Corellas at play in the rain

A few days ago, I spied via binoculars on a flock of about 40 to 50 Corellas grazing on the grass in our paddock. I've never seen them in our paddock before, although they've often swarmed in our trees nearby. I never tire of seeing so many of them having a picnic.

I thought I'd be able to tell Kokola from the wild Corellas, but they all have the same goofy expressions and cute waddles. Put Kokola amongst them and I wouldn't be able to tell them apart, except when Kokola calls out or when he sports his nervous look - goggle-eyed and frozen still.

That day, the Corella picnickers were having fun. The heavy downpour hardly registered on the picnic at first, but soon most of them had settled on top of a nearby tree, and had their wings spread in the classic shower pose that Kokola sports when we spray him with the spray bottle. These party fiends were busy hanging upside down, sideways & any which way with wings outstretched to catch the rain, like they were ensuring the water got to their armpits. It was quite a sight - 40 or so white Corellas dotted round the tree hanging in all directions, wings outstretched, flapping in gleeful play.