Wild Bird Wednesday and Nature Notes - Little Corellas, hundreds of them . . .

Yesterday, I had occasion to go to Murray Bridge and while 

there, took the opportunity to walk by the river, 

 only to find it very crowded indeed.

There were hundreds, if not thousands of Little Corellas

digging up and nibbling on the new, white node shoots 

of the extensive lawns.

Not concerned with passing cars and only lazily flapping a 

short distance when children chased them.

Others, who had had their fill, were decorating the abundant 

trees in the vicinity.

Some had slipped into the land of nod

while others were in a semi-comatose, meditative state

unconcerned with the preening tactics of their neighbours.

This one, with his feathers ruffled by a gentle breeze,

slept with half an eye open

while below, a couple were intent on removing the sheaths

off each others emerging head feathers

and needless to say, here and there, the occasional 

squabble enlivened the scene.

Linking to:

Wild Bird Wednesday

and 

Nature Notes