Sorry Sas! All I know is they used to roost outside my flat in Bondi and would excrete purple shit all over my washing if I left it out overnight.

No worries - just so bloody frsutrating - my mum is over here for the first time in under 3 weeks and I wanted her to see my orange tree (with oranges)......bloody flying T***s

http://www.dse.vic.gov.au/CA256F310024B628/0/C3D28E618B51BAB6CA2570DE008250D6/$File/fruit+damage+fact+sheet.pdf

Hey Stev'O I owe you one - thanks.

I will get hubby to make a make-shift frame tonight and then re - net!

i`m looking into it myself as the cockatoos stripped our manderin tree last yr 200 plus manderins gone in 2 days and they only ate the pips the rest was left to rot so this year i`ll be making tents too

ps you can get an assortment of interlocking poles from most camping shops -- they are used to make tarp / canopy covers and come in all sizes for about 5 to 8 bucks a section