When the council decided not long ago to use ornamental pear trees as street trees, I don't think anyone reckoned on the destructive powers of our native Corella. The pear trees are lovely in spring with their masses of white blossom, but from flowers come fruits which these parrots love, tearing up the branches and leaves to get at them and littering the streets.
The Corellas descend in huge flocks and although very gregarious, I couldn't get any closer this morning to take a photo of any more of the group before they flew off to another pear tree further down the street. The Rainbow Lorikeets weren't happy with the invasion, keeping up a very loud 'get away from here' call whilst the Corellas were around.
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