep and poke his head in with and share out the meal to his young. I would have loved to see them, but they were too deep down in that hollow.
He thought he better go and have a chat with his partner about the suspicious looking photographer but she just told him not to be silly, humans can't fly or get anywhere near their babies and she sent him on his way to hunt out the next meal.
Gallah's can be identified by their eyes, the males have brown eyes and females have pink eyes. Gallah's share the duties raising of their young fairly equally.
Nesting boxes can also be found in various sizes to accommodate all sorts of wildlife. This nesting box found just a few trees away is too small for gallah's and has a bat on the side, which I presume indicates it's designed for bats to nest in.
What gorgeous birds!!!!
ReplyDeleteHow close do you have to be to see the whites, uh, pinks or grays of their eyes?? lol
Well that depends on if you have a camera with a zoom lens or not ;0) pretty close!
DeleteSo is this where the phrase "great Gallah" comes from?? Great array of shots. very interesting indeed. #MySundayPhoto
ReplyDeleteGallah's are very playful and they will hang upside down and play chasey, they will throw things at passers-by and pretty much behave like a pack of 10 year old boys. So when someone refer's to you as being a 'gallah', or 'great gallah' they mean you're mucking around like a pink and grey parrot does :o)
DeleteWhat a beautiful bird, love the pink heads!
ReplyDeleteThey are really spectacular and I never get tired of seeing them.
DeleteI love the Pictures, and what a beautiful bird, I love to find hollow trees, Clio lending a helping hand for Coombe Mill
ReplyDeleteAt nesting time these parrots increase their pink-ness and they look their most spectacular.
DeleteGorgeous birds and beautiful shots too. xx
ReplyDeleteThanks Melody =D
DeleteWhat amazing birds, they are a fantastic colour #MySundayPhoto
ReplyDeleteIt's a truly beautiful colour combo isn't it?
DeleteHa, I'm guessing you aren't in the UK!
ReplyDeleteWe get little green parrots breeding wild over here and they like similar nesting places
I'm in Australia =D we are lucky to have some wonderful parrots here.
DeleteHow beautiful!! And the birds are so colorful :)
ReplyDeleteThey make me think of strawberries and cream ;o)
DeleteLovely lovely lovely creature. You are so lucky to be able to see them in real life. Thanks for sharing these amazing photos. #mysundayphoto
ReplyDeleteWe might miss out on a lot of critters but we have plenty of our own to make up for it.
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