Nice pic! Our parakeets, around our garden in NW London, are very skittish and easily spooked. Was this taken from a distance with a particularly long lens?
Bet he’s seen a cock or two.
“Who’s a pretty boy! Who’s a pretty boy!”
“Kill all humans…”
Here you go. This should stop a lot of the daft comments we normally get:
Ring Necked Parakeet info v1.7 with extra info about not shooting them, moderated sarcasm and festive silliness.
Ring-necked parakeets are now found all over the UK and parts of the rest of Europe. They form large colonies, particularly in parks in towns and cities, so they’re quite common in some places. Yes, they probably live in your town, even in Scotland. Sometimes they are easy to spot as they have large red arrows above them.
They nest in holes in large trees, but prefer open country, so tend to be found in cities and stately homes, where there is parkland with large mature trees. And yes, they are noisy.
They’re originally from India, and some live in the foothills of the Himalayas so are fine with crap weather, and love playing with tinsel.
They’re probably descended from escapes from bird collections and pets, but now are self-sustaining feral populations. There’s no evidence that they were released by Jimi Hendrix or from the filming of The African Queen. There have been sightings of them in the UK since Victorian times, and Dickens references them in “A Christmas Carol”.
They are currently protected under the Countryside Act, but are on a list of species (like feral pigeons) that can be controlled in very specific circumstances, following strict licences and guidelines. You can’t just shoot them because they annoy you or you don’t like them: it has to be for the reasons covered by general licences. The government, with Natural England and the BOU, are monitoring their effects on native wildlife and have been for the last 10 years or so. So far there is very little definite evidence that they cause harm to our wildlife here in the UK. There are a few studies in Europe showing that they compete with other birds like nuthatches for nest sites. Therefore there is no plan to cull them, but the law means they can be controlled, if done for the right reasons, in a humane way.
There are some similar to these in Northdown Park Cliftonville if you are local.
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One of my local flock was my Birdvent post for today…
What a beautiful bird and photo
KEEEEK KEEEEEEEEEEK KEEEEEEEEEEEEK KEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK KEKE E EKEKEEEEEKEEKE!!!!
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Nice pic! Our parakeets, around our garden in NW London, are very skittish and easily spooked. Was this taken from a distance with a particularly long lens?
Bet he’s seen a cock or two.
“Who’s a pretty boy! Who’s a pretty boy!”
“Kill all humans…”
Here you go. This should stop a lot of the daft comments we normally get:
Ring Necked Parakeet info v1.7 with extra info about not shooting them, moderated sarcasm and festive silliness.
Ring-necked parakeets are now found all over the UK and parts of the rest of Europe. They form large colonies, particularly in parks in towns and cities, so they’re quite common in some places. Yes, they probably live in your town, even in Scotland. Sometimes they are easy to spot as they have large red arrows above them.
They nest in holes in large trees, but prefer open country, so tend to be found in cities and stately homes, where there is parkland with large mature trees. And yes, they are noisy.
They’re originally from India, and some live in the foothills of the Himalayas so are fine with crap weather, and love playing with tinsel.
They’re probably descended from escapes from bird collections and pets, but now are self-sustaining feral populations. There’s no evidence that they were released by Jimi Hendrix or from the filming of The African Queen. There have been sightings of them in the UK since Victorian times, and Dickens references them in “A Christmas Carol”.
They are currently protected under the Countryside Act, but are on a list of species (like feral pigeons) that can be controlled in very specific circumstances, following strict licences and guidelines. You can’t just shoot them because they annoy you or you don’t like them: it has to be for the reasons covered by general licences. The government, with Natural England and the BOU, are monitoring their effects on native wildlife and have been for the last 10 years or so. So far there is very little definite evidence that they cause harm to our wildlife here in the UK. There are a few studies in Europe showing that they compete with other birds like nuthatches for nest sites. Therefore there is no plan to cull them, but the law means they can be controlled, if done for the right reasons, in a humane way.
There are some similar to these in Northdown Park Cliftonville if you are local.
Dude I just followed you!! You’re a fucking great photographer!!
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One of my local flock was my Birdvent post for today…
What a beautiful bird and photo
KEEEEK KEEEEEEEEEEK KEEEEEEEEEEEEK KEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK KEKE E EKEKEEEEEKEEKE!!!!
For those who want to know what they sound like.