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We have a flock – or more likely several flocks – of feral parakeets in town. I saw these two going after the sunflowers in someone's front yard. #birds
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I don’t usually think about parakeets spending time in pine trees, but the feral population around here isn’t exactly particular about what types of trees they perch in.
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I heard parakeets squawking from around the corner of the block, then turned the corner to see three of them perched on a cable up above the street. After a minute or two, one of them flew over to the top section of a nearby palm tree.
I heard parakeets squawking from around the corner of the block, then turned the corner to see three of them perched on a cable up above the street. After a minute or two, one of them flew over to the top section of a nearby palm tree.
Today I spotted some of the feral parakeets that live in the suburbs around here. I hear them squawking as they fly overhead almost daily, but it’s been a while since I’ve seen them, and even longer since I’ve seen them close enough and still enough to photograph!
While out walking today I found three of them perched on a cable up above the street. After a minute or two, one of them flew over to the top section of a nearby palm tree.
Saw (and heard!) three of these feral parakeets flying around a palm tree and occasionally landing on it near sunset, squawking the whole time.
Mitred Parakeets:
I stopped to grab coffee and heard the parakeets squawking in the trees. These were the first two I spotted, and they stayed together like that for the whole time I was there.
I’m not sure how many were in the hollow at the top of this palm tree. It might have just been the two.
It’s not uncommon to hear the parakeets flying overhead (and sometimes see them), but it’s been a while since I’ve seen any close enough to take a picture. These two were just sitting on a cable, totally quiet.
Sometimes I’ll hear the squawking of the feral parakeets that live in town as they fly past. Usually I don’t have a camera with me, but one time I managed to catch four of them flying (not very detailed, as you can see), and once I managed to catch one that had stopped in a palm tree long enough for me to use the zoom lens.
#birds #parakeets #FeralParakeets #parrots #nature #FeralParrots
I heard the squawking and went for my camera, but this is the best I could get. Still, you can at least see the green color and a bit of the red on one of their heads.
After they flew on, I saw a few others diving out of palm trees and wheeling back up in the direction they’d come from.
I’ve seen and heard the feral parakeets before, and managed to get some decent pictures a few weeks ago. I can’t be certain these are the same parakeet species as that one, but it seems likely since they’re introduced.
Previous observation of mitred parakeet: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/26590485
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Two of these parakeets flew across the grocery store parking lot into a palm tree, squawking as they went. I could only spot one of them once they’d settled, but I managed to get almost a dozen photos of it while it sat there.
Link: Feral Parrots Are Taking Over America!
“These birds, descendants of escaped pets, have managed to create thriving colonies in these cities despite the annual cold weather.”
I spotted some of these feral #parrots in the grocery store parking lot today. Two #parakeets flew across the lot into a palm tree, squawking as they went. I could only spot one of them once they’d settled, but I managed to get almost a dozen photos of it while it sat there.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/26590485
#birds #parakeets #FeralParakeets #FeralParrots
#nature #wildlife #photos
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@gannet In some ways, maybe. I looked at the Wikipedia articles for both species, and it looks like the Monk parakeets are better suited for urban environments just from the fact that they build nests instead of using holes in trees.
The Monk parakeet article doesn’t mention what they eat, so I’d have to read up more to guess whether they occupy a similar niche in that aspect.
