There have been Little Corellas in various areas around Grenfell township recently, and although they’re less raucous than our native Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, when there are a couple of thousand of them gathering in one spot, they make a lot of noise. They roost in trees beside water, and make a huge racket getting ready for bed! (There have been hundreds at the sewage treatment works, and this bird is feasting on a seed pod from the Lemon-scented gum, at Henry Lawson’s obelisk.)
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Being another species of Australian bird that are considered to mate permanently, they use the same tree-hollow as a nest for a couple of years in a row. They prepare the floor of the hollow freshly each year, by chewing the bark. This can destroy their nesting spot eventually, and they then have to find alternative accommodation. (They usually have a spare couple of investment properties hidden away, in case of emergency...)
These are such entertaining birds to watch, because they play! They slide, they hang upside down and they chatter to one another the whole time, showing off and egging one another on.
Little Corellas have a lifespan of over eighty years.