Australian Crimson Rosella. This one's missing its tailfeathers, which normally protrude about 15cm past its wingtips

These wonderful birds are quite common. As a child, rosellas would feast on the red berries of the cotoneaster. So much so that the seeds were spread widely, and the cotoneaster is now a declared priority weed - "the plant should be fully and continuously suppressed and destroyed."

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