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Drivers have been warned against a complete galah on the road after a curious cockatoo was caught playing peek-a-boo with a traffic camera.

The Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) in Queensland, Australia, shared CCTV footage of the bird on Facebook after its visit at the device.

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And when commenters failed to get the galah joke, social media employees for the government department continued with a series of bird puns.

When one onlooker thanked them for the brilliant video, TMR replied: ‘No worries, we do what we (peli)can.’


One commenter wrote: ‘No wonder the department can’t get thing right when they can’t tell the difference between cockatoo & a galah.’

The bird was seen playing peek-a-boo with the camera (Picture: Metro Grab)

And it didn’t seem to get enough of the spotlight (Picture: Metro Grab)

To which TMR replied: ‘It might be bang-on but at least this draft is safe for work. Have you thought about following Queensland National Parks for more accurate bird IDs?’



The Queensland National Parks responded to the comments saying: ‘Without ‘feather’ ado Department of Transport and Main Roads (Queensland) feel free to send us these feathery culprits to ID and we will send you some regos for identification!’

Perfect Friday afternoon LOL’s from the Department of Transport and Main Roads (Queensland)! If you’re heading to some of the awesome activities on this weekend, drive safe! https://t.co/XWQETT5LKh https://t.co/lZZXeZ7uYq — Mrs Brisbane Kids (@brisbanekids) June 1, 2018

With TMR saying: ‘One good tern deserves another.’

The traffic camera is located on Murgatroyd Road West, just south of Cairns.

The video has been played over four million times.