David de Groot 📸 on Nostr: A female Galah (one of three pairs I observed feeding on the edge of the sports ...

A female Galah (one of three pairs I observed feeding on the edge of the sports fields at UQ).

Both male and female look similar, but the female has a red eye.

In Australia, "galah" often refers to a person of dubious intelligence (aka an idiot). Usage: "You bloody galah! What do you think you're doing?"
Presumably this came about by watching the antics of this bird, esp. in flight (quite random, almost appearing drunk on occasions).

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