Being instinctive ground feeders, galahs eat mainly seeds, roots and bulbs. They can be real pests for farmers, having been known to cause much destruction amongst Australia's sprawling inland grain areas.

Personally, Whacker eats like a bird, and he's fussy, too. Like most fair dinkum Aussie wildbirds, he seems to prefer sunflower seeds - junk food for galahs - while also enjoying a bit of lettuce, or his favourite food treat, a steamed slice of zucchini served luke warm.

Noise wise, galahs are said to be the least offensive of the cockatoo genus when it comes to screeching or going off something shocking. Still, you wouldn't want to catch young Whacker when he's having a bad feather day. In terms of vocal communication, galahs can become good human voice imitators as well. But Whacker and Me prefer to communicate via a set of matching whistle patterns.

Thankfully, for the sake of his human keeper, birds go quiet at night.