Bird Watching: DAILY PICS VOL. 127, 0 by MargaretK

MargaretK wrote:
CMoxon, they live to an average of 80 - 90 years. Some parrots live a lot longer. There's a cockatoo at a local wildlife refuge that is over 120 years old! They will take food from your hands, but if they're spooked by anything, they're also likely to take a chunk out of you. Mr One Eye has taken food from our hands, although we don't encourage it. We only feed him once a day. He comes and stands at the door and has a very distinctive call, letting us know he's there. Here's a couple (female on the right) on the Swan River foreshore a few days ago.

Resin may have expanded details on the ages of galahs and parrots.