Poor Corellas

[martinw-48]

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-07-19/wildlife-experts-question-why-huge-corella-flocks-on-coast/11...

Haven't seen a large flock in Coleraine for years now.
I actually miss their raucous presence.
I don't understand why everyone hates them so.
I much prefer to woken up by them than the nong with the V8 ute across the street

[go-tazz]

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@martinw-48 wrote:


Haven't seen a large flock in Coleraine for years now.
I actually miss their raucous presence.
I don't understand why everyone hates them so.
I much prefer to woken up by them than the nong with the V8 ute across the street

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If ever you get to any area they destroy you'll see why they are hated which is due to their destructive behavior.

The flock here is estimated to be over a 1000 strong and they have destroyed numerous trees causing

thousands of dollars of damage to golf courses,ovals and crops.

The trees they've nested in are now dead and they remove every bit of new growth until it dies (not for food

but simply for something to do).

[eol-products]

Sounds similiar to another type of animal that roams this planet.

[martinw-48]

We used to be visited regularly by a flock of a thousand.
They are free native creatures.
They ripped up the lawn, I don't care.
Tried to destroy my roof, didn't. So I again don't care.
Corellas before people is what I want.
People awful, Corellas great

[martinw-48]

go-tazz they are obviously being pushed to the edge of where they can happily survive so will die out soon.
That'll make you happy and hopefully the temperature will rise enough to kill all the humans and I'll be happy

[enigmabear]

100% agree

[lyhargr_0]

We get quite a few of them, down my way, cant say it 1000's but certainly many hundreds, they dont stay still long enough for me to count them lol. I dont mind them at all   ..... They are a tad quieter than screaming Sulphur Cresteds  which inhabit the gum trees behind me through Summer and wake me up around 5am

[enigmabear]

There was one on a bollard just outside the shops the other day, literally half a meat pie in his claw with a look in his wee beady eye like "You touch my pie and I'll fight ya" 

[go-tazz]

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@martinw-48 wrote:
go-tazz they are obviously being pushed to the edge of where they can happily survive so will die out soon.
That'll make you happy and hopefully the temperature will rise enough to kill all the humans and I'll be happy

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No it wont make me happy as that's not why I posted (it was to make people aware that they get out of hand

when their flock numbers get to high and they become a bit of a pest).

We are mid North of Vic so this lot hasn't been pushed anywhere as they have always been here.

I don't have a problem with them being here but their numbers are getting out of hand and they are causing to

much damage (we have a tree near where our car is parked and it can be covered with the bits and pieces that

they removed from the tree day after day because they become destructive).

There are thousands of trees around here but they will go to one tree with quite a few of them and start

removing all the new growth just because they can.

They are a destructive bird and when you get over a 1000 of them in a flock they can cause a lot of damage.

[martinw-48]

Maybe we shouldn't have destroyed so much of the natural environment that any species is forced to get closer to what little remains which is mainly in towns in the country now.
When you see miles of farm land without a single tree on it it's no wonder that native species are having to group where there is the odd tree.
Also these birds are probably smart enough to now know that there is some protective affect of being in a large flock when being shot at by farmers.
Every wild species is being pressured by humans.
It's our fault that wild animals are forced to change their behavior.
Human culling is what is needed