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Herb Riddle club

Posted: 21 Jan 2024

Taken: 23 Dec 2023

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I had a shock on the morning of December 23, for as I looked out of my window I saw two parakeets on our feeder. I had never seen them in the wilds of our country before. Apparently they are indigenous to Australia but they have made a nice home for themselves in parts of the Manchester area and even further north. It is supposed that they were originally pets that escaped from captivity around 1970 in the London area and have slowly moved north. They are a colourful bird and a little noisy at times but I fear that they might drive away our native far smaller garden birds. (They also eat a lot!)
After seeing them for a few days running, I have not seen them here since.

Have a good day.

Frans Schols, Sonia Roosen, Ronald Stachowiak, Peter_Private_Box and 17 other people have particularly liked this photo

18 comments - The latest ones
 Malik Raoulda
Malik Raoulda club
Admirable et excellente capture bien partagée.
Surement que les deux perruches étaient de passage.
Bonne et agréable journée dominicale.
2.6 years ago.
 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
Beautiful bird image; they do have lovely colours.
2.6 years ago.
 Annemarie
Annemarie club
Wish you a peaceful Sunday!
2.6 years ago.
 Günter Klaus
Günter Klaus club
Oh,da hattest du aber einen hübschen,ungewöhnlichen Besuch lieber Herbert,aber sie haben dir für deine schöne Aufnahme toll posiert :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Sonntag,liebe Grüße Güni :))
2.6 years ago.
Herb Riddle club has replied to Günter Klaus club
Yes they were a great surprise. All our other birds avoided the feeder whilst these were on. Even our now regular greater-spotted woodpecker took a second look and avoided the feeder. Maybe they just were on a scouting trip :)

Best Wishes. Herbert
2.6 years ago.
Günter Klaus club has replied to Herb Riddle club
Es macht sicher Spaß,diese Futterstellen immer zu beobachten und bekommt auch schöne BIlder :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Abend,liebe Grüße Güni :))
2.6 years ago.
 Ulrich John
Ulrich John club
Nice guests, Herb !
2.6 years ago.
 Stephan Fey
Stephan Fey club
I would also be surprised to see something like this in the garden. A great encounter!
2.6 years ago.
 tiabunna
tiabunna club
Well captured. Unfortunately, exotic bird 'escapees' can become a problem - we have many such here also.
2.6 years ago.
 TOZ
TOZ club
A great surprise for you Herb never seen any of them in the dales always have a camera handy nice catch.
All the best Gordon
2.6 years ago.
Herb Riddle club has replied to TOZ club
As said to Günter above "Yes they were a great surprise. All our other birds avoided the feeder whilst these were on. Even our now regular greater-spotted woodpecker took a second look and avoided the feeder. Maybe they just were on a scouting trip :) " The last time we saw birds like these was when we were in Spain (Costa Blanca). I hear there are many hundreds in some of the Manchester parks. A good subject for my camera though. These were taken very quickly with my middle distant zoom and then using only the small central portion hence the noise. Glad you liked em all the same.

Cheers. Herb
2.6 years ago. Edited 2.6 years ago.
 Keith Burton
Keith Burton club
How lucky to see these in your garden. They seem to becoming more and more common in the UK..........but I've not seen any down south yet! They really are beautiful and stand out well against the background.

A delightful photo Herb..!!

There's an interesting article here: www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/ring-necked-parakeets-in-london-and-uk.html. if you're interested.
2.6 years ago.
Herb Riddle club has replied to Keith Burton club
I am mighty glad that you liked these two visitors that I now know from your wonderful link, are female ringed parakeets. If they would have been more regular I would have prepared my camera better. The bright greens do stand out against our dark tree vegetation here. It seem that it is only a matter of time before you see them too but as large as a chicken the finches etc have no chance at all when these are near.

Many thanks for that link, of which I have learned a lot about them.

Cheers. Herb
2.6 years ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Herb Riddle club
You're welcome Herb..........glad you found the link interesting.

I hope you escaped the worst of last night's storm.
2.6 years ago.
 Leo W
Leo W club
sehr schöne Vogelportraits
2.6 years ago.
Herb Riddle club has replied to Leo W club
Danke Leo.

Tchüß, Herbert
2.6 years ago.
 Peter_Private_Box
Peter_Private_Box club
Hi Herb
I like this picture very much!
It is a very different and exciting to see these birds in your area.
I've seen quite a few around London myself, but never close enough for a good photo.

Best Wishes, and stay safe!!
Peter
2.6 years ago.
 Sonia Roosen
Sonia Roosen
Apparently, they are also enjoying a nice day in the feeder in your garden, passing through because they are eating their bellies full
Best wishes for the New Year
2.6 years ago.

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