TomKal foto

The photo shoot of the Pale-headed Rosella will always remind me of quite a funny story. We stopped the car somewhere in the bush on an empty road because we caught sight of a rosella on the tree (Hans noticed). Approaching slowly we took some pictures. To our surprise we heard the sound of a car coming. Since the morning nobody  was passing, nobody could be seen there and then a pick-up came up. Of course, as it usually happened in Australia the driver stopped the car and asked if we needed some help, since we were off the car in the middle of nowhere. He could help indeed as he was quite well-built young rancher dressed in a denim vest and with cowboy hat of course. At the rear cargo area of his car there were some dogs. We answered that we took rosellas sitting in the trees nearby. His face was so meaningful that I wish I had photographed him instead of rosellas. I do not know how to say it, but from his face it was obvious that shooting colored birds in the bush definitely is not a job for a man’s man. Then he smiled and drove off. I managed to find Pale-headed rosellas only there. Fortunately there were a few but you can see in the pictures that not all of them  were in good condition, judging by  their plumage and beak. Pale-headed rosellas are a medium-size colorful parrots (about 30 centimeters) . They can be found in Australia and Tasmania, feed on seeds, grass and fruit. There is no sexual dimorphism in case of this species.