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Rhodie · by **Rhodie** on Tue Jan 13, 2009 10:03 pm

I was sent an email shortly after losing my oldest rescue on Jan. 2 2009. It put everything in perspective.

http://dalesdesigns.net/mate.htm

Thank You, Christie, for setting up the url for me.

Smiles

RHO

Patti In Oz · by **Patti In Oz** on Tue Jan 13, 2009 10:13 pm

I've seen Galahs behave in the same way repeatedly. It's one of the few things about Australia that I don't like. Fairly often I find a Galah that has been hit by a car and killed with it's mate standing next to it just waiting. I always stop and move the dead bird away from the road so that it's mate doesn't end up getting killed as well. I always cry. The worst though was a few years ago when I watched a Galah valliantly defending it's dead mate from a raptor. That imagine is stuck with me forever!