Rainbow lorikeets (Trichoglossus haematodus), are very common in our area, and particularly so at our place. Males and females look alike with a mauve head and belly, green wings, tail and back, and an orange/yellow breast.
Our yard must be like a smorgasbord - apricots, plums, pears, apples, nectarines, peaches, they devour them all, well before they have a chance to ripen.
They are not discouraged easily. Stern words and shaking of the tree branch are just met with at "yeah, whatever" look. Secure netting will give them pause, unfortunately we were a bit slow in that department this year and our trees got too big for us to net.
Just as well they are so cute....
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