I thought I’d tell you about Australian galahs http://www.amonline.net.au/factsheets/galah.htm which are beautiful parrots, hated by the farmers because of their ability to destroy crops but are also found in huge noisy numbers in the suburbs of big cities like Melbourne. They are native and so common that even suburbanites hardly take notice of whole flocks of these pink and grey beauties sitting around everywhere. “Galah” is also Australian slang for “a fool, a simpleton”, so they don’t have very high standing in the community. But for pest value, don’t get us talking about possums, also natives!