On Long Billed Corellas

With their long hooked beaks they dig for tubers in the ground And though their range is small in large flocks they abound Their feathers are white one might say white as snow Though little about them I can claim to know Long billed corellas for them is an often used name Aviary owners say they are not hard birds to tame Not pleasant to listen to but beautiful to behold And like all cockatoos they are known to live old Their two white eggs by many not privileged to see Are hatched to life by the male and the female in a cavity high on an old tree Slightly red around the bill and the neck but overall white And quite lovely to look at flying in the sunlight One cannot mistake them they squawk as they fly To roost on the tall trees in the darkening sky.