Winged pests tee off golfers
THE white, winged creatures flying around town are no angels. In fact they seem to be causing more harm than good.
Corellas have been spotted chewing on powerlines, digging up golf courses and providing that dreaded dawn alarm clock.
Warwick Golf Club president Don Stewart said the corellas dug up their manicured greens in search for roots and bulbs.
"We have had to have a guy here from the Department of Environmental Resource Management taking photos to see whether we will be allowed to kill a small number of birds to frighten them away," Mr Stewart said.
Ergon Energy Corporate Communications manager Mark Timmerman said there have been issues with birds on powerlines in the past.
"There are two things that happen: one, they're known to chew on the insulation of conductors; and the other issue is when hundreds perch on a line the line sags and if they all take off at once, the lines can clash and that can cause a power interruption," Mr Timmerman said.
So far no power interruptions have been reported in the area.
