A mess from above: rampant corellas leave trail of destruction in Casey

SUBURBS in Melbourne’s southeast have experienced scenes eerily similar to Hitchcock film The Birds, with corellas tearing through the streets.

Berwick photographer John Hompot grabbed these photographs of rampant corellas in Narre W

THERE were eerie scenes in Casey last week as native corellas turned the streets of Narre Warren South into something akin to Alfred Hitchcock’s film The Birds.

The large flock swarmed the corner of Narre Warren-Cranbourne Rd and Ormond Rd, destroying trees and raising the decibels with incessant squawking.

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Berwick photographer John Hompot captured the birds in action.

“It was like the movie – spooky, dark and as they took off it was really eerie,” Mr Hompot said.

“They circle around in the sky and then all land on trees.

“It sounded like one big monster.”

The Birds take over in this scene from the Hitchcock classic.

Mr Hompot said the corellas “stripped the trees”, leaving a trail of destruction in their wake.

Department of Environment and Primary Industries Wildlife officer Tom Thuys said the corellas were just hungry.

“Reducing access to food sources should greatly reduce the damage caused by corellas,” Mr Thuy said.

“Corellas can cause damage to trees and infrastructure but this ‘pruning’ is natural behaviour for corellas. “

Mr Thuys said there have been a number of reports of the birds in Cranbourne in recent times.

*To report damage corellas are causing, contact the DEPI on 13 61 86.

Birds of a feather...

...flock together...

...And leave a path of destruction in their wake.