Eeeek it's the parakeets.
Today was the first day that we've ever seen Ring-necked parakeets in our hood. It's usually the starveling starlings that strip the neighbouring 28ft 'crab apple' of its bounty. They've been scouting the tree but not yet shown any interest in the demolishing the fruit as it is perhaps not yet ripe enough.
The parakeets were gorging with intent, we wondered if they are able to stomach less ripe fruit due to their indigenous diet. We spotted six birds... we hope they leave some fruit for the starvelings.
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